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Checklist for Superorder Parasitiformes Reuter, 1909 (mites)
and region Nigeria (West Africa)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
85
230
397
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
74
211
375
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Acari
Nitzsch, 1818
Mites and Ticks
50
88
154
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Parasitiformes
Reuter, 1909
Mites, Ticks
11
22
59
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Nigeria
11 Families width 59 Species and 1 Subspecies
Amblyommidae (Banks, 1907)30SpeciesTaxom
Spinturnicidae Oudemans, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Laelapidae Berlese, 18922SpeciesTaxom
Argasidae C. L. Koch, 1844Soft tick2SpeciesTaxom
Ixodidae (C. L. Koch, 1844)Hard Tick8SpeciesTaxom
Otopheidomenidae Treat, 19550SpeciesTaxom
Fedrizziidae Trägårdh, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Pachylaelapidae Berlese, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Trachyuropodidae Kramer, 18810SpeciesTaxom
Macronyssidae (Oudemans, 1936)Macronyssid Mites3SpeciesTaxom
Trematuridae Berlese, 191710SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Nigeria
22 Genera with 59 Species
#ADEHILMNOPRST
Amblyomma hirtum. Neumann, 17945SpeciesTaxom
Ancystropus Kolenati, 1857
0SpeciesTaxom
Andreacarus Radford, 1953
0SpeciesTaxom
Androlaelaps Berlese, 1903
0SpeciesTaxom
Argas Latreille, 1844American Dog Tick2SpeciesTaxom
Dicrocheles Krantz & Khot, 01SpeciesTaxom
Eyndhovenia Rudnick, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Haemaphysalis Koch, 19737SpeciesTaxom
Hemipteroseius Evans, 1963
0SpeciesTaxom
Hyalomma Koch, 19467SpeciesTaxom
Hypoaspis Canestrini, 1884
Predatory mite0SpeciesTaxom
Ixodes Latreille, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Laelaps Koch, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Meristaspis Kolenati, 1857
0SpeciesTaxom
Neofedrizzia Womersley, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Olopachys Berlese, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Oplitis Berlese, 1884
0SpeciesTaxom
Pellonyssus Clark & Yunker, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Rhipicephalus Ziemanni Neu..., 190618SpeciesTaxom
Spinturnix von Heyden, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Steatonyssus Kolenati, 19522SpeciesTaxom
Trichouropoda Berlese, 198710SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nigeria
59 Species and 1 Subspecies
Amblyomma latum Koch, 1844Snake tick
Amblyomma splendidum Giebel, 1877
Amblyomma sylvaticum De Geer, 1778Cape tortoise tick
Amblyomma tholloni Neumann, 1899
Amblyomma variegatum Fabricius, 1794Tropical bont tick
Argas (Persicargas) persicus (Oken, 1818)⇒ Argas miniatus Koch, 1844
Argas miniatus Koch, 1844Chicken tick
Dicrocheles pelates
Eyndhovenia caligus Kolenati, 1857
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 marginatum rufipes Koch, 1844
Hyalomma (Hyalomma) truncatum Koch, 1844African bont-leg tick
Hyalomma albiparmatum Schulze, 1919
Hyalomma impeltatum Schulze & Sc..., 1930Kratz's Hyalomma
Hyalomma impressum (Koch, 1844)⇒ Hyalomma marginatum rufipes Koch, 1844
Hyalomma nitidum Schulze, 1919
Hyalomma turanicum Pomerantsev, 1946Enamel-legged Hyalomma
Ixodes (Ixodes) ricinus (Murray, 1852)⇒ Ixodes scapularis Say, 1821
Laelaps (Laelaps) assimilis Womersley, 1956
Neofedrizzia lepas Seeman, 2007
Olopachys copris Ishikawa, 1984
Pellonyssus reedi Zumpt & Patt..., 1952Bird mite
Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) annulatus (Say, 1821)⇒ Rhipicephalus microplus Canestrini, 1888
Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) decoloratus Koch, 1844African blue tick
Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) geigyi Aeschlimann ..., 1965
Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus Canestrini, 1888Asian blue tick
Rhipicephalus (Eurhipicephalus) sanguineus Latreille, 1806
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) bequaerti Zumpt, 1949
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) evertsi Neumann, 1897Red-legged tick
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
Spinturnix intectus Dusbabek & B..., 1980
Steatonyssus brucei Lavoipierre, 1956
Steatonyssus reedi (Zumpt & Patt..., 1952)⇒ Pellonyssus reedi Zumpt & Patt..., 1952
Trichouropoda abeocutana Wisniewski &..., 1987
Trichouropoda abeokutana Hirschmann &..., 1987
Trichouropoda curiosa Wisniewski &..., 1988
Trichouropoda euchaeta Hirschmann &..., 1986
Trichouropoda microtricha Wisniewski &..., 1988
Trichouropoda minuta Wisniewski &..., 1988
Trichouropoda nigeriana Wisniewski &..., 1988
Trichouropoda osiana Hirschmann &..., 1987
Trichouropoda sertulaeformis Hirschmann &..., 1987
Trichouropoda wojtusiaki Hirschmann &..., 1987

Subnodes of Parasitiformes with occurrences in Nigeria
OrderIxodida
Sundevall, 1833
hard ticks, soft ticks, Tick, Ticks
3
6
40
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

OrderMesostigmata
Canestrini, 1891
free-living predatory mites, Mesostigs, Mites, Predatory mites
8
16
19
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