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Checklist for Superorder Acariformes Zakhvatkin, 1952 (dust mites)
and region Benin (West Africa)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
28
46
74
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
25
41
68
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Acari
Nitzsch, 1818
Mites and Ticks
16
27
54
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Acariformes
Zakhvatkin, 1952
Dust mites, Mites
12
17
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Benin
12 Families width 17 Species and 1 Subspecies
Eriophyidae Nalepa, 1898Blister mites2SpeciesTaxom
Cheyletidae Leach, 18152SpeciesTaxom
Tarsonemidae Kramer, 1877Tarsonemid mites1SpeciesTaxom
Myobiidae Megnin, 18770SpeciesTaxom
Demodecidae Nicolet, 1855Follicle mites1SpeciesTaxom
Pyroglyphidae Cunliffe, 1958Dust mites1SpeciesTaxom
Feltriidae Viets, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Histiostomatidae Berlese, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Tetranychidae Donnadieu, 1875Spider mites6SpeciesTaxom
Chirodiscidae Trouessart, 18920SpeciesTaxom
Sarcoptidae Megnin, 1877Itch mites1SpeciesTaxom
Acaridae Latreille, 1802Acarid mites1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Benin
17 Genera with 17 Species
Aceria Keifer, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Cheletomimus Oudemans, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Cheyletus Latreille, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Coreitarsonemus Fain, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Crocidurobia Jameson, 1970
0SpeciesTaxom
Demodex Owen, 1842Eyelash mites1SpeciesTaxom
Dermatophagoides Bogdanoff, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Feltria Koenike, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Histiostoma Kramer, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Mononychellus Wainstein, 19382SpeciesTaxom
Olabidocarpus Lawrence, 1948
0SpeciesTaxom
Oligonychus Berlese, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Sarcoptes Latreille, 17781SpeciesTaxom
Schizotetranychus Trägårdh, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Tegonotus Nalepa, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Tetranychus Dufour, 18362SpeciesTaxom
Tyrophagus Oudemans, 17811SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Benin
17 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aceria guerreronis Keifer, 1965Coconut mite
Cheletomimus (Hemicheyletia) wellsinus De Leon, 1967
Cheyletus zumpti Fain, 1972
Coreitarsonemus anoplocnemis anoplocnemis Fain, 1970
Demodex folliculorum Simon, 1842Follicle mite
Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus Trouessart, 1897American house dust mite
Feltria (Feltria) oedipoda Viets, 1922
Histiostoma (Histiostoma) heriades Fain & Pauly, 2001
Mononychellus progresivus (Doreste, 1981)⇒ Schizotetranychus progresivus Doreste, 1981
Mononychellus tanajoa Auct. nec Bo..., 1938Cassava green mite
Oligonychus gossypii Zacher, 1921
Sarcoptes scabiei De Geer, 1778Itch mite
Schizotetranychus (Mononychellus) progresivus Doreste, 1981
Tegonotus platynaspis Nalepa, 1920
Tetranychus (Tetranychus) neocaledonicus André, 1933Vegetable spider mite
Tetranychus (Tetranychus) urticae C. L. Koch, 1836Carmine spider mite
Tyrophagus (Tyrophagus) putrescentiae Schrank, 1781Cereal mite

Subnodes of Acariformes with occurrences in Benin
OrderSarcoptiformes
Reuter, 1909
mites
5
5
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

OrderTrombidiformes
Reuter, 1909
mites, Trombidiform mites
7
12
13
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