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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
85
208
247
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
75
191
222
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Acari
Nitzsch, 1818
Mites and Ticks
39
59
91
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Parasitiformes
Reuter, 1909
Mites, Ticks
10
21
56
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Zambia
10 Families width 56 Species
Amblyommidae Banks, 190730SpeciesTaxom
Laelapidae Berlese, 18920SpeciesTaxom
Argasidae C. L. Koch, 1844Soft tick5SpeciesTaxom
Ixodidae (C. L. Koch, 1844)Hard Tick12SpeciesTaxom
Macrochelidae Vitzthum, 19300SpeciesTaxom
Rhinonyssidae Trouessart, 18953SpeciesTaxom
Pachylaelapidae Berlese, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Macronyssidae Oudemans, 1936Macronyssid Mites1SpeciesTaxom
Ixodorhynchidae Ewing, 19230SpeciesTaxom
Trematuridae Berlese, 19174SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Zambia
21 Genera with 56 Species
#ABCHILMOPRSTZ
Amblyomma hirtum. Neumann, 179411SpeciesTaxom
Bewsiella Domrow, 1958
0SpeciesTaxom
Carios Latreille, 18802SpeciesTaxom
Haemaphysalis Koch, 19737SpeciesTaxom
Holostaspella Berlese, 1903
0SpeciesTaxom
Hyalomma Koch, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Ixodes Latreille, 19045SpeciesTaxom
Larinyssus Strandtmann, 1948
0SpeciesTaxom
Mesonyssus Fain, 1960
0SpeciesTaxom
Olopachys Berlese, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Ornithodoros C. L. Koch, 1877Soft-bodied Tick2SpeciesTaxom
Ornithonyssus Sambon, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Otobius Banks, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Ptilonyssus Berlese & Tr..., 1889
0SpeciesTaxom
Rhinoecius Cooreman, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Rhinonyssus Trouessart, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Rhipicephalus Ziemanni Neu..., 198118SpeciesTaxom
Scutanolaelaps Lavoipierre, 1959
0SpeciesTaxom
Sternostoma Berlese & Tr..., 1889
0SpeciesTaxom
Trichouropoda Berlese, 19874SpeciesTaxom
Zumptnyssus Fain, 19581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Zambia
56 Species
Amblyomma crenatum (Neumann, 1899)⇒ Amblyomma sparsum Neumann, 1899
Amblyomma eburneum Gerstäcker, 1873
Amblyomma hebraeum Koch, 1844Bont tick
Amblyomma latum Koch, 1844Snake tick
Amblyomma lepidum Dönitz, 1909
Amblyomma marmoreum Koch, 1844South African Tortoise tick
Amblyomma pomposum Dönitz, 1909Angolan bont tick
Amblyomma sparsum Neumann, 1899Central African tortoise tick
Amblyomma splendidum Giebel, 1877
Amblyomma sylvaticum De Geer, 1778Cape tortoise tick
Amblyomma variegatum Fabricius, 1794Tropical bont tick
Carios faini Hoogstraal, 1960
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) truncatum Koch, 1844African bont-leg tick
Ixodes calcarhebes Arthur & Zulu, 1980
Ixodes cavipalpus Nuttall & Wa..., 1908
Ixodes oldi Nuttall, 1913
Ixodes pilosus Koch, 1844Bush tick
Ixodes rubicundus (Neumann, 1904)⇒ Ixodes cavipalpus Nuttall & Wa..., 1908
Olopachys copris Ishikawa, 1984
Ornithodoros apertus Walton, 1962
Ornithodoros moubata (Murray, 1877)⇒ Ornithodoros apertus Walton, 1962
Ornithonyssus lukoschusi Micherdzinski, 1980
Otobius megnini Dugès, 1884Ear tick
Rhinoecius tytonis Fain, 1956
Rhinonyssus rhinolethrum Trouessart, 1895
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) 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
Trichouropoda abercorni Hirschmann &..., 1987
Trichouropoda buettneri Wisniewski &..., 1988
Trichouropoda laevis Wisniewski &..., 1992
Trichouropoda zambiae Hirschmann &..., 1987
Zumptnyssus buboensis Fain, 1958

Subnodes of Parasitiformes with occurrences in Zambia
OrderIxodida
Sundevall, 1833
hard ticks, soft ticks, Tick, Ticks
3
8
47
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

OrderMesostigmata
Canestrini, 1891
free-living predatory mites, Mesostigs, Mites, Predatory mites
7
13
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