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Checklist for Infraclass Acari Nitzsch, 1818 (Mites and Ticks)
and region Sri Lanka (South Asia)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
136
505
1017
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
109
436
909
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Acari
Nitzsch, 1818
Mites and Ticks
58
100
157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Sri Lanka
58 Families width 157 Species and 2 Subspecies
#AENCPHLITSMUGKBFDZ
Acaridae (Latreille, 1802)Acarid mites1SpeciesTaxom
Eriophyidae Nalepa, 1898Blister mites3SpeciesTaxom
Neopygmephoridae Cross, 19652SpeciesTaxom
Chirodiscidae Trouessart, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Amblyommidae (Banks, 1907)24SpeciesTaxom
Phytoseiidae Berlese, 1916Phytoseiid mites21SpeciesTaxom
Histiostomatidae Berlese, 18970SpeciesTaxom
Argasidae C. L. Koch, 1844Soft tick4SpeciesTaxom
Arrenuridae Thor, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Listrophoridae Mégnin & Tro..., 18840SpeciesTaxom
Hygrobatidae (Koch, 1842)2SpeciesTaxom
Ixodidae C. L. Koch, 1844Hard Tick18SpeciesTaxom
Caloppiidae Balogh, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Tenuipalpidae Berlese, 1913False spider mites5SpeciesTaxom
Carabodidae Koch, 18373SpeciesTaxom
Sarcoptidae Megnin, 1877Itch mites5SpeciesTaxom
Halacaridae Murray, 1877Sea mites1SpeciesTaxom
Tarsonemidae Kramer, 1877Tarsonemid mites3SpeciesTaxom
Laelapidae Berlese, 18926SpeciesTaxom
Myobiidae Megnin, 18770SpeciesTaxom
Astegistidae Balogh, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Pyroglyphidae Cunliffe, 1958Dust mites1SpeciesTaxom
Trombidiidae Leach, 1815Beer Bahuti0SpeciesTaxom
Urodinychidae (Berlese, 1917)1SpeciesTaxom
Tetranychidae (Donnadieu, 1875)Spider mites6SpeciesTaxom
Nosybelbidae (Mahunka, 1994)8SpeciesTaxom
Microtrombidiidae Womersley, 1936Micro velvet mites1SpeciesTaxom
Spinturnicidae Oudemans, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Micreremidae Grandjean, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Ceratozetidae Jacot, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Galumnidae Jacot, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Knemidokoptidae Lavoipierre ..., 19511SpeciesTaxom
Blattisociidae Garman, 19481SpeciesTaxom
Trombiculidae Ewing, 1929Chigger mites1SpeciesTaxom
Atopomelidae Fain, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Syringophilidae Lavoipierre, 1953Quill mites1SpeciesTaxom
Aturidae Thor, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Fedrizziidae Trägårdh, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Pheroliodidae (Paschoal, 1987)1SpeciesTaxom
Phthiracaridae Perty, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Nuttalliellidae Schulze, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Pachylaelapidae Berlese, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Parasitidae Oudemans, 1901Beetle Mites2SpeciesTaxom
Pionidae Thor, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Cheyletidae Leach, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Cymbaeremaeidae Sellnick, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Scheloribatidae Jacot, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Chaetodactylidae Zakhvatkin, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Demodecidae Nicolet, 1855Follicle mites1SpeciesTaxom
Pterolichidae Trouessart, 18992SpeciesTaxom
Podapolipidae Husband, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Hydryphantidae Piersig, 18964SpeciesTaxom
Torrenticolidae Thor, 1902Torrent Mites3SpeciesTaxom
Trematuridae Berlese, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Trigonuropodidae Hirschmann, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Pyemotidae Newport, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Unionicolidae Oudemans, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Zetorchestidae Michael, 18981SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Sri Lanka
