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Checklist for Infraclass Acari Nitzsch, 1818 (Mites and Ticks)
and region US Virgin Islands (Caribbean islands)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
48
88
93
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
38
76
84
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Acari
Nitzsch, 1818
Mites and Ticks
10
12
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for US Virgin Islands
10 Families width 9 Species
Amblyommidae (Banks, 1907)2SpeciesTaxom
Acaridae Latreille, 1802Acarid mites1SpeciesTaxom
Halacaridae Murray, 1877Sea mites1SpeciesTaxom
Macrochelidae Vitzthum, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Psoroptidae Hering, 1838Scab mites1SpeciesTaxom
Otopheidomenidae Treat, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Histiostomatidae Berlese, 18970SpeciesTaxom
Pyemotidae Newport, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Parasitidae Oudemans, 1901Beetle Mites0SpeciesTaxom
Tuckerellidae Baker & Prit..., 1953Peacock mites1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for US Virgin Islands
12 Genera with 9 Species
Amblyomma hirtum. Neumann, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Askinasia Yunker, 1970
0SpeciesTaxom
Ewingia Pearse, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Isobactrus Newell, 20091SpeciesTaxom
Macrocheles Latreille, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Otodectes Canestrini, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Otopheidomenis Treat, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Ovanoetus Fain & J. L...., 1985
0SpeciesTaxom
Pyemotes Amerling, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Rhabdocarpais Athias-Henriot, 1981
0SpeciesTaxom
Rhipicephalus Ziemanni Neu..., 18061SpeciesTaxom
Tuckerella Womersley, 1926Peacock mites1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for US Virgin Islands
9 Species
Amblyomma variegatum Fabricius, 1794Tropical bont tick
Ewingia coenobitae Pearse, 1929
Isobactrus aspidiotus Bartsch, 2009
Macrocheles (Macrocheles) peniculatus Berlese, 1918Mite
Otodectes cynotis Hering, 1838Cat ear mite
Otopheidomenis zalelestes Treat, 1955
Pyemotes tritici La Greze-Fos..., 1851Grain itch mite
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) sanguineus (Latreille, 1806)⇒ Rhipicephalus sanguineus Latreille, 1806
Tuckerella ornata Tucker, 1926Mite

Subnodes of Acari with occurrences in US Virgin Islands
SuperorderAcariformes
Zakhvatkin, 1952
dust mites, mites
6
7
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperorderParasitiformes
Reuter, 1909
mites, ticks
4
5
4
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