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Checklist for Superorder Parasitiformes Reuter, 1909 (mites)
and region Mauritius (Indian Ocean islands)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
108
240
322
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
96
214
295
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Acari
Nitzsch, 1818
Mites and Ticks
59
98
142
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Parasitiformes
Reuter, 1909
Mites, Ticks
8
10
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Mauritius
8 Families width 7 Species
Laelapidae Berlese, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Dermanyssidae Kolenati, 1859Dermanyssid mites1SpeciesTaxom
Ascidae Oudemans, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Holothyridae Thorell, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Fedrizziidae Trägårdh, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Argasidae (C. L. Koch, 1844)Soft tick1SpeciesTaxom
Parasitidae Oudemans, 1901Beetle Mites1SpeciesTaxom
Melicharidae Hirschmann, 19620SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Mauritius
10 Genera with 7 Species
Cosmolaelaps Berlese, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Dermanyssus Dugès, 17781SpeciesTaxom
Gamasellodes Athias-Henriot, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Holothyrus Gervais, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Neofedrizzia Womersley, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Ornithodoros C. L. Koch, 1877Soft-bodied Tick1SpeciesTaxom
Pergamasus Berlese, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Phorytocarpais Athias-Henriot, 1979
0SpeciesTaxom
Proctolaelaps Berlese, 1923
0SpeciesTaxom
Schizosthetus C. Athias-He..., 1982
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mauritius
7 Species
Cosmolaelaps vacuus Michael, 1891
Dermanyssus (Dermanyssus) gallinae De Geer, 1778Bird mite
Gamasellodes bicolor Berlese, 1918
Holothyrus legendrei Van der Hammen, 1983
Neofedrizzia lepas Seeman, 2007
Ornithodoros moubata (Murray, 1877)⇒ Ornithodoros apertus Walton, 1962
Pergamasus conus Karg, 1971

Subnodes of Parasitiformes with occurrences in Mauritius
OrderHolothyrida
Thon, 1905
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

OrderIxodida
Sundevall, 1833
hard ticks, soft ticks, Tick, Ticks
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

OrderMesostigmata
Canestrini, 1891
free-living predatory mites, Mesostigs, Mites, Predatory mites
6
8
5
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