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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
72
164
146
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
56
133
111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Acari
Nitzsch, 1818
Mites and Ticks
15
17
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

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


List of families for Cape Town
12 Families width 12 Species
Acaridae Latreille, 1802Acarid mites1SpeciesTaxom
Carabodidae Koch, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Johnstonianidae Thor, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Hyadesiidae Halbert, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Neoliodidae Sellnick, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Pontarachnidae Koenike, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Cheyletidae Leach, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Pterygosomatidae Womersley, 19410SpeciesTaxom
Syringophilidae Lavoipierre, 1953Quill mites1SpeciesTaxom
Tarsonemidae Kramer, 1877Tarsonemid mites3SpeciesTaxom
Tetranychidae Donnadieu, 1875Spider mites1SpeciesTaxom
Trombidiidae Leach, 1815Beer Bahuti0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cape Town
12 Genera with 12 Species
Acarus Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Carabodes Koch, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Centrotrombidium Kramer, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Hyadesia Megnin, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Neoliodes Berlese, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Pontarachna Philippi, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Samsinakia Volgin, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Scaphothrix Lawrence, 1935
0SpeciesTaxom
Stibarokris Kethley, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Tarsonemus Canestrini &..., 19693SpeciesTaxom
Tetranychus Dufour, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Trombidium Fabricius, 1775
Velvet mite0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape Town
12 Species
Acarus siro Linnaeus, 1758Cereal mite
Carabodes scymnus Hull, 1914
Centrotrombidium culicoides Vercammen-Gr..., 1957
Hyadesia (Parahyadesia) benguelensis Marshall & U..., 2000
Neoliodes capensis Berlese, 1910
Pontarachna africana Smit, 2002
Samsinakia gonocephalum Fain, 1984
Stibarokris phalacrus Kethley, 1970
Tarsonemus (Tarsonemus) apis Rennie, 1921
Tarsonemus (Tarsonemus) cryptocephalus Ewing, 1939
Tarsonemus (Tarsonemus) endophloeus Lindquist, 1969
Tetranychus (Tetranychus) urticae C. L. Koch, 1836Carmine spider mite

Subnodes of Acariformes with occurrences in Cape Town
OrderSarcoptiformes
Reuter, 1909
mites
4
4
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

OrderTrombidiformes
Reuter, 1909
mites, Trombidiform mites
8
8
8
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