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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
79
205
357
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
65
172
313
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Acari
Nitzsch, 1818
Mites and Ticks
41
65
141
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Acariformes
Zakhvatkin, 1952
Dust mites, Mites
28
42
56
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Ghana
28 Families width 56 Species and 1 Subspecies
#EAHCTDGLMPS
Eriophyidae Nalepa, 1898Blister mites2SpeciesTaxom
Aturidae Thor, 190013SpeciesTaxom
Arrenuridae Thor, 19007SpeciesTaxom
Hungarohydracaridae Motas & Tana..., 19591SpeciesTaxom
Canestriniidae Berlese, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Tarsonemidae Kramer, 1877Tarsonemid mites7SpeciesTaxom
Cosmochthoniidae Grandjean, 19461SpeciesTaxom
Demodecidae Nicolet, 1855Follicle mites1SpeciesTaxom
Glycyphagidae De Geer, 17780SpeciesTaxom
Gabuciniidae Gaud & Atyeo, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Halacaridae Murray, 1877Sea mites1SpeciesTaxom
Limnesiidae Thor, 19002SpeciesTaxom
Erythraeidae Oudemans, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Atopomelidae Fain, 19722SpeciesTaxom
Mideopsidae Koenike, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Momoniidae Viets, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Tetranychidae Donnadieu, 1875Spider mites2SpeciesTaxom
Pheroliodidae (Paschoal, 1987)1SpeciesTaxom
Anisitsiellidae Koenike, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Sarcoptidae Megnin, 1877Itch mites1SpeciesTaxom
Axonopsidae Habeeb, 19532SpeciesTaxom
Dolichocybidae Mahunka, 19700SpeciesTaxom
Scutacaridae Paoli, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Harpyrhynchidae Dubinin, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Sphaerochthoniidae Grandjean, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Podapolipidae Husband, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Hydryphantidae Piersig, 18963SpeciesTaxom
Chirodiscidae Trouessart, 18920SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Ghana
42 Genera with 56 Species
#ABCDHIJKLMNPRST
Aceria Keifer, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Albaxona Szalay, 01SpeciesTaxom
Albia Thon, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Arrenurus Dugès, 19797SpeciesTaxom
Aturus Kramer, 01SpeciesTaxom
Axonopsis Piersig, 01SpeciesTaxom
Bharatohydracarus Cook, 20141SpeciesTaxom
Boetophela R. Haitlinger, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Brachypodopsis1SpeciesTaxom
Coreitarsonemus Fain, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Cosmochthonius Berlese, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Demodex Owen, 1999Eyelash mites1SpeciesTaxom
Dermacarus Haller, 1878
0SpeciesTaxom
Hieracolichus Gaud & Atyeo, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Isobactrus Newell, 20091SpeciesTaxom
Javalbia Viets, 02SpeciesTaxom
Kawamuracarus Uchida, 19672SpeciesTaxom
Kongsbergia Thor, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Leptus Latreille, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Listrophoroides Hirst, 19702SpeciesTaxom
Mideopsis Neuman, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Momonides Lundblad, 20121SpeciesTaxom
Mononychellus Wainstein, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Neonooliodes Hunt, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Nilotonia Thor, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Notoedres Railliet, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Paraxonopsis2SpeciesTaxom
Pavania Lombardini, 1949
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudaxonopsalbia Viets, 01SpeciesTaxom
Pygmodispus Paoli, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Ralliharpirhynchus Fain, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Schizotetranychus Trägårdh, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Sphaerochthonius Berlese, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Subalbia Viets, 01SpeciesTaxom
Subaturus Viets, 01SpeciesTaxom
Subaxonopsalbia Cook, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Suctarsonemus Mahunka, 19753SpeciesTaxom
Tarsonemus Canestrini &..., 19743SpeciesTaxom
Tarsopolipus Berlese, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Thyas Koch, 18943SpeciesTaxom
Trilabidocarpus Fain, 1970
0SpeciesTaxom
Tubophora Walter, 1935
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ghana
56 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aceria euaspis Nalepa, 1892
Aceria gymnoproctus Nalepa, 1902
Albaxona wanjakliensis
Albia (Anchistalbia) tenuipalpis Viets, 1911
Albia (Spinalbia) hystrix Viets, 1914
Arrenurus (Arrenurus) capensis Thor, 1902
Arrenurus (Arrenurus) latifoliatus Viets, 1916
Arrenurus (Arrenurus) petri Cook, 1979
Arrenurus (Arrenurus) vanopus Cook, 1979
Arrenurus (Megaluracarus) ghanaensis Cook, 1979
Arrenurus (Megaluracarus) odonatophilus Munchberg, 1958
Arrenurus (Megaluracarus) oldhami Cook, 1979
Aturus ghanaensis
Axonopsis kintampo
Bharatohydracarus africanus Smit, 2014
Boetophela ephraimi Haitlinger, 1993
Brachypodopsis indistincta
Coreitarsonemus anoplocnemis anoplocnemis Fain, 1970
Cosmochthonius wallworki Lee, 1982
Demodex gatoi Desch & Stewart, 1999
Hieracolichus ostodus Gaud, 1983
Isobactrus aspidiotus Bartsch, 2009
Javalbia coalescens
Javalbia indentata
Kawamuracarus biscutatus Smit, 2014
Kawamuracarus uniscutatus Cook, 1967
Kongsbergia (Kongsbergiella) caudata Cook, 1966
Leptus (Leptus) bertoldi Haitlinger, 1993
Listrophoroides (Arboricolichus) adherens Trouessart, 1893
Listrophoroides (Colistrophoroides) uranomys Fain, 1970
Mideopsis (Djeboa) ferruginea Viets, 1914
Momonides ghanaensis Smit, 2012
Mononychellus progresivus (Doreste, 1981)⇒ Schizotetranychus progresivus Doreste, 1981
Neonooliodes ceroplastes (Hunt, 1996)⇒ Lopholiodes ceroplastes Hunt, 1996
Nilotonia (Nilotonia) petri Cook, 1979
Notoedres (Notoedres) dewitti Klompen, Luk..., 1983
Paraxonopsis acuminata Viets, 1916
Paraxonopsis latihumerosa
Pseudaxonopsalbia ghanensis
Pygmodispus (Allodispus) pseudocoprophilus Mahunka, 1979
Ralliharpirhynchus limnocorax Fain, 1972 s..., 1995
Schizotetranychus (Mononychellus) progresivus Doreste, 1981
Sphaerochthonius wallworki Lee, 1982
Subalbia elongata
Subaturus spathulasetus
Subaxonopsalbia pectinifera Cook, 1966
Suctarsonemus litteratus Mahunka, 197..., 1986
Suctarsonemus striatissimus Mahunka, 1974
Suctarsonemus xystoforus Mahunka, 197..., 1975
Tarsonemus (Tarsonemus) apis Rennie, 1921
Tarsonemus (Tarsonemus) cryptocephalus Ewing, 1939
Tarsonemus (Tarsonemus) heterosetiger Mahunka, 1974
Tarsopolipus mahunkai Husband, 1997
Thyas metaphaea Hampson, 1913
Thyas parallelipipeda Guenée, 1852
Thyas rubricata Holland, 1894

Subnodes of Acariformes with occurrences in Ghana
OrderSarcoptiformes
Reuter, 1909
mites
9
9
8
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

OrderTrombidiformes
Reuter, 1909
mites, Trombidiform mites
19
33
48
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