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Checklist for Family Melicharidae Hirschmann, 1962
and region South Asia (Asia)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
441
3051
19097
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
382
2638
17346
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Acari
Nitzsch, 1818
Mites and Ticks
300
1360
7591
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Parasitiformes
Reuter, 1909
Mites, Ticks
47
191
1188
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mesostigmata
Canestrini, 1891
Free-living predatory mites, Mesostigs, Mites
40
169
874
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Monogynaspida
Camin & Gorirossi, 1955
35
163
867
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Gamasina
Leach, 1815
27
149
839
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ascoidea
Voigts & Oudemans, 1905
7
45
337
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMelicharidae
Hirschmann, 1962
3
21
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for South Asia
3 Genera with 21 Species
Melichares Hering, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Mucroseius Lindquist, 19913SpeciesTaxom
Proctolaelaps Berlese, 199417SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Asia
21 Species
Melichares fici Narayanan & ..., 1963
Mucroseius aciculatus Ishikawa, 1968
Mucroseius nipponensis (Lindquist & ..., 1991)⇒ Melichares nipponensis Lindquist & ..., 1991
Mucroseius squamosus (Lindquist & ..., 1991)⇒ Melichares squamosus Lindquist & ..., 1991
Proctolaelaps (Proctolaelaps) aurora Vitzthum, 1925
Proctolaelaps (Proctolaelaps) longichelicerae Ma-Liming, 1996
Proctolaelaps (Proctolaelaps) pygmaeus J. Müller, 1859Mite
Proctolaelaps (Proctolaelaps) reticulatosimilis Bhattacharyy..., 1998
Proctolaelaps (Proctolaelaps) yinchuanensis Bai, Yin & Gu, 1993
Proctolaelaps brevipilus Berlese, 1923
Proctolaelaps crassispinus Ma, Zhang & Li, 2003
Proctolaelaps intermedius Athias-Henriot, 1959
Proctolaelaps jiangxiensis Ma, 2006
Proctolaelaps liupanshanensis Bai, Yan & Qi, 2008
Proctolaelaps nipponicus Ishikawa, 1968
Proctolaelaps orientalis S.Bhattacharyya, 1968
Proctolaelaps ovatus Ma, Ning & Wei, 2003
Proctolaelaps pistilli Ma & Yin, 1999
Proctolaelaps scolyti Evans, 1958
Proctolaelaps sternalis S.Bhattacharyya, 1972
Proctolaelaps zhongweiensis Bai & Gu, 1994


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