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Checklist for Infraclass Acari Nitzsch, 1818 (Mites and Ticks)
and region Tunisia (North Africa)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
99
254
473
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
79
213
383
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Acari
Nitzsch, 1818
Mites and Ticks
40
66
120
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Tunisia
40 Families width 120 Species and 1 Subspecies
#AELCHTNBSFMIPGZO
Acaridae Latreille, 1802Acarid mites2SpeciesTaxom
Eriophyidae Nalepa, 1898Blister mites1SpeciesTaxom
Listrophoridae Mégnin & Tro..., 18840SpeciesTaxom
Chirodiscidae Trouessart, 18920SpeciesTaxom
Histiostomatidae Berlese, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Tetranychidae Donnadieu, 1875Spider mites21SpeciesTaxom
Argasidae C. L. Koch, 1844Soft tick6SpeciesTaxom
Neopygmephoridae Cross, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Bdellidae Dugès, 1834Snout Mites1SpeciesTaxom
Carabodidae Koch, 18373SpeciesTaxom
Amblyommidae Banks, 190723SpeciesTaxom
Trombidiidae Leach, 1815Beer Bahuti5SpeciesTaxom
Eremaeidae Oudemans, 19002SpeciesTaxom
Spinturnicidae Oudemans, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Feltriidae Viets, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Myocoptidae Gunther, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Myobiidae Megnin, 18773SpeciesTaxom
Ixodidae (C. L. Koch, 1844)Hard Tick17SpeciesTaxom
Hydryphantidae Piersig, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Scutacaridae Paoli, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Trombiculidae Ewing, 1929Chigger mites1SpeciesTaxom
Erythraeidae Oudemans, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Licneremaeidae Grandjean, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Lohmanniidae Berlese, 19162SpeciesTaxom
Microdispidae Cross, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Fedrizziidae Trägårdh, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Haplozetidae Grandjean, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Phytoseiidae Berlese, 1916Phytoseiid mites1SpeciesTaxom
Syringophilidae Lavoipierre, 1953Quill mites2SpeciesTaxom
Psorergatidae Womersley, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Gastronyssidae Fain, 19562SpeciesTaxom
Sarcoptidae Megnin, 1877Itch mites1SpeciesTaxom
Chaetodactylidae Zakhvatkin, 19412SpeciesTaxom
Tarsonemidae Kramer, 1877Tarsonemid mites2SpeciesTaxom
Cheyletidae Leach, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Suidasiidae Hughes, 19480SpeciesTaxom
Trematuridae Berlese, 19172SpeciesTaxom
Cepheusidae Berlese, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Zerconidae Berlese, 18924SpeciesTaxom
Oribatulidae Thor, 19291SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Tunisia
66 Genera with 120 Species
#ABCDEFGHILMNOPRSTZ
Acarus Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Aceria Keifer, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Afrolistrophorus Fain, 1970
0SpeciesTaxom
Alabidocarpus Ewing, 1929
0SpeciesTaxom
Anoetoglyphus Vitzthum, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Aplonobia Womersley, 20091SpeciesTaxom
Argas Latreille, 1844American Dog Tick2SpeciesTaxom
Bakerdania Sasa, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Bdella Latreille, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Bryobia Koch, 20092SpeciesTaxom
Carabodes Koch, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Carios Latreille, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Dermacentor Koch, 1901Dog Ticks3SpeciesTaxom
Diplonychus Laporte, 20032SpeciesTaxom
Dolichothrombidium Feider, 19262SpeciesTaxom
Eotetranychus Oudemans, 19312SpeciesTaxom
Eremaeus Koch, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Eueremaeus Mihelcic, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Eutetranychus Banks, 19362SpeciesTaxom
Eyndhovenia Rudnick, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Feltria Koenike, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Gliricoptes Lawrence, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Gundimyobia Fain & Lukos..., 19761SpeciesTaxom
Haemaphysalis Koch, 19739SpeciesTaxom
Hyalomma Koch, 194610SpeciesTaxom
Hydryphantes C. L. Koch, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Imparipes Berlese, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Ixodes Latreille, 18218SpeciesTaxom
Leptotrombidium Nagayo & al., 19801SpeciesTaxom
