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Checklist for Superorder Acariformes Zakhvatkin, 1952 (dust mites)
and region Eswatini (Southern Africa)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
42
92
159
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
38
85
145
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Acari
Nitzsch, 1818
Mites and Ticks
8
13
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Acariformes
Zakhvatkin, 1952
Dust mites, Mites
6
8
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Eswatini
6 Families width 10 Species
Eriophyidae Nalepa, 1898Blister mites2SpeciesTaxom
Cunaxidae Thor, 1902Predatory Mites1SpeciesTaxom
Tetranychidae Donnadieu, 1875Spider mites4SpeciesTaxom
Phytoptidae Manson, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Hydryphantidae Piersig, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Trombiculidae Ewing, 1929Chigger mites1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Eswatini
8 Genera with 10 Species
Acalitus Keifer, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Colomerus Newkirk & Ke..., 19901SpeciesTaxom
Cunaxa von Heyden, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Eutetranychus Banks, 19362SpeciesTaxom
Phytoptus Dujardin, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Tetranychus Dufour, 18362SpeciesTaxom
Thyas Koch, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Trombicula Berlese, 19521SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Eswatini
10 Species
Acalitus tanylobus Smith-Meyer, 1990
Colomerus tinneae Smith-Meyer ..., 1990
Cunaxa grobleri Heyer, 1979
Eutetranychus africanus Tucker, 1926Citrus brown mite
Eutetranychus orientalis (Klein, 1936)⇒ Eutetranychus africanus Tucker, 1926
Phytoptus swazilandicus Smith-Meyer, 1991
Tetranychus (Epitetranychus) ludeni Zacher, 1913Bean spider mite
Tetranychus (Tetranychus) urticae C. L. Koch, 1836Carmine spider mite
Thyas rubricata Holland, 1894
Trombicula (Trombicula) geckobia Womersley, 1952

Subnodes of Acariformes with occurrences in Eswatini
OrderTrombidiformes
Reuter, 1909
mites, Trombidiform mites
6
8
10
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