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Checklist for Class Arachnida Lamarck, 1801 (Arachnids)
and region Benin (West Africa)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
28
46
74
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Benin
28 Families width 74 Species and 2 Subspecies
#EBAPCTMDFIHGOSR
Eriophyidae Nalepa, 1898Blister mites2SpeciesTaxom
Buthidae C. L. Koch, 1837Arrowbreasted scorpions3SpeciesTaxom
Amblyommidae Banks, 190719SpeciesTaxom
Phytoseiidae Berlese, 1916Phytoseiid mites4SpeciesTaxom
Argasidae (C. L. Koch, 1844)Soft tick6SpeciesTaxom
Pholcidae C. L. Koch, 1851Carpenter spider5SpeciesTaxom
Philodromidae Thorell, 1870False crab spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Cheyletidae Leach, 18152SpeciesTaxom
Tarsonemidae Kramer, 1877Tarsonemid mites1SpeciesTaxom
Myobiidae Megnin, 18770SpeciesTaxom
Phrynichidae Simon, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Demodecidae Nicolet, 1855Follicle mites1SpeciesTaxom
Pyroglyphidae Cunliffe, 1958Dust mites1SpeciesTaxom
Feltriidae Viets, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Araneidae Simon, 1895Golden orb web spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833Cobweb And Widow Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Ixodidae (C. L. Koch, 1844)Hard Tick8SpeciesTaxom
Histiostomatidae Berlese, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Gnaphosidae Pocock, 1898Flat-bellied ground spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Tetranychidae Donnadieu, 1875Spider mites6SpeciesTaxom
Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866Elongated Orb Weavers2SpeciesTaxom
Chirodiscidae Trouessart, 18920SpeciesTaxom
Oxyopidae Thorell, 1870Lynx spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Scorpionidae Pierre André..., 1802Largeclaw scorpions2SpeciesTaxom
Rhagodidae Pocock, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Sarcoptidae Megnin, 1877Itch mites1SpeciesTaxom
Oonopidae (Simon, 1890)Dwarf Cell Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Acaridae Latreille, 1802Acarid mites1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Benin
46 Genera with 74 Species
#ABCDFGHILMNOPRST
Aceria Keifer, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Akentrobuthus Lamoral, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Amblyomma hirtum. Neumann, 17942SpeciesTaxom
Amblyseius Berlese, 19582SpeciesTaxom
Argas Latreille, 1844American Dog Tick5SpeciesTaxom
Artema Walckenaer, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Babycurus Karsch, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Catuna Kirby, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Cheletomimus Oudemans, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Cheyletus Latreille, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Coreitarsonemus Fain, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Crocidurobia Jameson, 1970
0SpeciesTaxom
Crossopriza Simon, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Damon Koch, 17971SpeciesTaxom
Demodex Owen, 1842Eyelash mites1SpeciesTaxom
Dermacentor Koch, 1821Dog Ticks1SpeciesTaxom
Dermatophagoides Bogdanoff, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Feltria Koenike, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1837Spiny Backed Orb Weaver1SpeciesTaxom
Gmogala Keyserling, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Haemaphysalis Koch, 19737SpeciesTaxom
Histiostoma Kramer, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Hottentotta Birula, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Hyalomma Koch, 19196SpeciesTaxom
Ixodes Latreille, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Ladissa Simon, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Mononychellus Wainstein, 19382SpeciesTaxom
Neoseiulus Hughes, 19622SpeciesTaxom
Nephila Leach, 1842Banana spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Olabidocarpus Lawrence, 1948
0SpeciesTaxom
Oligonychus Berlese, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Ornithodoros C. L. Koch, 1877Soft-bodied Tick1SpeciesTaxom
Oxyopes Latreille, 1804