Leptus Latreille, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Licneremaeus Paoli, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Listrophorus Pagenstecher, 1861
0SpeciesTaxom
Lohmannia Michael, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Microdispus Paoli, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Myianoetus Oudemans, 1929
0SpeciesTaxom
Myocoptes Claparède, 1868
0SpeciesTaxom
Neofedrizzia Womersley, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Odontocephalus Conrad, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Odontocepheus Berlese, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Oligonychus Berlese, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Ornithodoros C. L. Koch, 1827Soft-bodied Tick3SpeciesTaxom
Panonychus Yokoyama, 18362SpeciesTaxom
Papillacarus Kunst, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Paratrombium Bruyant, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Peloribates Berlese, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Petrobia Murray, 20095SpeciesTaxom
Phytoseiulus Evans, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Picobia Haller, 20131SpeciesTaxom
Podothrombium Berlese, 19242SpeciesTaxom
Psorobia Fain, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Pteroclidisyringophilus Skoracki, 20141SpeciesTaxom
Radfordia Ewing, 19772SpeciesTaxom
Rhipicephalus Ziemanni Neu..., 193611SpeciesTaxom
Rodhainyssus Fain, 19562SpeciesTaxom
Sarcoptes Latreille, 17781SpeciesTaxom
Scutacarus Gros, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Sennertia Oudemans, 19802SpeciesTaxom
Tarsonemus Canestrini &..., 19392SpeciesTaxom
Teinocheylus Fain, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Tetranychus Dufour, 19374SpeciesTaxom
Tortonia Oudemans, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Trichouropoda Berlese, 19882SpeciesTaxom
Tritegeus Berlese, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Tyrophagus Oudemans, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Zercon C.L.Koch, 19794SpeciesTaxom
Zygoribatula Berlese, 19801SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tunisia
120 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acarus siro Linnaeus, 1758Cereal mite
Aceria phyllopertha Nalepa, 1918
Anoetoglyphus tunesiensis Mahunka, 1981
Aplonobia crispipilis Auger & Flec..., 2009
Argas (Persicargas) persicus (Oken, 1818)⇒ Argas miniatus Koch, 1844
Argas miniatus Koch, 1844Chicken tick
Bakerdania plinthos Mahunka, 1978
Bdella nilotica Savigny, 1822
Bryobia (Bryobia) rubrioculus Scheuten, 1857Brown almond mite
Bryobia alveolata Auger & Flec..., 2009
Carabodes (Carabodes) chirstlus Mahunka, 1987
Carios erraticus Lucas, 1849
Dermacentor (Dermacentor) marginatus (Sulzer, 1776)⇒ 
Dermacentor (Dermacentor) reticulatus (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Dermacentor occidentalis Marx, 1892
Dermacentor parumapertus Neumann, 1901Rabbit Dermacentor
Diplonychus jeridi Auger & Flec..., 2003
Diplonychus penisinuosus Auger & Flec..., 2003
Dolichothrombidium fournieri Robaux, 1967
Dolichothrombidium insidiosum André, 1926
Eotetranychus carpini Oudemans, 1905Yellow mite
Eotetranychus pruni Oudemans, 1931Apple yellow mite
Eremaeus brevifer (Mahunka, 1980)⇒ Eueremaeus brevifer Mahunka, 1980
Eueremaeus brevifer Mahunka, 1980
Eutetranychus africanus Tucker, 1926Citrus brown mite
Eutetranychus orientalis (Klein, 1936)⇒ Eutetranychus africanus Tucker, 1926
Eyndhovenia caligus Kolenati, 1857
Feltria (Feltria) oedipoda Viets, 1922
Gliricoptes eliomys Kok, Lukosch..., 1971
Gundimyobia ctenodactylus Fain & Lukos..., 1976
Haemaphysalis (Aboimisalis) punctata Canestrini &..., 1878Coastal Red Tick
Haemaphysalis (Herpetobia) sulcata (Canestrini &..., 1878)⇒ Haemaphysalis punctata Canestrini &..., 1878
Haemaphysalis (Rhipistoma) asiatica Supino, 1897
Haemaphysalis bancrofti Nuttall & Wa..., 1915Wallaby tick
Haemaphysalis leachi Audouin, 1826African dog tick
Haemaphysalis moreli Camicas, Hoo..., 1972
Haemaphysalis muhsamae Santos Dias, 1954
Haemaphysalis paraleachi Camicas, Hoo..., 1983
Haemaphysalis punctaleachi Camicas, Hoo..., 1973
Hyalomma (Hyalomma) dromedarii Koch, 1844Camel Hyalomma
Hyalomma (Hyalomma) lusitanicum Koch, 1844
Hyalomma (Hyalomma) marginatum (Koch, 1844)⇒ Hyalomma turanicum Pomerantsev, 1946
Hyalomma marginatum rufipes Koch, 1844
Hyalomma (Hyalomma) truncatum Koch, 1844African bont-leg tick
Hyalomma albiparmatum Schulze, 1919
