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Checklist for Superorder Acariformes Zakhvatkin, 1952 (dust mites)
and region Saudi Arabia (Near East)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
57
138
214
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
44
97
132
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Acari
Nitzsch, 1818
Mites and Ticks
27
38
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Acariformes
Zakhvatkin, 1952
Dust mites, Mites
16
21
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Saudi Arabia
16 Families width 23 Species
Cheyletidae Leach, 18152SpeciesTaxom
Bdellidae Dugès, 1834Snout Mites1SpeciesTaxom
Microzetidae Grandjean, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Tetranychidae Donnadieu, 1875Spider mites4SpeciesTaxom
Galumnidae Jacot, 19252SpeciesTaxom
Lohmanniidae Berlese, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Histiostomatidae Berlese, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Atopomelidae Fain, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Anisitsiellidae Koenike, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Oppiidae Sellnick, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Oribatellidae Jacot, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Passalozetidae Grandjean, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Tenuipalpidae Berlese, 1913False spider mites1SpeciesTaxom
Acaridae Latreille, 1802Acarid mites2SpeciesTaxom
Scheloribatidae Jacot, 19353SpeciesTaxom
Trombiculidae Ewing, 1929Chigger mites0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Saudi Arabia
21 Genera with 23 Species
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Acaropsellina Summers, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Bdella Latreille, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Berlesezetes Mahunka, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Cheyletiella Canestrini, 1885
0SpeciesTaxom
Cheyletus Latreille, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Eutetranychus Banks, 19362SpeciesTaxom
Galumna Heyden, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Heptacarus Piffl, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Histiostoma Kramer, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Murichirus Fain, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Nilotonia Thor, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Oligonychus Berlese, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Oppia Koch, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Oribatella Banks, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Passalozetes Grandjean, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Pilogalumna Grandjean, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Raoiella Hirst, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Rhizoglyphus Claparède, 18692SpeciesTaxom
Scheloribates Berlese, 19883SpeciesTaxom
Schoutedenichia Jadin & Verc..., 1954
0SpeciesTaxom
Tetranychus Dufour, 18361SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Saudi Arabia
23 Species
Acaropsellina sollers Kuzin, 1940
Bdella nilotica Savigny, 1822
Berlesezetes kingi Bayoumi & Al..., 1986
Cheyletus malaccensis Oudemans, 1903Mite
Eutetranychus africanus Tucker, 1926Citrus brown mite
Eutetranychus orientalis (Klein, 1936)⇒ Eutetranychus africanus Tucker, 1926
Galumna (Galumna) arabica Bayoumi & Al..., 1984
Heptacarus arnatus Bayoumi & Al..., 1986
Histiostoma (Histiostoma) feroniarum Dufour, 1839
Murichirus alatus Fain & Lukos..., 1981
Nilotonia (Nilotonia) buettikeri Bader, 1980
Oligonychus afrasiaticus McGregor, 1939Date dust mite
Oppia bifidus Bayoumi & Al..., 1986
Oribatella (Oribatella) arabia Kardar, 1988
Passalozetes (Passalozetes) nitidus Bayoumi & Al..., 1984
Pilogalumna arabica Bayoumi & Al..., 1986
Raoiella indica Hirst, 1924Red palm mite
Rhizoglyphus echinopus Robin & Fumouze, 1868Bulb mite
Rhizoglyphus robini Claparède, 1869Bulb mite
Scheloribates (Scheloribates) saudicus Bayoumi & Al..., 1985
Scheloribates (Scheloribates) saudiensis Kardar, 1988
Scheloribates riyadhensis Hafeez-Kardar, 1988
Tetranychus (Tetranychus) urticae C. L. Koch, 1836Carmine spider mite

Subnodes of Acariformes with occurrences in Saudi Arabia
OrderSarcoptiformes
Reuter, 1909
mites
10
11
14
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

OrderTrombidiformes
Reuter, 1909
mites, Trombidiform mites
6
10
9
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