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Checklist for Superorder Parasitiformes Reuter, 1909 (mites)
and region Malawi (East Africa)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
65
188
296
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
55
170
271
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Acari
Nitzsch, 1818
Mites and Ticks
20
38
94
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Parasitiformes
Reuter, 1909
Mites, Ticks
5
10
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Malawi
5 Families width 43 Species
Amblyommidae (Banks, 1907)22SpeciesTaxom
Laelapidae Berlese, 18922SpeciesTaxom
Argasidae C. L. Koch, 1844Soft tick4SpeciesTaxom
Ixodidae (C. L. Koch, 1844)Hard Tick14SpeciesTaxom
Pachylaelapidae Berlese, 19131SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Malawi
10 Genera with 43 Species
Amblyomma hirtum. Neumann, 17944SpeciesTaxom
Androlaelaps Berlese, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Carios Latreille, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Haemaphysalis Koch, 19738SpeciesTaxom
Hyalomma Koch, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Ixodes Latreille, 19066SpeciesTaxom
Olopachys Berlese, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Ornithodoros C. L. Koch, 1877Soft-bodied Tick2SpeciesTaxom
Otobius Banks, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Rhipicephalus Ziemanni Neu..., 190617SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Malawi
43 Species
Amblyomma exornatum Koch, 1844Leguan tick
Amblyomma latum Koch, 1844Snake tick
Amblyomma sylvaticum De Geer, 1778Cape tortoise tick
Amblyomma variegatum Fabricius, 1794Tropical bont tick
Androlaelaps (Androlaelaps) fahrenholzi Berlese, 1911
Androlaelaps marshalli Berlese, 1911
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 orientalis Nuttall & Wa..., 1915
Haemaphysalis paraleachi Camicas, Hoo..., 1983
Haemaphysalis punctaleachi Camicas, Hoo..., 1973
Hyalomma (Hyalomma) truncatum Koch, 1844African bont-leg tick
Ixodes ampullaceus Warburton, 1933
Ixodes bakeri Arthur & Cli..., 1961
Ixodes latus Arthur, 1958
Ixodes loveridgei Arthur, 1958
Ixodes nchisiensis Arthur, 1958
Ixodes ugandanus (Neumann, 1906)⇒ Ixodes brumpti Morel, 1965
Olopachys copris Ishikawa, 1984
Ornithodoros apertus Walton, 1962
Ornithodoros moubata (Murray, 1877)⇒ Ornithodoros apertus Walton, 1962
Otobius megnini Dugès, 1884Ear tick
Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) decoloratus Koch, 1844African blue tick
Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus Canestrini, 1888Asian 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) maculatus Neumann, 1901
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

Subnodes of Parasitiformes with occurrences in Malawi
OrderIxodida
Sundevall, 1833
hard ticks, soft ticks, Tick, Ticks
3
8
40
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

OrderMesostigmata
Canestrini, 1891
free-living predatory mites, Mesostigs, Mites, Predatory mites
2
2
3
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