Hyalomma impeltatum Schulze & Sc..., 1930Kratz's Hyalomma
Hyalomma impressum (Koch, 1844)⇒ Hyalomma marginatum rufipes Koch, 1844
Hyalomma nitidum Schulze, 1919
Hyalomma turanicum Pomerantsev, 1946Enamel-legged Hyalomma
Hydryphantes (Polyhydryphantes) flexuosus Koenike, 1885
Imparipes (Imparipes) xyphosura Mahunka, 1978
Ixodes (Ixodes) gibbosus Nuttall, 1916
Ixodes (Ixodes) ovatus Neumann, 1899
Ixodes (Ixodes) ricinus (Murray, 1852)⇒ Ixodes scapularis Say, 1821
Ixodes (Scaphixodes) frontalis Panzer, 1798Passerine tick
Ixodes aragaoi Fonseca, 1935
Ixodes brunneus (Koch, 1844)⇒ Ixodes neuquenensis Ringuelet, 1947
Ixodes neuquenensis Ringuelet, 1947
Ixodes scapularis (Say, 1821)⇒ Rhipicephalus bursa Canestrini &..., 1877
Leptotrombidium (Ericotrombidium) spatzi Kolebinova, 1980
Leptus (Leptus) hammameticus Haitlinger, 1998
Licneremaeus embeyisztini Mahunka, 1980
Lohmannia (Lohmannia) hungarorum Mahunka, 1980
Microdispus (Microdispus) tunisiensis Mahunka, 1978
Neofedrizzia lepas Seeman, 2007
Odontocephalus piramidalis Mahunka, 1987
Odontocepheus (Odontocepheus) villosus Mahunka, 1987
Oligonychus afrasiaticus McGregor, 1939Date dust mite
Ornithodoros kairouanensis Trape, Diatt..., 2013
Ornithodoros normandi Larrousse, 1923
Ornithodoros savignyi Audouin, 1827African eyed tampan
Panonychus (Panonychus) citri McGregor, 1916Citrus red mite
Panonychus (Panonychus) ulmi Koch, 1836ERM
Papillacarus pseudoaciculatus Mahunka, 1980
Paratrombium setosulum Berlese, 1885
Peloribates (Peloribates) tunisiensis Mahunka, 1980
Petrobia (Mesotetranychus) tunisiae Manson, 1964Paved clinging crab
Petrobia (Tetranychina) harti Ewing, 1909Oxalis red spider mite
Petrobia (Tetranychina) marsai Manson, 1964
Petrobia carthagensis Auger & Flec..., 2009
Petrobia pseudotetranychina Auger & Flec..., 2009Channel clinging crab
Phytoseiulus persimilis Athias-Henriot, 1957Chilean predatory mite
Picobia phoenicuri Skoracki & H..., 2013
Podothrombium laroussei André, 1924
Podothrombium numidica André, 1924
Psorobia elephantuli Giesen, Spic..., 1985
Pteroclidisyringophilus otididus Skoracky, Un..., 2014
Radfordia (Radfordia) eliomys Fain & Lukos..., 1973
Radfordia gerbillus Fain & Lukos..., 1977
Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) annulatus (Say, 1821)⇒ Rhipicephalus microplus Canestrini, 1888
Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus Canestrini, 1888Asian blue tick
Rhipicephalus (Digeneus) bursa Canestrini &..., 1877
Rhipicephalus (Digineus) bursa (Canestrini &..., 1878)⇒ Rhipicephalus pusillus Gil Collado, 1936
Rhipicephalus (Eurhipicephalus) sanguineus Latreille, 1806
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) guilhoni Morel & Vass..., 1963
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) pusillus Gil Collado, 1936
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) rossicus Yakimov & Ko..., 1911
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) sanguineus (Latreille, 1806)⇒ Rhipicephalus sanguineus Latreille, 1806
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) schulzei Olenev, 1929
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) turanicus Pomerantsev, 1936
Rodhainyssus yunkeri
Rodhainyssus yunkersi Fain, 1956
Sarcoptes scabiei De Geer, 1778Itch mite
Scutacarus (Scutacarus) gozmanyi Mahunka, 1978
Sennertia (Sennertia) dalyi Fain, 1980
Sennertia (Sennertia) tunisiana Fain, 1980
Tarsonemus (Tarsonemus) apis Rennie, 1921
Tarsonemus (Tarsonemus) cryptocephalus Ewing, 1939
Teinocheylus gundii Fain, Gerrit..., 1982
Tetranychus (Tetranychus) evansi Baker & Prit..., 1960Mite
Tetranychus (Tetranychus) urticae C. L. Koch, 1836Carmine spider mite
Tetranychus atriplexi Auger & Flec..., 2009Ridgeback mud crab
Tetranychus turkestani Ugarov & Nik..., 1937Strawberry spider mite
Trichouropoda mahunkai Hirschmann &..., 1988
Trichouropoda tunesiae Hirschmann &..., 1988
Tritegeus sculptus S. & F. Bernini, 1990
Tyrophagus (Tyrophagus) putrescentiae Schrank, 1781Cereal mite
Zercon (Zercon) indiscretus Blaszak, 1979
Zercon (Zercon) salebrosus Blaszak, 1979
Zercon (Zercon) saphenus Blaszak, 1979
Zercon (Zercon) secundus Blaszak, 1979
Zygoribatula gozmanyi Mahunka, 1980

Subnodes of Acari with occurrences in Tunisia
SuperorderAcariformes
Zakhvatkin, 1952
dust mites, mites
32
53
65
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperorderParasitiformes
Reuter, 1909
mites, ticks
8
13
55
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