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Checklist for Superorder Acariformes Zakhvatkin, 1952 (dust mites)
and region Kerala (South India, India)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
52
100
119
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
41
80
96
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Acari
Nitzsch, 1818
Mites and Ticks
21
26
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Acariformes
Zakhvatkin, 1952
Dust mites, Mites
19
24
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Kerala
19 Families width 26 Species
Eriophyidae Nalepa, 1898Blister mites1SpeciesTaxom
Trhypochthoniidae Willmann, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Lohmanniidae Berlese, 19164SpeciesTaxom
Bdellidae Dugès, 1834Snout Mites0SpeciesTaxom
Pygmephoridae Krczal, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Erythraeidae Oudemans, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Caloppiidae Balogh, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Halacaridae Murray, 1877Sea mites2SpeciesTaxom
Otocepheidae Balogh, 19612SpeciesTaxom
Galumnellidae Piffl, 19702SpeciesTaxom
Carabodidae Koch, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Hermanniidae Sellnick, 19282SpeciesTaxom
Galumnidae Jacot, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Leeuwenhoekiidae Womersley, 1944Chigger mites0SpeciesTaxom
Cymbaeremaeidae Sellnick, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Oribatulidae Thor, 19292SpeciesTaxom
Tarsonemidae Kramer, 1877Tarsonemid mites1SpeciesTaxom
Mochlozetidae Grandjean, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Tetranychidae Donnadieu, 1875Spider mites1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Kerala
24 Genera with 26 Species
#ABCDGHMNOPSTZ
Aceria Keifer, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Afronothrus Wallwork, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Annectacarus Grandjean, 19912SpeciesTaxom
Bdella Latreille, 1795
0SpeciesTaxom
Brasilopsis Mahunka, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Charletonia Oudemans, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Chaunoproctus Pearce, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Copidognathus Trouessart, 20002SpeciesTaxom
Cryptacarus Grandjean, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Dolicheremaeus Jacot, 19902SpeciesTaxom
Galumnella Berlese, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Gibbicepheus Balogh, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Hermannia Nicolet, 19902SpeciesTaxom
Meristacarus Grandjean, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Notogalumna Sellnick, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Odontacarus Ewing, 1929
0SpeciesTaxom
Pollux Southcott, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Porogalumnella Balogh, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Scapheremaeus Berlese, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Siculobata Grandjean, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Tarsonemus Canestrini &..., 19391SpeciesTaxom
Terrazetes Jacot, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Tetranychus Dufour, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Zygoribatula Berlese, 19991SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kerala
26 Species
Aceria ariyankavensis Umapathy & M..., 2000
Afronothrus arboreus Ramani & Haq, 1992
Annectacarus aokii Jaikumar, H..., 1994
Annectacarus wallworki Adolph & Haq, 1991
Brasilopsis longiabdominalis Mohanasundaram, 1994
Charletonia keralicus Ramaraju & M..., 1998
Chaunoproctus sejugatus Ramani & Haq, 1997
Copidognathus balakrishnani Chatterjee, 2000
Copidognathus keralensis Chatterjee, 2000
Cryptacarus grandjeani Adolph & Haq, 1991
Dolicheremaeus keralaensis Sanyal, 1990
Dolicheremaeus renukae Sanyal, 1990
Galumnella indica Balakrishnan, 1989
Gibbicepheus sisiri Sanyal, 1990
Hermannia (Phyllhermannia) foveolatus Sanyal, 1990
Hermannia (Phyllhermannia) punctatus Sanyal, 1990
Meristacarus degradatus Haq & Jaikumar, 1993
Notogalumna foveolata Balakrishnan, 1989
Pollux kovalamicus Haitlinger, 2002
Porogalumnella setosa Balakrishnan..., 1982
Scapheremaeus nuciferosa Ramani & Haq, 1998
Siculobata (Siculobata) malabarica Ramani & Haq, 1998
Tarsonemus (Tarsonemus) cryptocephalus Ewing, 1939
Terrazetes keralensis Balakrishnan, 1989
Tetranychus (Tetranychus) urticae C. L. Koch, 1836Carmine spider mite
Zygoribatula keralensis Ramani & Haq, 1999

Subnodes of Acariformes with occurrences in Kerala
OrderSarcoptiformes
Reuter, 1909
mites
11
15
18
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

OrderTrombidiformes
Reuter, 1909
mites, Trombidiform mites
8
9
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