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Checklist for Infraclass Acari Nitzsch, 1818 (Mites and Ticks)
and region Zimbabwe (East Africa)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
135
439
899
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
111
385
785
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Acari
Nitzsch, 1818
Mites and Ticks
56
100
184
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Zimbabwe
56 Families width 184 Species and 3 Subspecies
#EAOHCITVJPLUKRMS
Eriophyidae Nalepa, 1898Blister mites2SpeciesTaxom
Athienemanniidae Viets, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Oxidae Viets, 19262SpeciesTaxom
Harpirhynchidae Dubinin, 19572SpeciesTaxom
Aturidae Thor, 19003SpeciesTaxom
Eviphididae Berlese, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Amblyommidae (Banks, 1907)34SpeciesTaxom
Argasidae C. L. Koch, 1844Soft tick7SpeciesTaxom
Arrenuridae Thor, 190011SpeciesTaxom
Hygrobatidae Koch, 18428SpeciesTaxom
Cheyletidae Leach, 18153SpeciesTaxom
Ixodidae C. L. Koch, 1844Hard Tick11SpeciesTaxom
Tenuipalpidae Berlese, 1913False spider mites4SpeciesTaxom
Tetranychidae Donnadieu, 1875Spider mites33SpeciesTaxom
Vexillariidae Gaud & Mouchet, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Crotoniidae Thorell, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Carabodidae Koch, 18373SpeciesTaxom
Johnstonianidae Thor, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Podapolipidae Husband, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Tarsonemidae Kramer, 1877Tarsonemid mites3SpeciesTaxom
Laelapidae Berlese, 18922SpeciesTaxom
Eylaidae Leach, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Pterygosomatidae Womersley, 19413SpeciesTaxom
Unionicolidae Oudemans, 19096SpeciesTaxom
Histiostomatidae Berlese, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Hydrachnidae Leach, 18152SpeciesTaxom
Hydrodromidae Viets, 19363SpeciesTaxom
Hydryphantidae Piersig, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Hypoderatidae Murray, 18770SpeciesTaxom
Halacaridae Murray, 1877Sea mites1SpeciesTaxom
Kramerellidae Gaud & Mouchet, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Limnesiidae Thor, 19003SpeciesTaxom
Oppiidae Sellnick, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Atopomelidae Fain, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Rhinonyssidae Trouessart, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Mideopsidae Koenike, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Hypoderidae Murray, 18770SpeciesTaxom
Epidermoptidae Trouessart, 18920SpeciesTaxom
Pheroliodidae (Paschoal, 1987)1SpeciesTaxom
Pachylaelapidae Berlese, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Macronyssidae Oudemans, 1936Macronyssid Mites0SpeciesTaxom
Pionidae Thor, 19002SpeciesTaxom
Anisitsiellidae Koenike, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Proctophyllodidae Trouessart &..., 18840SpeciesTaxom
Eustathiidae Oudemans, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Scutacaridae Paoli, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Raphignathidae Kramer, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Sarcoptidae Megnin, 1877Itch mites0SpeciesTaxom
Haplozetidae Grandjean, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Sperchontidae Thor, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Syringophilidae Lavoipierre, 1953Quill mites1SpeciesTaxom
Teratothyadidae Viets, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Torrenticolidae Thor, 1902Torrent Mites7SpeciesTaxom
Trombiculidae Ewing, 1929Chigger mites1SpeciesTaxom
Trombidiidae Leach, 1815Beer Bahuti0SpeciesTaxom
Polyaspididae Berlese, 19131SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Zimbabwe
100 Genera with 184 Species
#ABCDEFGHIKLMNOPRSTUZ
