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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
62
132
161
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
49
113
135
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Acari
Nitzsch, 1818
Mites and Ticks
14
18
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Acariformes
Zakhvatkin, 1952
Dust mites, Mites
11
12
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Lesotho
11 Families width 10 Species
Acaridae (Latreille, 1802)Acarid mites1SpeciesTaxom
Euphthiracaridae Jacot, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Cheyletidae Leach, 18152SpeciesTaxom
Glycyphagidae De Geer, 17780SpeciesTaxom
Hermanniidae Sellnick, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Histiostomatidae Berlese, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Oribatellidae Jacot, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Pterygosomatidae Womersley, 19410SpeciesTaxom
Myobiidae Megnin, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Tegoribatidae Grandjean, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Tuckerellidae Baker & Prit..., 1953Peacock mites1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Lesotho
12 Genera with 10 Species
Acarus Linnaeus, 17461SpeciesTaxom
Acrotritia Jacot, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Cheyletus Latreille, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Dermacarus Haller, 1878
0SpeciesTaxom
Hermannia Nicolet, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Histiostoma Kramer, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Novoribatella Engelbrecht, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Pterygosoma Peters, 1949
0SpeciesTaxom
Radfordia Ewing, 01SpeciesTaxom
Samsinakia Volgin, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Tegoribates Ewing, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Tuckerella Womersley, 1997Peacock mites1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Lesotho
10 Species
Acarus reduvius (Linnaeus, 1746)⇒ 
Acrotritia dixa Niedbala & S..., 1996
Cheyletus zumpti Fain, 1972
Hermannia (Heterohermannia) reticulata Thörell, 1871
Histiostoma (Histiostoma) heriades Fain & Pauly, 2001
Novoribatella pentasetarum Engelbrecht, 1986
Radfordia forcipifer
Samsinakia gonocephalum Fain, 1984
Tegoribates montana Engelbrecht, 1986
Tuckerella anommata Smith Meyer ..., 1997

Subnodes of Acariformes with occurrences in Lesotho
OrderSarcoptiformes
Reuter, 1909
mites
7
7
6
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

OrderTrombidiformes
Reuter, 1909
mites, Trombidiform mites
4
5
4
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