100 Genera with 157 Species
#ABCDEFGHIKLNOPRSTUZ
Acarus Linnaeus, 17461SpeciesTaxom
Aceria Keifer, 02SpeciesTaxom
Aegiptophorus V. D. Sevast..., 19841SpeciesTaxom
Alabidocarpus Ewing, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Amblyomma hirtum. Neumann, 18978SpeciesTaxom
Amblyseius Berlese, 19745SpeciesTaxom
Anoetus Dujardin, 1842
0SpeciesTaxom
Argas Latreille, 1818American Dog Tick1SpeciesTaxom
Arrenurus Dugès, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Asiochirus Fain, 1970
0SpeciesTaxom
Atractides Koch, 19692SpeciesTaxom
Boophilus Curtice, 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Brassiella Balogh, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Brevipalpus Donnadieu, 19394SpeciesTaxom
Carabodes Koch, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Carios Latreille, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Chirobia Fain, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Copidognathus Trouessart, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Coreitarsonemus Fain, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Cosmolaelaps Berlese, 1903
0SpeciesTaxom
Crocidurobia Jameson, 1970
0SpeciesTaxom
Cultroribula Berlese, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Dermacentor Koch, 1933Dog Ticks3SpeciesTaxom
Dermatophagoides Bogdanoff, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Dinogamasus Kramer, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Dinothrombium Oudemans, 1910
Giant Red Velvet Mite0SpeciesTaxom
Dinychus Kramer, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Diplonychus Laporte, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Epeira Walckenaer, 17938SpeciesTaxom
Euseius De Leon, 19835SpeciesTaxom
Eutrombidium Verdun, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Eyndhovenia Rudnick, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Fenichelia Balogh, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Frischia Oudemans, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Fuscuropoda Vitzthum, 1924
0SpeciesTaxom
Gaeolaelaps Evans & Till, 20192SpeciesTaxom
Galumna Heyden, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Haemaphysalis Koch, 191515SpeciesTaxom
Histiostoma Kramer, 1876
0SpeciesTaxom
Hyalomma Koch, 19282SpeciesTaxom
Hypoaspis Canestrini, 1884
Predatory mite0SpeciesTaxom
Indothele Coyle, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Ixodes Latreille, 19333SpeciesTaxom
Knemidokoptes Fürstenberg, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Labidocarpoides Fain, 1970
0SpeciesTaxom
Lasioseius Berlese, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Leptotrombidium Nagayo & al., 19221SpeciesTaxom
Listrophoroides Hirst, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Ljunghia Oudemans, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Neoaulonastus Skoracki, 20191SpeciesTaxom
Neoaxonopsalbia Cook, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Neofedrizzia Womersley, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Neonooliodes Hunt, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Neoseiulus Hughes, 19573SpeciesTaxom
Nosomma Schulze, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Notoedres Railliet, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Notophthiracarus Ramsay, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Nuttalliella Bedford, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Nycteridocoptes Oudemans, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Odontocepheus Berlese, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Oligonychus Berlese, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Olopachys Berlese, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Ornithodoros C. L. Koch, 1827Soft-bodied Tick1SpeciesTaxom
