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Checklist for Superorder Acariformes Zakhvatkin, 1952 (dust mites)
and region Puerto Rico (Greater Antilles)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
101
280
432
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
85
246
381
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Acari
Nitzsch, 1818
Mites and Ticks
45
79
97
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Acariformes
Zakhvatkin, 1952
Dust mites, Mites
20
27
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Puerto Rico
20 Families width 37 Species
Acarophenacidae Cross, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Tenuipalpidae Berlese, 1913False spider mites4SpeciesTaxom
Halacaridae Murray, 1877Sea mites2SpeciesTaxom
Winterschmidtiidae Oudemans, 19230SpeciesTaxom
Cunaxidae Thor, 1902Predatory Mites1SpeciesTaxom
Eriophyidae (Nalepa, 1898)Blister mites1SpeciesTaxom
Cheyletidae Leach, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Alycidae Canestrini &..., 18770SpeciesTaxom
Chirodiscidae Trouessart, 18920SpeciesTaxom
Cocceupodidae Jesionowska, 20100SpeciesTaxom
Pontarachnidae Koenike, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Tetranychidae Donnadieu, 1875Spider mites20SpeciesTaxom
Histiostomatidae Berlese, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Nanorchestidae Luxton, 19840SpeciesTaxom
Tarsonemidae Kramer, 1877Tarsonemid mites3SpeciesTaxom
Pyemotidae Newport, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Acaridae Latreille, 1802Acarid mites0SpeciesTaxom
Sarcoptidae Megnin, 1877Itch mites1SpeciesTaxom
Suidasiidae Hughes, 19480SpeciesTaxom
Tuckerellidae Baker & Prit..., 1953Peacock mites0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Puerto Rico
27 Genera with 37 Species
#ABCELMNOPRST
Adactylidium Cross, 01SpeciesTaxom
Brevipalpus Donnadieu, 19392SpeciesTaxom
Copidognathus Trouessart, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Crabrovidia Zakhvatkin, 1941
0SpeciesTaxom
Cunaxa von Heyden, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Eriophyes Siebold, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Eutogenes Baker, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Laminamichaelia Uusitalo, 2010
0SpeciesTaxom
Lawrenceocarpus Dusbábek & J..., 1966
0SpeciesTaxom
Linopodes Koch, 1835
0SpeciesTaxom
Litarachna Walter, 20141SpeciesTaxom
Masteria L. Koch, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Mononychellus Wainstein, 19384SpeciesTaxom
Myianoetus Oudemans, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Nanorchestes Topsent & Tr..., 1890
0SpeciesTaxom
Oligonychus Berlese, 19584SpeciesTaxom
Polyphagotarsonemus Beer & Nucifora, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Pyemotes Amerling, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Rhizoglyphus Claparède, 1869
0SpeciesTaxom
Sarcoptes Latreille, 17781SpeciesTaxom
Scaptognathus Trouessart, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Schizotetranychus Trägårdh, 19282SpeciesTaxom
Suidasia Oudemans, 1905
0SpeciesTaxom
Tarsonemus Canestrini &..., 19392SpeciesTaxom
Tenuipalpus Donnadieu, 19652SpeciesTaxom
Tetranychus Dufour, 19009SpeciesTaxom
Tuckerella Womersley, 1940
Peacock mites0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Puerto Rico
37 Species
Adactylidium ficorum
Brevipalpus bucerasae De Leon, 1965
Brevipalpus phoenicis Geijskes, 1939False spider mite
Copidognathus grandiosus Bartsch, 1984
Cunaxa setirostris Hermann, 1804
Eriophyes gossypii (Banks, 1904)⇒ Acalitus gossypii Banks, 1904
Eutogenes foxi Baker, 1949
Litarachna lopezae Pešić & al..., 2014
Masteria petrunkevitchi Arthur M. Ch..., 1964
Mononychellus caribbeanae McGregor, 1950
Mononychellus planki (McGregor, 1950)⇒ Mononychellus tanajoa Auct. nec Bo..., 1938
Mononychellus progresivus (Doreste, 1981)⇒ Schizotetranychus progresivus Doreste, 1981
Mononychellus tanajoa Auct. nec Bo..., 1938Cassava green mite
Myianoetus muscarum Linnaeus, 1758
Oligonychus (Oligonychus) punicae Hirst, 1926 ..., 1994Antillean talon crab
Oligonychus (Oligonychus) sacchari McGregor, 1942Sugarcane mite
Oligonychus smithi Cromroy, 1958
Oligonychus viridis (Banks sensu ..., 1958)⇒ Oligonychus punicae Hirst, 1926 ..., 1994
Polyphagotarsonemus latus Banks, 1904Broad mite
Pyemotes tritici La Greze-Fos..., 1851Grain itch mite
Sarcoptes scabiei De Geer, 1778Itch mite
Scaptognathus ornatus Bartsch, 1984
Schizotetranychus (Mononychellus) progresivus Doreste, 1981
Schizotetranychus (Schizotetranychus) asparagi Oudemans, 1928Asparagus spider mite
Tarsonemus (Tarsonemus) confusus Ewing, 1939
Tarsonemus (Tarsonemus) cryptocephalus Ewing, 1939
Tenuipalpus pacificus Baker, 1945Mite
Tenuipalpus panici De Leon, 1965Flower shrimp
Tetranychus (Epitetranychus) ludeni Zacher, 1913Bean spider mite
Tetranychus (Tetranychus) desertorum (Banks, 1900)⇒ Tetranychus ludeni Zacher, 1913
Tetranychus (Tetranychus) evansi Baker & Prit..., 1960Mite
Tetranychus (Tetranychus) gloveri Banks, 1900Glover's mite
Tetranychus (Tetranychus) marianae (McGregor, 1950)⇒ Tetranychus evansi Baker & Prit..., 1960
Tetranychus (Tetranychus) neocaledonicus André, 1933Vegetable spider mite
Tetranychus (Tetranychus) urticae C. L. Koch, 1836Carmine spider mite
Tetranychus abacae Baker & Prit..., 1962
Tetranychus tumidus Banks, 1900Bigeye eualid

Subnodes of Acariformes with occurrences in Puerto Rico
OrderSarcoptiformes
Reuter, 1909
mites
8
8
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

OrderTrombidiformes
Reuter, 1909
mites, Trombidiform mites
12
19
35
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