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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
126
448
1135
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
101
372
837
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Acari
Nitzsch, 1818
Mites and Ticks
47
85
127
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Parasitiformes
Reuter, 1909
Mites, Ticks
11
22
72
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Namibia
11 Families width 72 Species and 2 Subspecies
Eviphididae Berlese, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Amblyommidae Banks, 190742SpeciesTaxom
Laelapidae Berlese, 18923SpeciesTaxom
Argasidae (C. L. Koch, 1844)Soft tick11SpeciesTaxom
Ixodidae C. L. Koch, 1844Hard Tick9SpeciesTaxom
Macronyssidae Oudemans, 1936Macronyssid Mites0SpeciesTaxom
Nuttalliellidae Schulze, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Pachylaelapidae Berlese, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Trachyuropodidae Kramer, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Otopheidomenidae Treat, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Trematuridae Berlese, 19172SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Namibia
22 Genera with 72 Species
#ACHILMNORST
Alliphis Halbert, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Amblyomma hirtum. Neumann, 179411SpeciesTaxom
Androlaelaps Berlese, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Aponomma Neuman, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Argas Latreille, 1969American Dog Tick5SpeciesTaxom
Carios Latreille, 18802SpeciesTaxom
Haemaphysalis Koch, 19737SpeciesTaxom
Hyalomma Koch, 19464SpeciesTaxom
Ixodes Latreille, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Laelaps Koch, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Macronyssus Kolenati, 1858
0SpeciesTaxom
Nuttalliella Bedford, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Olopachys Berlese, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Oplitis Berlese, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Ornithodoros C. L. Koch, 1901Soft-bodied Tick5SpeciesTaxom
Ornithonyssus Sambon, 1928
0SpeciesTaxom
Rhipicentor Nuttall & Wa..., 19081SpeciesTaxom
Rhipicephalus Ziemanni Neu..., 198125SpeciesTaxom
Steatonyssus Kolenati, 1858
0SpeciesTaxom
Treatia Krantz & Khot, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Trichouropoda Berlese, 19802SpeciesTaxom
Turkiella Zumpt & Till, 01SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Namibia
72 Species and 2 Subspecies
Alliphis megalodacne Potter & Joh..., 1976
Amblyomma arcanum Karsch, 1879Uinta sandwort
Amblyomma compressum Macalister, 1872
Amblyomma eburneum Gerstäcker, 1873
Amblyomma exornatum Koch, 1844Leguan tick
Amblyomma flavomaculatum Lucas, 1846
Amblyomma hebraeum Koch, 1844Bont tick
Amblyomma lepidum Dönitz, 1909
Amblyomma pattoni Neumann, 1910Ladder wrasse
Amblyomma sparsum Neumann, 1899Central African tortoise tick
Amblyomma splendidum Giebel, 1877
Amblyomma variegatum Fabricius, 1794Tropical bont tick
Androlaelaps theseus (Zumpt, 1950)⇒ Turkiella theseus
Aponomma exornatum (Morel & Mouchet, 1958)⇒ Amblyomma flavomaculatum Lucas, 1846
Aponomma laeve (Warburton, 1910)⇒ Amblyomma pattoni Neumann, 1910
Argas (Persicargas) persicus (Oken, 1818)⇒ Argas miniatus Koch, 1844
Argas lahorensis Neumann, 1908
Argas miniatus Koch, 1844Chicken tick
Argas peringueyi Bedford & He..., 1925
Argas walkerae Kaiser & Hoo..., 1969Southern Fowl tampan
Carios cordiformis (Hoogstraal &..., 1967)⇒ Carios confusus Hoogstraal, 1955
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
Hyalomma (Hyalomma) dromedarii Koch, 1844Camel Hyalomma
Hyalomma marginatum rufipes Koch, 1844
Hyalomma (Hyalomma) truncatum Koch, 1844African bont-leg tick
Hyalomma turanicum Pomerantsev, 1946Enamel-legged Hyalomma
Ixodes (Ixodes) ricinus (Murray, 1852)⇒ Ixodes scapularis Say, 1821
Laelaps (Laelaps) nuttalli Hirst, 1915Mite
Nuttalliella namaqua Bedford, 1931
Olopachys copris Ishikawa, 1984
Oplitis szunyeghyi Hirschmann, 1983
Ornithodoros apertus Walton, 1962
Ornithodoros moubata (Murray, 1877)⇒ Ornithodoros apertus Walton, 1962
Ornithodoros pavimentosus (Neumann, 1901)⇒ Ornithodoros savignyi Audouin, 1827
Ornithodoros savignyi Audouin, 1827African eyed tampan
Ornithodoros savignyi caecus (Neumann, 1901)⇒ Ornithodoros savignyi Audouin, 1827
Rhipicentor bicornis Nuttall & Wa..., 1908
Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) decoloratus Koch, 1844African blue tick
Rhipicephalus (Digineus) bursa (Canestrini &..., 1878)⇒ Rhipicephalus pusillus Gil Collado, 1936
Rhipicephalus (Eurhipicephalus) sanguineus Latreille, 1806
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) bequaerti Zumpt, 1949
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) capensis (Koch, 1844)⇒ Rhipicephalus longus Neumann, 1907
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) compositus Neumann, 1897
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) distinctus Bedford, 1932Dassie brown tick
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) evertsi Neumann, 1897Red-legged tick
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) exophthalmos Keirans & Wa..., 1993
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) guilhoni Morel & Vass..., 1963
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) longus Neumann, 1907
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) lunulatus (Neumann, 1907)⇒ 
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) muhsamae Morel & Vass..., 1965
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) neumanni Walker, 1990
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) oculatus Neumann, 1901Eyed tick
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) praetextatus Gerstäcker, 1873
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) pravus Dönitz, 1910
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) pusillus Gil Collado, 1936
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) zambeziensis Walker, Norv..., 1981Lowveld brown ear tick
Treatia dieuches Ramsay, 1973
Trichouropoda meruensis Hirschmann &..., 1987
Trichouropoda szunyeghyi Hirschmann, 1980
Turkiella theseus

Subnodes of Parasitiformes with occurrences in Namibia
OrderIxodida
Sundevall, 1833
hard ticks, soft ticks, Tick, Ticks
4
11
63
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

OrderMesostigmata
Canestrini, 1891
free-living predatory mites, Mesostigs, Mites, Predatory mites
7
11
9
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