Otobius Banks, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Panonychus Yokoyama, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Paralabidocarpus Pinichpongse, 1963
0SpeciesTaxom
Paraphytoseius Swirski & Sh..., 19851SpeciesTaxom
Pergamasus Berlese, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Phorytocarpais Athias-Henriot, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Phytoseiulus Evans, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Phytoseius Ribaga, 19842SpeciesTaxom
Piona C. L. Koch, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Proprioseiopsis Muma, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Raoiella Hirst, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Rhipicephalus Ziemanni Neu..., 189710SpeciesTaxom
Samsinakia Volgin, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Scapheremaeus Berlese, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Scheloribates Berlese, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Scorpionyssus Fain & G. Rack, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Sennertia Oudemans, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Stigmatolaelaps Krantz, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Stomatodex Fain, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Tamnurolichus Gaud & Atyeo, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Tanurolichus1SpeciesTaxom
Tarsonemus Canestrini &..., 19392SpeciesTaxom
Tegonotus Nalepa, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Teinocoptes Rohdain, 02SpeciesTaxom
Tetranychus Dufour, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Tetrapolipus Berlese, 01SpeciesTaxom
Thyas Koch, 18233SpeciesTaxom
Thyasella Viets, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Torrenticola Piersig, 1967Water Mites3SpeciesTaxom
Trichouropoda Berlese, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Trigonuropoda Trägårdh, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Trochometridium Cross, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Troxodania Khaustov & T..., 19751SpeciesTaxom
Typhlodromips De Leon, 19782SpeciesTaxom
Typhlodromus Scheuten, 01SpeciesTaxom
Unionicola Haldeman, 20181SpeciesTaxom
Zetorchestes Berlese, 19151SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sri Lanka
157 Species and 2 Subspecies
Acarus reduvius (Linnaeus, 1746)⇒ 
Aceria guerreronis Keifer, 1965Coconut mite
Aceria largoensis
Aegiptophorus shibinensis V. D. Sevast..., 1984
Alabidocarpus megalonyx Trouessart, 1895
Amblyomma (Xiphiastor) testudinarium Koch, 1844
Amblyomma clypeolatum (Neumann, 1899)⇒ Amblyomma falsomarmoreum Tonelli-Rond..., 1935
Amblyomma distinctum Karsch, 1879
Amblyomma gervaisi Lucas, 1847
Amblyomma integrum Karsch, 1879Uinta sandwort
Amblyomma javanense (Supino, 1897)⇒ Amblyomma compressum Macalister, 1872
Amblyomma trimaculatum Lucas, 1878
Amblyomma varanense Supino, 1897
Amblyseius (Neoseiulus) californicus McGregor, 1954
Amblyseius adathodae
Amblyseius duplicesetus Moraes & McM..., 1988
Amblyseius largoensis Muma, 1955Mite
Amblyseius tamatavensis Blommers, 1974
Argas (Persicargas) persicus (Oken, 1818)⇒ Argas miniatus Koch, 1844
Arrenurus (Micruracarus) madaraszi Daday, 1898
Atractides (Atractides) jurgenschwoerbeli Orghidan & G..., 1987
Atractides (Atractides) schwoerbeli (Lundblad, 1969)⇒ Atractides jurgenschwoerbeli Orghidan & G..., 1987
Brassiella reticulatus Oudemans, 1916
Brevipalpus californicus Banks, 1904Bunch mite
Brevipalpus colpodes Pritchard & ..., 1958
Brevipalpus obovatus Donnadieu, 1875Privet false spider mite
Brevipalpus phoenicis Geijskes, 1939False spider mite