Acalitus Keifer, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Aceria Keifer, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Africasia Viets, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Africoxus Cook, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Afrophioptes Fain, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Albia Thon, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Alliphis Halbert, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Amblyomma hirtum. Neumann, 17949SpeciesTaxom
Argas Latreille, 1969American Dog Tick2SpeciesTaxom
Arrenurus Dugès, 197211SpeciesTaxom
Atractides Koch, 19525SpeciesTaxom
Axonopsis Piersig, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Bakericheyla Volgin, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Boophilus Curtice, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Brevipalpus Donnadieu, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Bryobia Koch, 19743SpeciesTaxom
Calaobia Gaud & Mouchet, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Camisia von Heyden, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Carabodes Koch, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Carios Latreille, 18802SpeciesTaxom
Centrotrombidium Kramer, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Cheletoides Oudemans, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Coccipolipus Husband, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Coreitarsonemus Fain, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Dicrocheles Krantz & Khot, 19692SpeciesTaxom
Duplanychus Smith-Meyer, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Eonychus Gutiérrez, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Eotetranychus Oudemans, 19744SpeciesTaxom
Eylais Latreille, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Frontipoda Koenike, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Geckobia Megnin, 01SpeciesTaxom
Haemaphysalis Koch, 19738SpeciesTaxom
Harpyrhynchoides Fain, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Heteratax Lundblad, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Histiostoma Kramer, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Hyalomma Koch, 19463SpeciesTaxom
Hydrachna O. F. Müller, 1893Water Mites2SpeciesTaxom
Hydrodroma Koch, 19133SpeciesTaxom
Hydryphantes C. L. Koch, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Hygrobates C. L. Koch, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Hypoaspis Canestrini, 1884
Predatory mite0SpeciesTaxom
Hypodectes Filippi, 1861
0SpeciesTaxom
Ischnothele Ausserer, 1875
0SpeciesTaxom
Isobactrus Newell, 20091SpeciesTaxom
Ixodes Latreille, 18442SpeciesTaxom
Kramerella Trouessart, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Limnesia Koch, 19663SpeciesTaxom
Lineoppia J. & P. Balogh, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Listrophoroides Hirst, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Mesonyssus Fain, 1960
0SpeciesTaxom
Mideopsis Neuman, 19702SpeciesTaxom
Mixonychus Ryke & Meyer, 19742SpeciesTaxom
Mononychellus Wainstein, 19812SpeciesTaxom
Muridectes Fain, 1968
0SpeciesTaxom
Myialges Trouessart, 1906
0SpeciesTaxom
Neonooliodes Hunt, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Neumania Lebert, 19303SpeciesTaxom
Nyangalla Viets, 1935
0SpeciesTaxom
Oligonychus Berlese, 19745SpeciesTaxom
Olopachys Berlese, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Ornithodoros C. L. Koch, 1877Soft-bodied Tick2SpeciesTaxom
Otobius Banks, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Passeronyssus Fain, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Pellonyssus Clark & Yunker, 1956
0SpeciesTaxom
Peltanobia Smith-Meyer, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Petrobia Murray, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Piona C. L. Koch, 18982SpeciesTaxom
