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Checklist for Superorder Parasitiformes Reuter, 1909 (mites)
and region Botswana (Southern Africa)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
95
308
447
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
84
286
397
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Acari
Nitzsch, 1818
Mites and Ticks
39
67
99
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Parasitiformes
Reuter, 1909
Mites, Ticks
11
26
57
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Botswana
11 Families width 57 Species
Eviphididae Berlese, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Amblyommidae Banks, 190725SpeciesTaxom
Laelapidae Berlese, 18920SpeciesTaxom
Argasidae C. L. Koch, 1844Soft tick7SpeciesTaxom
Rhinonyssidae Trouessart, 18959SpeciesTaxom
Ixodidae C. L. Koch, 1844Hard Tick9SpeciesTaxom
Parasitidae Oudemans, 1901Beetle Mites0SpeciesTaxom
Macrochelidae Vitzthum, 19304SpeciesTaxom
Paramegistidae Trägårdh, 19461SpeciesTaxom
Pachylaelapidae Berlese, 19130SpeciesTaxom
Polyaspididae Berlese, 19131SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Botswana
26 Genera with 57 Species
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Alliphis Halbert, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Amblyomma hirtum. Neumann, 17946SpeciesTaxom
Androlaelaps Berlese, 1903
0SpeciesTaxom
Argas Latreille, 1932American Dog Tick3SpeciesTaxom
Astridiella Fain, 1957
0SpeciesTaxom
Carios Latreille, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Haemaphysalis Koch, 19737SpeciesTaxom
Holoparasitus Oudemans, 1936
0SpeciesTaxom
Holostaspella Berlese, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Hyalomma Koch, 19462SpeciesTaxom
Ixodes Latreille, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Macrocheles Latreille, 19813SpeciesTaxom
Margaropus Karsch, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Mesonyssus Fain, 1960
0SpeciesTaxom
Neopodocinum Oudemans, 1902
0SpeciesTaxom
Ophiomegistus Banks, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Ornithodoros C. L. Koch, 1827Soft-bodied Tick3SpeciesTaxom
Pachylaelaps Berlese, 1888
0SpeciesTaxom
Passeronyssus Fain, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Ptilonyssus Berlese & Tr..., 18893SpeciesTaxom
Rhinonyssus Trouessart, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Rhipicephalus Ziemanni Neu..., 198117SpeciesTaxom
Sternostoma Berlese & Tr..., 19563SpeciesTaxom
Uroseius Berlese, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Zumptnyssus Fain, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Zygoseius Berlese, 1916
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Botswana
57 Species
Alliphis halleri G. & R. Cane..., 1881
Amblyomma eburneum Gerstäcker, 1873
Amblyomma hebraeum Koch, 1844Bont tick
Amblyomma lepidum Dönitz, 1909
Amblyomma sparsum Neumann, 1899Central African tortoise tick
Amblyomma splendidum Giebel, 1877
Amblyomma variegatum Fabricius, 1794Tropical bont tick
Argas (Persicargas) persicus (Oken, 1818)⇒ Argas miniatus Koch, 1844
Argas miniatus Koch, 1844Chicken tick
Argas striatus Bedford, 1932
Carios rudis Karsch, 1880
Haemaphysalis (Rhipistoma) asiatica Supino, 1897
Haemaphysalis bancrofti Nuttall & Wa..., 1915Wallaby tick
Haemaphysalis leachi Audouin, 1826African dog tick
Haemaphysalis moreli Camicas, Hoo..., 1972
Haemaphysalis muhsamae Santos Dias, 1954
Haemaphysalis paraleachi Camicas, Hoo..., 1983
Haemaphysalis punctaleachi Camicas, Hoo..., 1973
Holostaspella caelata Berlese, 191..., 1994
Hyalomma (Hyalomma) truncatum Koch, 1844African bont-leg tick
Hyalomma turanicum Pomerantsev, 1946Enamel-legged Hyalomma
Ixodes pilosus Koch, 1844Bush tick
Macrocheles (Macrocheles) capensis Walter & Krantz, 1986
Macrocheles (Macrocheles) longipes Berlese, 191..., 1988
Macrocheles (Macrocheles) peregrinus Krantz, 1981African dung mite
Margaropus winthemi Karsch, 1879Argentine tick
Ophiomegistus brennani Goff, 1980
Ornithodoros apertus Walton, 1962
Ornithodoros moubata (Murray, 1877)⇒ Ornithodoros apertus Walton, 1962
Ornithodoros savignyi Audouin, 1827African eyed tampan
Passeronyssus dicruri Fain, 1956
Ptilonyssus lanii Zumpt & Till, 1955
Ptilonyssus neotis
Ptilonyssus nudus Berlese & Tr..., 1889
Rhinonyssus rhinolethrum Trouessart, 1895
Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) decoloratus Koch, 1844African blue tick
Rhipicephalus (Eurhipicephalus) sanguineus Latreille, 1806
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) appendiculatus Neumann, 1901Brown ear tick
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) bequaerti Zumpt, 1949
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) guilhoni Morel & Vass..., 1963
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) lunulatus (Neumann, 1907)⇒ 
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) muhsamae Morel & Vass..., 1965
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) praetextatus Gerstäcker, 1873
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) pravus Dönitz, 1910
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) rossicus Yakimov & Ko..., 1911
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) sanguineus (Latreille, 1806)⇒ Rhipicephalus sanguineus Latreille, 1806
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) schulzei Olenev, 1929
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) senegalensis Koch, 1844
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) simus (Koch, 1844)⇒ 
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) tricuspis (Dönitz, 1906)⇒ Rhipicephalus lunulatus Neumann, 1907
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) turanicus Pomerantsev, 1936
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) zambeziensis Walker, Norv..., 1981Lowveld brown ear tick
Sternostoma cisticolae Fain, 1957
Sternostoma laniorum Fain, 1957
Sternostoma thienponti Fain, 1956
Uroseius (Uroseius) botswanensis Fain, 1998
Zumptnyssus buboensis Fain, 1958

Subnodes of Parasitiformes with occurrences in Botswana
OrderIxodida
Sundevall, 1833
hard ticks, soft ticks, Tick, Ticks
3
9
41
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

OrderMesostigmata
Canestrini, 1891
free-living predatory mites, Mesostigs, Mites, Predatory mites
8
17
16
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Parasitiformes at artfakta.se
Parasitiformes at dyntaxa.se
Parasitiformes at itis.gov
Parasitiformes at marinespecies.org