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Checklist for Superorder Acariformes Zakhvatkin, 1952 (dust mites)
and region Cape Peninsula (Western Cape)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
61
122
116
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
43
95
85
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Acari
Nitzsch, 1818
Mites and Ticks
11
14
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Acariformes
Zakhvatkin, 1952
Dust mites, Mites
8
8
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cape Peninsula
8 Families width 6 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acaridae (Latreille, 1802)Acarid mites1SpeciesTaxom
Tetracondylidae Aoki, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Carabodidae Koch, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Tarsonemidae Kramer, 1877Tarsonemid mites1SpeciesTaxom
Histiostomatidae Berlese, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Neoliodidae Sellnick, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Pterygosomatidae Womersley, 19410SpeciesTaxom
Trombidiidae Leach, 1815Beer Bahuti0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cape Peninsula
8 Genera with 6 Species
Acarus Linnaeus, 17461SpeciesTaxom
Carabocepheus Berlese, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Carabodes Koch, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Coreitarsonemus Fain, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Histiostoma Kramer, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Neoliodes Berlese, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Pterygosoma Peters, 1949
0SpeciesTaxom
Trombidium Fabricius, 1775
Velvet mite0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape Peninsula
6 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acarus reduvius (Linnaeus, 1746)⇒ 
Carabocepheus lounsburyi Berlese, 1910
Carabodes scymnus Hull, 1914
Coreitarsonemus anoplocnemis anoplocnemis Fain, 1970
Histiostoma (Histiostoma) heriades Fain & Pauly, 2001
Neoliodes capensis Berlese, 1910

Subnodes of Acariformes with occurrences in Cape Peninsula
OrderSarcoptiformes
Reuter, 1909
mites
5
5
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

OrderTrombidiformes
Reuter, 1909
mites, Trombidiform mites
3
3
1
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