Platymamersopsis Viets, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Porcupinychus Anwarullah, 19742SpeciesTaxom
Proctophyllodes Robin, 1868
0SpeciesTaxom
Psepheustathia P. C. Peters..., 19801SpeciesTaxom
Pterygosoma Peters, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Ptilonyssus Berlese & Tr..., 1889
0SpeciesTaxom
Pygmodispus Paoli, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Raphignathus Dugès, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Rhipicephalus Ziemanni Neu..., 195622SpeciesTaxom
Rodentopus Fain, 1965
0SpeciesTaxom
Rostrozetes Sellnick, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Ruandanyssus Fain, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Samsinakia Volgin, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Schizotetranychus Trägårdh, 19743SpeciesTaxom
Sperchon Kramer, 1971Water Mites1SpeciesTaxom
Stibarokris Kethley, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Synkrotima1SpeciesTaxom
Tarsonemus Canestrini &..., 19392SpeciesTaxom
Tenuipalpoides Reck & Bagda..., 19741SpeciesTaxom
Tenuipalpus Donnadieu, 19793SpeciesTaxom
Teratothyasides Lundblad, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Tetrabates Thor, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Tetranychus Dufour, 19666SpeciesTaxom
Thelechoris Karsch, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Thyasella Viets, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Torrenticola Piersig, 1971Water Mites7SpeciesTaxom
Trachyoribates Berlese, 1908
0SpeciesTaxom
Trombicula Berlese, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Trombidium Fabricius, 1775
Velvet mite0SpeciesTaxom
Unionicola Haldeman, 19212SpeciesTaxom
Uroseius Berlese, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Zimbabwecepheus1SpeciesTaxom
Zonurobia Lawrence, 01SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Zimbabwe
184 Species and 3 Subspecies
Acalitus chimanemanus Smith-Meyer, 1990
Aceria euaspis Nalepa, 1892
Africasia arrhenuripalpis Viets, 1913
Africoxus (Pseudofrontipoda) dentipes Lundblad, 1942
Afrophioptes rhodesiensis Fain, 1962
Albia (Anchistalbia) pulchra K.O. Viets, 1962
Albia (Spinalbia) hystrix Viets, 1914
Alliphis megalodacne Potter & Joh..., 1976
Amblyomma compressum Macalister, 1872
Amblyomma crenatum (Neumann, 1899)⇒ Amblyomma sparsum Neumann, 1899
Amblyomma eburneum Gerstäcker, 1873
Amblyomma exornatum Koch, 1844Leguan tick
Amblyomma hebraeum Koch, 1844Bont tick
Amblyomma lepidum Dönitz, 1909
Amblyomma sparsum Neumann, 1899Central African tortoise tick
Amblyomma splendidum Giebel, 1877
Amblyomma variegatum Fabricius, 1794Tropical bont tick
Argas (Carios) vespertilionis (Neumann, 1896)⇒ 
Argas walkerae Kaiser & Hoo..., 1969Southern Fowl tampan
Arrenurus (Arrenurus) capensis Thor, 1902
Arrenurus (Arrenurus) frustrator Koenike, 1898
Arrenurus (Arrenurus) glenifferensis Lundblad, 1941
Arrenurus (Brevicaudaturus) dumazeri Motas, 1932 ..., 1997
Arrenurus (Megaluracarus) concavus Koenike, 1893
Arrenurus (Megaluracarus) longigenitalis K.O. Viets, 1965
Arrenurus (Megaluracarus) nairobiensis Walter & Bader, 1952
Arrenurus (Micruracarus) fistulifer K.O. Viets, 1965
Arrenurus (Micruracarus) larochei Walter, 1924
Arrenurus (Micruracarus) tubifer Walter, 1922
Arrenurus (Truncaturus) uncus K.O. Viets, 1972
Atractides (Atractides) callosus K.O.Viets, 1972
Atractides (Atractides) coriacellus K.Viets, 1956
Atractides (Atractides) damkoehleri K.Viets, 1916
Atractides (Atractides) harrisoni K.O.Viets, 1971
Atractides (Atractides) tenuipes Lundblad, 1952
Axonopsis (Brachypodopsis) sokolowi K.O. Viets, 1971
Bakericheyla (Bakericheyla) transvaalica Lawrence, 1959
Boophilus decoloratus (Alessandrini, 1917)⇒ 