Carabodes (Carabodes) reticulatus (Berlese, 1913)⇒ Brassiella reticulatus Oudemans, 1916
Carabodes taprobanae (Ouedemans, 1915)⇒ Fenichelia taprobanae Ouedemans, 1..., 1987
Carios ceylonensis Hoogstraal &..., 1968Ceylon elliptical bat argas
Chirobia congolensis A.Fain, 1959..., 1992
Copidognathus mesomorphus André, 1959
Coreitarsonemus acanthocoris Fain, 1970
Cultroribula diversa Oudemans, 1915
Dermacentor (Indocentor) auratus (Supino, 1897)⇒ Dermacentor steini Schulze, 1933
Dermacentor compactus Neumann, 1901
Dermacentor steini Schulze, 1933
Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus Trouessart, 1897American house dust mite
Dinogamasus (Dinogamasus) perkinsi Oudemans, 1901
Dinychus (Dinychus) tetraphyllus Berlese, 190..., 1984
Diplonychus rusticus Fabricius, 1781
Epeira caliginosa (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Nephila pilipes Fabricius, 1793
Epeira chrysogaster (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Nephila pilipes Fabricius, 1793
Epeira doreyana (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Nephila pilipes Fabricius, 1793
Epeira enucleata (Karsch, 1879)⇒ Araneus enucleatus Karsch, 1879
Epeira fuscipes (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Nephila pilipes Fabricius, 1793
Epeira harpyia (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Nephila pilipes Fabricius, 1793
Epeira obscurata (Urquhart, 1893)⇒ Araneus obscuratus Urquhart, 1893
Epeira penicillum (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Nephila pilipes Fabricius, 1793
Euseius alstoniae Gupta, 1975
Euseius ceylonicus Moraes & Lopes, 2004
Euseius ovalis Evans, 1953Mite
Euseius pauciventripilis Moraes & Lopes, 2004
Euseius sacchari (Liang & Ke, 1983)⇒ Euseius liangi Chant & McMu..., 2005
Eutrombidium sigirijanum Haitlinger, 2006
Eyndhovenia caligus Kolenati, 1857
Fenichelia taprobanae Ouedemans, 1..., 1987
Frischia elongata Oudemans, 1915
Gaeolaelaps lankaensis Joharchi, Kh..., 2019
Gaeolaelaps setillus Joharchi, Kh..., 2019
Galumna (Galumna) colossus Oudemans, 1915
Haemaphysalis (Haemaphysalis) flava (Neumann, 1897)⇒ Haemaphysalis japonica japonica Warburton, 1908
Haemaphysalis (Kaiseriana) bispinosa (Neumann, 1897)⇒ Haemaphysalis longicornis Neumann, 1901
Haemaphysalis (Kaiseriana) hystricis (Supino, 1897)⇒ Haemaphysalis lagrangei Larrousse, 1925
Haemaphysalis aculeata Lavarra, 1904
Haemaphysalis anomala Warburton, 1913
Haemaphysalis campanulata Warburton, 1908
Haemaphysalis cuspidata Warburton, 1910
Haemaphysalis intermedia Warburton & ..., 1909Flat-inner-spurred haemaphysalid
Haemaphysalis japonica japonica Warburton, 1908
Haemaphysalis kyasanurensis Trapido, Hoo..., 1964Kyasanur Forest haemaphysalid
Haemaphysalis kyasanursensis
Haemaphysalis leachi Audouin, 1826African dog tick
Haemaphysalis minuta Kohls, 1950
Haemaphysalis spinigera Neumann, 1897
Haemaphysalis turturis Nuttall & Wa..., 1915
Hyalomma (Hyalomma) marginatum (Koch, 1844)⇒ Hyalomma turanicum Pomerantsev, 1946
Hyalomma brevipunctata Sharif, 1928Sharif's Indian Hyalomma
Indothele lanka Coyle, 1995
Ixodes (Ixodes) ricinus (Murray, 1852)⇒ Ixodes scapularis Say, 1821
Ixodes ceylonensis Kohls, 1950
Ixodes petauristae Warburton, 1933
Knemidokoptes jamaicensis Turk, 1950Jamaican scalyleg mite
Lasioseius (Lasioseius) oryzaephilus Koshanova, 1987
Leptotrombidium (Leptotrombidium) deliense Walch, 1922Scrub typhus mite
Listrophoroides (Paklistrophoroides) leggadilla Radford, 194..., 1981
Ljunghia aname Fain, 1991
Neoaulonastus sidorchukae Zmudzinski, ..., 2019
Neoaxonopsalbia (Lankaxonopsalbia) judithae Gledhill, 1982
Neofedrizzia lepas Seeman, 2007
Neonooliodes ceroplastes (Hunt, 1996)⇒ Lopholiodes ceroplastes Hunt, 1996
Neoseiulus baraki Athias-Henriot, 1966
Neoseiulus longispinosus Evans, 1952Mite
