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Checklist for Superorder Acariformes Zakhvatkin, 1952 (dust mites)
and region Afghanistan (South Asia)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
83
282
568
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
58
211
427
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Acari
Nitzsch, 1818
Mites and Ticks
18
25
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Acariformes
Zakhvatkin, 1952
Dust mites, Mites
10
17
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Afghanistan
10 Families width 19 Species
Tetranychidae Donnadieu, 1875Spider mites7SpeciesTaxom
Carabodidae Koch, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Syringophilidae Lavoipierre, 1953Quill mites2SpeciesTaxom
Halacaridae Murray, 1877Sea mites2SpeciesTaxom
Lebertiidae Thor, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Epidermoptidae Trouessart, 18920SpeciesTaxom
Hydryphantidae Piersig, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Cheyletidae Leach, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Sperchontidae Thor, 19003SpeciesTaxom
Tarsonemidae Kramer, 1877Tarsonemid mites1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Afghanistan
17 Genera with 19 Species
Bryobia Koch, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Carabodes Koch, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Columbiphilus Kivganov & S..., 19951SpeciesTaxom
Copidognathus Trouessart, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Eutetranychus Banks, 19362SpeciesTaxom
Halacarus Gosse, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Lebertia Neuman, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Myialges Trouessart, 1906
0SpeciesTaxom
Panonychus Yokoyama, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Picobia Haller, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Protzia Piersig, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Protziella Lundbland, 1934
0SpeciesTaxom
Raveniola Zonstein, 20252SpeciesTaxom
Samsinakia Volgin, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Sperchon Kramer, 1966Water Mites3SpeciesTaxom
Tarsonemus Canestrini &..., 19391SpeciesTaxom
Tetranychus Dufour, 18361SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Afghanistan
19 Species
Bryobia (Bryobia) rubrioculus Scheuten, 1857Brown almond mite
Carabodes scymnus Hull, 1914
Columbiphilus khushalkhani Kivganov & S..., 1995
Copidognathus mesomorphus André, 1959
Eutetranychus africanus Tucker, 1926Citrus brown mite
Eutetranychus orientalis (Klein, 1936)⇒ Eutetranychus africanus Tucker, 1926
Halacarus ctenopus Gosse, 1855Western spleenwort
Lebertia (Hexalebertia) noshaqensis Imamura, 1966
Panonychus (Panonychus) ulmi Koch, 1836ERM
Picobia khushalkhani Kivganov & S..., 2001
Protzia (Diplocalonyx) riozoi Imamura, 1966
Raveniola afghana Zonstein, 2024
Raveniola zonsteini Zamani & Fom..., 2025
Samsinakia gonocephalum Fain, 1984
Sperchon ishkashimensis Imamura, 1966
Sperchon noshaqensis Imamura, 1966
Sperchon yosni Imamura, 1966
Tarsonemus (Tarsonemus) cryptocephalus Ewing, 1939
Tetranychus (Tetranychus) urticae C. L. Koch, 1836Carmine spider mite

Subnodes of Acariformes with occurrences in Afghanistan
OrderSarcoptiformes
Reuter, 1909
mites
2
2
1
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

OrderTrombidiformes
Reuter, 1909
mites, Trombidiform mites
8
15
18
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Acariformes at artfakta.se
Acariformes at dyntaxa.se
Acariformes at itis.gov
Acariformes at marinespecies.org