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Checklist for Superorder Acariformes Zakhvatkin, 1952 (dust mites)
and region Sri Lanka (South Asia)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
136
505
1017
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
109
436
909
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Acari
Nitzsch, 1818
Mites and Ticks
58
100
157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Acariformes
Zakhvatkin, 1952
Dust mites, Mites
44
61
74
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Sri Lanka
44 Families width 74 Species and 1 Subspecies
#AENCHLTSMPGKDUZ
Acaridae (Latreille, 1802)Acarid mites1SpeciesTaxom
Eriophyidae Nalepa, 1898Blister mites3SpeciesTaxom
Neopygmephoridae Cross, 19652SpeciesTaxom
Chirodiscidae Trouessart, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Histiostomatidae Berlese, 18970SpeciesTaxom
Arrenuridae Thor, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Listrophoridae Mégnin & Tro..., 18840SpeciesTaxom
Hygrobatidae (Koch, 1842)2SpeciesTaxom
Caloppiidae Balogh, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Tenuipalpidae Berlese, 1913False spider mites5SpeciesTaxom
Carabodidae Koch, 18373SpeciesTaxom
Sarcoptidae Megnin, 1877Itch mites5SpeciesTaxom
Halacaridae Murray, 1877Sea mites1SpeciesTaxom
Tarsonemidae Kramer, 1877Tarsonemid mites3SpeciesTaxom
Myobiidae Megnin, 18770SpeciesTaxom
Astegistidae Balogh, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Pyroglyphidae Cunliffe, 1958Dust mites1SpeciesTaxom
Trombidiidae Leach, 1815Beer Bahuti0SpeciesTaxom
Tetranychidae (Donnadieu, 1875)Spider mites6SpeciesTaxom
Nosybelbidae (Mahunka, 1994)8SpeciesTaxom
Microtrombidiidae Womersley, 1936Micro velvet mites1SpeciesTaxom
Micreremidae Grandjean, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Ceratozetidae Jacot, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Galumnidae Jacot, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Knemidokoptidae Lavoipierre ..., 19511SpeciesTaxom
Trombiculidae Ewing, 1929Chigger mites1SpeciesTaxom
Atopomelidae Fain, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Syringophilidae Lavoipierre, 1953Quill mites1SpeciesTaxom
Aturidae Thor, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Pheroliodidae (Paschoal, 1987)1SpeciesTaxom
Phthiracaridae Perty, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Pionidae Thor, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Cheyletidae Leach, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Cymbaeremaeidae Sellnick, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Scheloribatidae Jacot, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Chaetodactylidae Zakhvatkin, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Demodecidae Nicolet, 1855Follicle mites1SpeciesTaxom
Pterolichidae Trouessart, 18992SpeciesTaxom
Podapolipidae Husband, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Hydryphantidae Piersig, 18964SpeciesTaxom
Torrenticolidae Thor, 1902Torrent Mites3SpeciesTaxom
Pyemotidae Newport, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Unionicolidae Oudemans, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Zetorchestidae Michael, 18981SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Sri Lanka
61 Genera with 74 Species
#ABCDEFGHIKLNOPRSTUZ
Acarus Linnaeus, 17461SpeciesTaxom
Aceria Keifer, 02SpeciesTaxom
Aegiptophorus V. D. Sevast..., 19841SpeciesTaxom
Alabidocarpus Ewing, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Anoetus Dujardin, 1842
0SpeciesTaxom
Arrenurus Dugès, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Asiochirus Fain, 1970
0SpeciesTaxom
Atractides Koch, 19692SpeciesTaxom
Brassiella Balogh, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Brevipalpus Donnadieu, 19394SpeciesTaxom
Carabodes Koch, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Chirobia Fain, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Copidognathus Trouessart, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Coreitarsonemus Fain, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Crocidurobia Jameson, 1970
0SpeciesTaxom
Cultroribula Berlese, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Dermatophagoides Bogdanoff, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Dinothrombium Oudemans, 1910
Giant Red Velvet Mite0SpeciesTaxom
Diplonychus Laporte, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Epeira Walckenaer, 17938SpeciesTaxom
Eutrombidium Verdun, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Fenichelia Balogh, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Frischia Oudemans, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Galumna Heyden, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Histiostoma Kramer, 1876
0SpeciesTaxom
Indothele Coyle, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Knemidokoptes Fürstenberg, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Labidocarpoides Fain, 1970
0SpeciesTaxom
Leptotrombidium Nagayo & al., 19221SpeciesTaxom
Listrophoroides Hirst, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Neoaulonastus Skoracki, 20191SpeciesTaxom
Neoaxonopsalbia Cook, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Neonooliodes Hunt, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Notoedres Railliet, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Notophthiracarus Ramsay, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Nycteridocoptes Oudemans, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Odontocepheus Berlese, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Oligonychus Berlese, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Panonychus Yokoyama, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Paralabidocarpus Pinichpongse, 1963