Brevipalpus aeoloides Pritchard & ..., 1958
Bryobia (Bryobia) rubrioculus Scheuten, 1857Brown almond mite
Bryobia neopraetiosa Meyer, 1974
Bryobia rhodesiana Meyer, 1974
Calaobia dorsti Gaud, 1980
Camisia (Camisia) dictyna Colloff, 1993
Carabodes scymnus Hull, 1914
Carios (Carios) vespertilionis Latreille, 1796Bat tampan
Carios rudis Karsch, 1880
Centrotrombidium culicoides Vercammen-Gr..., 1957
Cheletoides chirunduensis Fain, 1979
Coccipolipus bifasciatae Husband, 1984
Coreitarsonemus anoplocnemis anoplocnemis Fain, 1970
Dicrocheles pelates
Dicrocheles scedastes Treat, 1969
Duplanychus rivulus Meyer, 1974
Eonychus krugeri Meyer, 1974
Eotetranychus ancora Baker & Prit..., 1960
Eotetranychus broodryki Meyer, 1974
Eotetranychus falcatus Meyer & Rodr..., 1966
Eotetranychus mollis Meyer, 1974
Eylais degenerata Koenike, 1897
Frontipoda (Frontipoda) oxoidea Viets, 1911
Geckobia hemidactyli
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 norvali Hoogstraal &..., 1983Norval's southern African hedgehog haemaphysaline
Haemaphysalis paraleachi Camicas, Hoo..., 1983
Haemaphysalis punctaleachi Camicas, Hoo..., 1973
Harpyrhynchoides pectinifer Lawrence, 1959
Heteratax falcipes Lundblad, 1941
Histiostoma (Histiostoma) heriades Fain & Pauly, 2001
Hyalomma marginatum rufipes Koch, 1844
Hyalomma (Hyalomma) truncatum Koch, 1844African bont-leg tick
Hyalomma turanicum Pomerantsev, 1946Enamel-legged Hyalomma
Hydrachna (Bargena) mirifica Koenike, 1893
Hydrachna (Rhabdohydrachna) spinosa Koenike, 1893
Hydrodroma capensis Viets, 1914
Hydrodroma despiciens Muller, 1776
Hydrodroma perreptans Viets, 1913
Hydryphantes (Papilloporus) incertus Koenike, 1893
Hygrobates (Hygrobates) nodosus K.O. Viets, 1972
Hygrobates (Hygrobates) soari Viets, 1911
Isobactrus aspidiotus Bartsch, 2009
Ixodes matopi Spickeltt, K..., 1980
Ixodes pilosus Koch, 1844Bush tick
Kramerella maculata Gaud, 1980
Limnesia (Limnesia) lucifera Koenike, 1898
Limnesia (Limnesia) walteri Migot, 1926
Limnesia (Tetralimnesia) maglioi Cook, 1966
Lineoppia mastax Balogh & Mah..., 1977
Listrophoroides (Afrolistrophoides) mastomys Radford, 1940
Mideopsis (Djeboa) ferruginea Viets, 1914
Mideopsis (Djeboa) harrisoni K.O. Viets, 1970
Mixonychus acaciae Ryke & Meyer, 1960
Mixonychus transvaalensis Meyer, 1974
Mononychellus lippiae Meyer, 1974
Mononychellus progresivus (Doreste, 1981)⇒ Schizotetranychus progresivus Doreste, 1981
Neonooliodes ceroplastes (Hunt, 1996)⇒ Lopholiodes ceroplastes Hunt, 1996
Neumania (Allolemienia) fissiseta Lundblad, 1949
Neumania (Neumania) aequalis K.O. Viets, 1962
Neumania (Subneumania) dura Viets, 1930
Oligonychus (Oligonychus) coffeae Nietner, 1861Red coffee mite
Oligonychus (Oligonychus) grypus Baker & Prit..., 1960African sugarcane spider mite
Oligonychus amnicolus Meyer, 1974
Oligonychus duncombei Meyer, 1974
Oligonychus martensis Meyer, 1974
Olopachys copris Ishikawa, 1984
Ornithodoros apertus Walton, 1962
Ornithodoros moubata (Murray, 1877)⇒ Ornithodoros apertus Walton, 1962
Otobius megnini Dugès, 1884Ear tick
Passeronyssus dicruri Fain, 1956
Peltanobia erasmusi Meyer, 1974
Petrobia (Petrobia) latens Muller, 1776Brown wheat mite
Piona (Piona) angulata Viets, 1921
Piona (Piona) caligifera Koenike, 1898
Platymamersopsis cooki K.O. Viets, 1971
Porcupinychus cuspidatus Meyer, 1974
Porcupinychus evexus Meyer, 1974Massive urn crab
Psepheustathia lanyoni Peterson, At..., 1980
Pterygosoma agamae Peters, 1949
Pygmodispus odontotarsus Sevastianov, 1975
Raphignathus giselae Smith-Meyer ..., 1989
Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) decoloratus Koch, 1844African blue tick
Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) geigyi Aeschlimann ..., 1965
Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus Canestrini, 1888Asian blue tick
