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Checklist for Family Melicharidae Hirschmann, 1962
and region Australia (Australasia)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
490
2930
13324
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
441
2683
12509
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Acari
Nitzsch, 1818
Mites and Ticks
350
1576
5877
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Parasitiformes
Reuter, 1909
Mites, Ticks
69
298
1304
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mesostigmata
Canestrini, 1891
Free-living predatory mites, Mesostigs, Mites
64
274
1128
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Monogynaspida
Camin & Gorirossi, 1955
46
243
1056
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Gamasina
Leach, 1815
28
211
953
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ascoidea
Voigts & Oudemans, 1905
7
64
283
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMelicharidae
Hirschmann, 1962
2
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Australia
2 Genera with 13 Species
Melichares Hering, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Proctolaelaps Berlese, 190512SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Australia
13 Species
Melichares ornata Postner, 1963
Proctolaelaps (Proctolaelaps) antennatus Karg, 1985
Proctolaelaps (Proctolaelaps) aurora Vitzthum, 1925
Proctolaelaps (Proctolaelaps) australis C.Stone, 1988
Proctolaelaps (Proctolaelaps) bickleyi Bram, 1956Mite
Proctolaelaps (Proctolaelaps) holmi Halliday, 2001
Proctolaelaps (Proctolaelaps) hystrix Vitzthum, 1923
Proctolaelaps (Proctolaelaps) lobatus De Leon, 1963Mite
Proctolaelaps (Proctolaelaps) nauphoetae Womersley, 1956
Proctolaelaps (Proctolaelaps) nesbitti Womersley, 1956
Proctolaelaps (Proctolaelaps) pygmaeus J. Müller, 1859Mite
Proctolaelaps (Proctolaelaps) spencerae Domrow, 1979
Proctolaelaps novaeguineae Oudemans, 1905


Links, sources and further information
Melicharidae at artfakta.se
Melicharidae at biodiversity.org.au
Melicharidae at gbif.org
Melicharidae at itis.gov