Lynx Spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Pandinus Thorell, 1841African emperor scorpions2SpeciesTaxom
Physocyclus Simon, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Rhagodoca Roewer, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Rhipicephalus Ziemanni Neu..., 184410SpeciesTaxom
Sarcoptes Latreille, 17781SpeciesTaxom
Schizotetranychus Trägårdh, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Smeringopina Kraus, 20132SpeciesTaxom
Stenoonops Simon, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Tegonotus Nalepa, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Tetranychus Dufour, 18362SpeciesTaxom
Tibellus Simon, 1907Slender Crab Spider1SpeciesTaxom
Trichonephila Dahl, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Tyrophagus Oudemans, 17811SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Benin
74 Species and 2 Subspecies
Aceria guerreronis Keifer, 1965Coconut mite
Akentrobuthus atakora Vignoli & Pr..., 2008
Amblyomma splendidum Giebel, 1877
Amblyomma variegatum Fabricius, 1794Tropical bont tick
Amblyseius (Amblyseius) andersoni Chant, 1957
Amblyseius potentillae Garman, 1958
Argas (Argas) macrostigmatus Filippova, 1961
Argas (Persicargas) persicus (Oken, 1818)⇒ Argas miniatus Koch, 1844
Argas hermanni (Audouin, 1827)⇒ Argas macrostigmatus Filippova, 1961
Argas latus Filippova, 1961
Argas miniatus Koch, 1844Chicken tick
Artema atlanta (Walckenaer, 1837)⇒ Physocyclus globosus Taczanowski, 1874
Babycurus kirki Pocock, 1890
Catuna crithea Drury, 1773Common Pathfinder
Cheletomimus (Hemicheyletia) wellsinus De Leon, 1967
Cheyletus zumpti Fain, 1972
Coreitarsonemus anoplocnemis anoplocnemis Fain, 1970
Crossopriza lyoni Blackwall, 1867Box spiders
Damon medius Herbst, 1797
Demodex folliculorum Simon, 1842Follicle mite
Dermacentor variabilis Say, 1821American dog tick
Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus Trouessart, 1897American house dust mite
Feltria (Feltria) oedipoda Viets, 1922
Gasteracantha curvispina (Félix Édouar..., 1837)⇒ Aranoethra cambridgei Butler, 1873
Gmogala scarabaeus Eugen von Ke..., 1890
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
Histiostoma (Histiostoma) heriades Fain & Pauly, 2001
Hottentotta (Hottentotta) hottentotta Fabricius, 1787Congo red alligator back scorpion
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
Ixodes (Ixodes) ricinus (Murray, 1852)⇒ Ixodes scapularis Say, 1821
Ladissa semirufa Eugène Simon, 1907
Mononychellus progresivus (Doreste, 1981)⇒ Schizotetranychus progresivus Doreste, 1981
Mononychellus tanajoa Auct. nec Bo..., 1938Cassava green mite
Neoseiulus baraki Athias-Henriot, 1966
Neoseiulus lula Pritchard & ..., 1962
Nephila constricta Karsch, 1879Constricted Golden Orb Spider
Nephila senegalensis Walckenaer, 1842Banded Golden Orb Spider
Oligonychus gossypii Zacher, 1921
Ornithodoros moubata (Murray, 1877)⇒ Ornithodoros apertus Walton, 1962
Pandinus (Pandinopsis) dictator Pocock, 1888
Pandinus (Pandinus) imperator Koch, 1841Common emperor scorpion
Physocyclus globosus Taczanowski, 1874Cellar spider
Rhagodoca termes Karsch, 1885
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) guilhoni Morel & Vass..., 1963
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
Sarcoptes scabiei De Geer, 1778Itch mite
Schizotetranychus (Mononychellus) progresivus Doreste, 1981
Smeringopina beninensis Kraus, 1957
Smeringopina fon Huber, 2013
Stenoonops cletus (Arthur M. Ch..., 1969)⇒ Scaphioides cletus Chickering, 1969
Tegonotus platynaspis Nalepa, 1920
Tetranychus (Tetranychus) neocaledonicus André, 1933Vegetable spider mite
Tetranychus (Tetranychus) urticae C. L. Koch, 1836Carmine spider mite
Tibellus seriepunctatus Eugène Simon, 1907
Tyrophagus (Tyrophagus) putrescentiae Schrank, 1781Cereal mite

Subnodes of Arachnida with occurrences in Benin
SubclassDromopoda
Shultz, 1990
3
5
6
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubclassMicrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
25
41
68
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Arachnida (Lamarck 1801)
Arachnida (Lamarck 1801)


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