Rhipicephalus (Eurhipicephalus) sanguineus Latreille, 1806
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) appendiculatus Neumann, 1901Brown ear tick
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) bequaerti Zumpt, 1949
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) evertsi Neumann, 1897Red-legged tick
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) guilhoni Morel & Vass..., 1963
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) kochi (Dönitz, 1905)⇒ Rhipicephalus jeanneli Neumann, 1913
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) lunulatus (Neumann, 1907)⇒ 
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) masseyi Nuttall & Wa..., 1908
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) muhsamae Morel & Vass..., 1965
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) praetextatus Gerstäcker, 1873
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) pravus Dönitz, 1910
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) rossicus Yakimov & Ko..., 1911
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) sanguineus (Latreille, 1806)⇒ Rhipicephalus sanguineus Latreille, 1806
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) schulzei Olenev, 1929
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) senegalensis Koch, 1844
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) simus (Koch, 1844)⇒ 
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) tricuspis (Dönitz, 1906)⇒ Rhipicephalus lunulatus Neumann, 1907
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) zambeziensis Walker, Norv..., 1981Lowveld brown ear tick
Rhipicephalus neavei (Santos Dias, 1956)⇒ 
Rostrozetes foveolatus Sellnick, 1925
Ruandanyssus terpsiphonei Fain, 1957
Samsinakia gonocephalum Fain, 1984
Schizotetranychus (Mononychellus) progresivus Doreste, 1981
Schizotetranychus dalbergiae Meyer, 1974
Schizotetranychus umtaliensis Meyer, 1974
Sperchon robustus K.O. Viets, 1971
Stibarokris phalacrus Kethley, 1970
Synkrotima tsalakpmenoi Fernandez, T..., 2018
Tarsonemus (Tarsonemus) apis Rennie, 1921
Tarsonemus (Tarsonemus) cryptocephalus Ewing, 1939
Tenuipalpoides sebakwensis Meyer, 1974
Tenuipalpus gatoomensis Meyer, 1979
Tenuipalpus lycioides Meyer, 1979
Tenuipalpus rusapensis Meyer, 1979
Teratothyasides (Hansvietsia) sempiternas Viets, 1951
Tetrabates (Tetrabates) williamsoni Viets, 1913
Tetranychus (Epitetranychus) ludeni Zacher, 1913Bean spider mite
Tetranychus (Tetranychus) evansi Baker & Prit..., 1960Mite
Tetranychus (Tetranychus) lombardinii Baker & Prit..., 1960Crimson spider mite
Tetranychus (Tetranychus) neocaledonicus André, 1933Vegetable spider mite
Tetranychus (Tetranychus) urticae C. L. Koch, 1836Carmine spider mite
Tetranychus zambezianus Meyer & Rodr..., 1966Companion shrimp
Thelechoris striatipes Eugène Simon, 1889Fine-sculpted cerith
Thyasella mandibularis torrenticola Schwoerbel, 1958
Torrenticola (Monatractides) media K.O. Viets, 1971
Torrenticola (Monatractides) microstoma Koenike, 1898
Torrenticola (Monatractides) ovata K.O. Viets, 1971
Torrenticola (Torrenticola) binga K.O. Viets, 1971
Torrenticola (Torrenticola) disjuncta Lundblad, 1951
Torrenticola (Torrenticola) harrisoni Viets, 1956
Torrenticola (Torrenticola) rhodesiensis K.O. Viets, 1971
Trombicula (Trombicula) geckobia Womersley, 1952
Unionicola (Unionicola) dentifera Cook, 1966
Unionicola (Unionicola) inflexa Viets, 1921
Uroseius (Uroseius) disneyi Fain, 1998
Zimbabwecepheus maidii Jordaan, 2017
Zonurobia circularis

Subnodes of Acari with occurrences in Zimbabwe
SuperorderAcariformes
Zakhvatkin, 1952
dust mites, mites
47
80
125
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperorderParasitiformes
Reuter, 1909
mites, ticks
9
20
59
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