0SpeciesTaxom
Piona C. L. Koch, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Raoiella Hirst, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Samsinakia Volgin, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Scapheremaeus Berlese, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Scheloribates Berlese, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Sennertia Oudemans, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Stomatodex Fain, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Tamnurolichus Gaud & Atyeo, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Tanurolichus1SpeciesTaxom
Tarsonemus Canestrini &..., 19392SpeciesTaxom
Tegonotus Nalepa, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Teinocoptes Rohdain, 02SpeciesTaxom
Tetranychus Dufour, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Tetrapolipus Berlese, 01SpeciesTaxom
Thyas Koch, 18233SpeciesTaxom
Thyasella Viets, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Torrenticola Piersig, 1967Water Mites3SpeciesTaxom
Trochometridium Cross, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Troxodania Khaustov & T..., 19751SpeciesTaxom
Unionicola Haldeman, 20181SpeciesTaxom
Zetorchestes Berlese, 19151SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sri Lanka
74 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acarus reduvius (Linnaeus, 1746)⇒ 
Aceria guerreronis Keifer, 1965Coconut mite
Aceria largoensis
Aegiptophorus shibinensis V. D. Sevast..., 1984
Alabidocarpus megalonyx Trouessart, 1895
Arrenurus (Micruracarus) madaraszi Daday, 1898
Atractides (Atractides) jurgenschwoerbeli Orghidan & G..., 1987
Atractides (Atractides) schwoerbeli (Lundblad, 1969)⇒ Atractides jurgenschwoerbeli Orghidan & G..., 1987
Brassiella reticulatus Oudemans, 1916
Brevipalpus californicus Banks, 1904Bunch mite
Brevipalpus colpodes Pritchard & ..., 1958
Brevipalpus obovatus Donnadieu, 1875Privet false spider mite
Brevipalpus phoenicis Geijskes, 1939False spider mite
Carabodes (Carabodes) reticulatus (Berlese, 1913)⇒ Brassiella reticulatus Oudemans, 1916
Carabodes taprobanae (Ouedemans, 1915)⇒ Fenichelia taprobanae Ouedemans, 1..., 1987
Chirobia congolensis A.Fain, 1959..., 1992
Copidognathus mesomorphus André, 1959
Coreitarsonemus acanthocoris Fain, 1970
Cultroribula diversa Oudemans, 1915
Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus Trouessart, 1897American house dust mite
Diplonychus rusticus Fabricius, 1781
Epeira caliginosa (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Nephila pilipes Fabricius, 1793
Epeira chrysogaster (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Nephila pilipes Fabricius, 1793
Epeira doreyana (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Nephila pilipes Fabricius, 1793
Epeira enucleata (Karsch, 1879)⇒ Araneus enucleatus Karsch, 1879
Epeira fuscipes (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Nephila pilipes Fabricius, 1793
Epeira harpyia (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Nephila pilipes Fabricius, 1793
Epeira obscurata (Urquhart, 1893)⇒ Araneus obscuratus Urquhart, 1893
Epeira penicillum (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Nephila pilipes Fabricius, 1793
Eutrombidium sigirijanum Haitlinger, 2006
Fenichelia taprobanae Ouedemans, 1..., 1987
Frischia elongata Oudemans, 1915
Galumna (Galumna) colossus Oudemans, 1915
Indothele lanka Coyle, 1995
Knemidokoptes jamaicensis Turk, 1950Jamaican scalyleg mite
Leptotrombidium (Leptotrombidium) deliense Walch, 1922Scrub typhus mite
Listrophoroides (Paklistrophoroides) leggadilla Radford, 194..., 1981
Neoaulonastus sidorchukae Zmudzinski, ..., 2019
Neoaxonopsalbia (Lankaxonopsalbia) judithae Gledhill, 1982
Neonooliodes ceroplastes (Hunt, 1996)⇒ Lopholiodes ceroplastes Hunt, 1996
Notoedres (Mesonotoedres) notoedres Megnin, 1877
Notophthiracarus (Notophthiracarus) extraordinarius Niedbala, 2000
Nycteridocoptes cynopteri Fain, 1962 R..., 1992
Odontocepheus alveolatus Oudemans, 1915
Oligonychus (Oligonychus) coffeae Nietner, 1861Red coffee mite
Panonychus (Panonychus) citri McGregor, 1916Citrus red mite
Piona (Piona) flagellifera Lundblad, 1969
Raoiella indica Hirst, 1924Red palm mite
Samsinakia gonocephalum Fain, 1984
Scapheremaeus cyclops Oudemans, 1915
Scheloribates (Scheloribates) indicus Oudemans, 1915Mite
Sennertia (Sennertia) koptorthosomae Oudemans, 19..., 1981
Stomatodex rousetti rousetti Fain, 1960
Tamnurolichus loculatus Gaud & Atyeo, 1996
Tanurolichus loculatus Gaud & Atyeo, 1995
Tarsonemus (Tarsonemus) apis Rennie, 1921
Tarsonemus (Tarsonemus) cryptocephalus Ewing, 1939
Tegonotus platynaspis Nalepa, 1920
Teinocoptes epomophori Rodhain, 1923
Teinocoptes rousetti
Tetranychus (Tetranychus) urticae C. L. Koch, 1836Carmine spider mite
Tetranychus telarius (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tetranychus urticae C. L. Koch, 1836
Tetrapolipus ramarajui
Thyas coronata Fabricius, 1775
Thyas honesta Hübner, 1824
Thyas juno Dalman, 1823
Thyasella mandibularis torrenticola Schwoerbel, 1958
Torrenticola (Monatractides) ceylonensis K.O. Viets, 1973
Torrenticola (Monatractides) oxystoma Viets, 1935
Torrenticola (Monatractides) pusta Cook, 1967
Trochometridium tribulatum Cross, 1965 ..., 1979
Troxodania problematica Mahunka, 1975
Unionicola srilankana Pešić & Za..., 2018
Zetorchestes saltator Oudemans, 1915

Subnodes of Acariformes with occurrences in Sri Lanka
OrderSarcoptiformes
Reuter, 1909
mites
22
30
34
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

OrderTrombidiformes
Reuter, 1909
mites, Trombidiform mites
22
31
40
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