Neoseiulus paspalivorus De Leon, 1957
Nosomma monstrosum Nuttall & Wa..., 1908
Notoedres (Mesonotoedres) notoedres Megnin, 1877
Notophthiracarus (Notophthiracarus) extraordinarius Niedbala, 2000
Nuttalliella namaqua Bedford, 1931
Nycteridocoptes cynopteri Fain, 1962 R..., 1992
Odontocepheus alveolatus Oudemans, 1915
Oligonychus (Oligonychus) coffeae Nietner, 1861Red coffee mite
Olopachys copris Ishikawa, 1984
Ornithodoros savignyi Audouin, 1827African eyed tampan
Otobius megnini Dugès, 1884Ear tick
Panonychus (Panonychus) citri McGregor, 1916Citrus red mite
Paraphytoseius seychellensis (Schicha & Co..., 1985)⇒ Paraphytoseius orientalis Narayanan, K..., 1960
Pergamasus conus Karg, 1971
Phorytocarpais americanus Berlese, 1906
Phytoseiulus persimilis Athias-Henriot, 1957Chilean predatory mite
Phytoseius calopogonium Moraes & Lopes, 2004
Phytoseius mayottae Schicha, 1984
Piona (Piona) flagellifera Lundblad, 1969
Proprioseiopsis ovatus Garman, 1958Mite
Raoiella indica Hirst, 1924Red palm mite
Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) annulatus (Say, 1821)⇒ Rhipicephalus microplus Canestrini, 1888
Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus Canestrini, 1888Asian blue tick
Rhipicephalus (Eurhipicephalus) sanguineus Latreille, 1806
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) guilhoni Morel & Vass..., 1963
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) haemaphysaloides (Supino, 1897)⇒ Rhipicephalus pilans Schulze, 1935
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) pilans Schulze, 1935
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) rossicus Yakimov & Ko..., 1911
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) sanguineus (Latreille, 1806)⇒ Rhipicephalus sanguineus Latreille, 1806
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) schulzei Olenev, 1929
Rhipicephalus paulopunctatus (Neumann, 1897)⇒ 
Samsinakia gonocephalum Fain, 1984
Scapheremaeus cyclops Oudemans, 1915
Scheloribates (Scheloribates) indicus Oudemans, 1915Mite
Scorpionyssus heterometrus Fain & G. Rack, 1988
Sennertia (Sennertia) koptorthosomae Oudemans, 19..., 1981
Stigmatolaelaps hunteri Krantz, 1998
Stomatodex rousetti rousetti Fain, 1960
Tamnurolichus loculatus Gaud & Atyeo, 1996
Tanurolichus loculatus Gaud & Atyeo, 1995
Tarsonemus (Tarsonemus) apis Rennie, 1921
Tarsonemus (Tarsonemus) cryptocephalus Ewing, 1939
Tegonotus platynaspis Nalepa, 1920
Teinocoptes epomophori Rodhain, 1923
Teinocoptes rousetti
Tetranychus (Tetranychus) urticae C. L. Koch, 1836Carmine spider mite
Tetranychus telarius (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tetranychus urticae C. L. Koch, 1836
Tetrapolipus ramarajui
Thyas coronata Fabricius, 1775
Thyas honesta Hübner, 1824
Thyas juno Dalman, 1823
Thyasella mandibularis torrenticola Schwoerbel, 1958
Torrenticola (Monatractides) ceylonensis K.O. Viets, 1973
Torrenticola (Monatractides) oxystoma Viets, 1935
Torrenticola (Monatractides) pusta Cook, 1967
Trichouropoda ceylonensis Hirschmann &..., 1988
Trigonuropoda tuberculatasimilis Hiramatsu, 1979
Trochometridium tribulatum Cross, 1965 ..., 1979
Troxodania problematica Mahunka, 1975
Typhlodromips asiaticus Evans, 1953
Typhlodromips tetranychivorus Gupta, 1978
Typhlodromus bifurcutus
Unionicola srilankana Pešić & Za..., 2018
Zetorchestes saltator Oudemans, 1915

Subnodes of Acari with occurrences in Sri Lanka
SuperorderAcariformes
Zakhvatkin, 1952
dust mites, mites
44
61
74
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperorderParasitiformes
Reuter, 1909
mites, ticks
14
39
83
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Acari (Nitzsch 1818)
Acari (Nitzsch 1818)


Links, sources and further information
Acari at artfakta.se
Acari at biodiversity.org.au
Acari at dyntaxa.se
Acari at marinespecies.org