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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
135
439
899
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
111
385
785
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Acari
Nitzsch, 1818
Mites and Ticks
56
100
184
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Parasitiformes
Reuter, 1909
Mites, Ticks
9
20
59
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Zimbabwe
9 Families width 59 Species and 1 Subspecies
Eviphididae Berlese, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Amblyommidae (Banks, 1907)34SpeciesTaxom
Argasidae C. L. Koch, 1844Soft tick7SpeciesTaxom
Ixodidae C. L. Koch, 1844Hard Tick11SpeciesTaxom
Laelapidae Berlese, 18922SpeciesTaxom
Rhinonyssidae Trouessart, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Pachylaelapidae Berlese, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Macronyssidae Oudemans, 1936Macronyssid Mites0SpeciesTaxom
Polyaspididae Berlese, 19131SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Zimbabwe
20 Genera with 59 Species
Alliphis Halbert, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Amblyomma hirtum. Neumann, 17949SpeciesTaxom
Argas Latreille, 1969American Dog Tick2SpeciesTaxom
Boophilus Curtice, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Carios Latreille, 18802SpeciesTaxom
Dicrocheles Krantz & Khot, 19692SpeciesTaxom
Haemaphysalis Koch, 19738SpeciesTaxom
Hyalomma Koch, 19463SpeciesTaxom
Hypoaspis Canestrini, 1884
Predatory mite0SpeciesTaxom
Ixodes Latreille, 18442SpeciesTaxom
Mesonyssus Fain, 1960
0SpeciesTaxom
Olopachys Berlese, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Ornithodoros C. L. Koch, 1877Soft-bodied Tick2SpeciesTaxom
Otobius Banks, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Passeronyssus Fain, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Pellonyssus Clark & Yunker, 1956
0SpeciesTaxom
Ptilonyssus Berlese & Tr..., 1889
0SpeciesTaxom
Rhipicephalus Ziemanni Neu..., 195622SpeciesTaxom
Ruandanyssus Fain, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Uroseius Berlese, 19981SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Zimbabwe
59 Species and 1 Subspecies
Alliphis megalodacne Potter & Joh..., 1976
Amblyomma compressum Macalister, 1872
Amblyomma crenatum (Neumann, 1899)⇒ Amblyomma sparsum Neumann, 1899
Amblyomma eburneum Gerstäcker, 1873
Amblyomma exornatum Koch, 1844Leguan tick
Amblyomma hebraeum Koch, 1844Bont tick
Amblyomma lepidum Dönitz, 1909
Amblyomma sparsum Neumann, 1899Central African tortoise tick
Amblyomma splendidum Giebel, 1877
Amblyomma variegatum Fabricius, 1794Tropical bont tick
Argas (Carios) vespertilionis (Neumann, 1896)⇒ 
Argas walkerae Kaiser & Hoo..., 1969Southern Fowl tampan
Boophilus decoloratus (Alessandrini, 1917)⇒ 
Carios (Carios) vespertilionis Latreille, 1796Bat tampan
Carios rudis Karsch, 1880
Dicrocheles pelates
Dicrocheles scedastes Treat, 1969
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 norvali Hoogstraal &..., 1983Norval's southern African hedgehog haemaphysaline
Haemaphysalis paraleachi Camicas, Hoo..., 1983
Haemaphysalis punctaleachi Camicas, Hoo..., 1973
Hyalomma marginatum rufipes Koch, 1844
Hyalomma (Hyalomma) truncatum Koch, 1844African bont-leg tick
Hyalomma turanicum Pomerantsev, 1946Enamel-legged Hyalomma
Ixodes matopi Spickeltt, K..., 1980
Ixodes pilosus Koch, 1844Bush tick
Olopachys copris Ishikawa, 1984
Ornithodoros apertus Walton, 1962
Ornithodoros moubata (Murray, 1877)⇒ Ornithodoros apertus Walton, 1962
Otobius megnini Dugès, 1884Ear tick
Passeronyssus dicruri Fain, 1956
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) appendiculatus Neumann, 1901Brown ear tick
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) bequaerti Zumpt, 1949
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) evertsi Neumann, 1897Red-legged tick
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) guilhoni Morel & Vass..., 1963
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) kochi (Dönitz, 1905)⇒ Rhipicephalus jeanneli Neumann, 1913
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) lunulatus (Neumann, 1907)⇒ 
Rhipicephalus (Rhipicephalus) masseyi Nuttall & Wa..., 1908
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) zambeziensis Walker, Norv..., 1981Lowveld brown ear tick
Rhipicephalus neavei (Santos Dias, 1956)⇒ 
Ruandanyssus terpsiphonei Fain, 1957
Uroseius (Uroseius) disneyi Fain, 1998

Subnodes of Parasitiformes with occurrences in Zimbabwe
OrderIxodida
Sundevall, 1833
hard ticks, soft ticks, Tick, Ticks
3
10
52
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

OrderMesostigmata
Canestrini, 1891
free-living predatory mites, Mesostigs, Mites, Predatory mites
6
10
7
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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Parasitiformes at artfakta.se
Parasitiformes at dyntaxa.se
Parasitiformes at itis.gov
Parasitiformes at marinespecies.org