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Checklist for Family Acaridae Latreille, 1802 (acarid mites)
and region Africa (Continents)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
531
4342
23365
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
462
3675
20216
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Acari
Nitzsch, 1818
Mites and Ticks
363
1893
8353
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Acariformes
Zakhvatkin, 1952
Dust mites, Mites
299
1613
6797
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Sarcoptiformes
Reuter, 1909
Mites
195
947
3625
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Oribatida
Dugès, 1833
Oribatid mites
188
930
3583
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Desmonomata
Woolley, 1973
166
855
2974
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acaroidea
Latreille, 1802
7
38
58
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAcaridae
Latreille, 1802
Acarid mites, House dust mites, Stored Products Mites
28
45
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Africa
28 Genera with 45 Species
#ACDEGHKLMOPRSTV
Acarus Linnaeus, 17586SpeciesTaxom
Acotyledon Oudemans, 19352SpeciesTaxom
Aleuroglyphus Zachvatkin, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Askinasia Yunker, 1970
0SpeciesTaxom
Caloglyphus Berlese, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Cosmoglyphus Oudemans, 19373SpeciesTaxom
Dynastopus Fain, 19783SpeciesTaxom
Ewingia Pearse, 1929
0SpeciesTaxom
Garsaultia Oudemans, 1916
0SpeciesTaxom
Histiogaster Berlese, 1883
0SpeciesTaxom
Horstia Oudemans, 19213SpeciesTaxom
Kuzinia Zachvatkin, 1941
0SpeciesTaxom
Lamtoglyphus Fain, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Madaglyphus Fain, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Megachilopus Fain, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Omentopus Fain, 1978
0SpeciesTaxom
Paraceroglyphus Fain & Beauc..., 1979
0SpeciesTaxom
Passaloglyphus Mahunka & Sa..., 1972
0SpeciesTaxom
Pelzneria Scheucher, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Psyllopus Fain & J. C...., 19931SpeciesTaxom
Rhizoglyphus Claparède, 18694SpeciesTaxom
Sancassania Oudemans, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Schwiebea Oudemans, 19883SpeciesTaxom
Thyreophagus Rondani, 19823SpeciesTaxom
Troglocoptes Fain, 1966
0SpeciesTaxom
Tyroborus Oudemans, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Tyrophagus Oudemans, 18047SpeciesTaxom
Viedebanttia Oudemans, 19291SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Africa
45 Species
Acarus dimidiatus Hermann, 1804
Acarus farris Oudemans, 1905Baker's itch mite
Acarus nidicolous D.A.Griffiths, 1969
Acarus nidicolus Griffiths, 1970
Acarus reduvius (Linnaeus, 1746)⇒ 
Acarus siro Linnaeus, 1758Cereal mite
Acotyledon bipilis Vitzthum, 1935
Acotyledon triscissus Vitzthum, 1935
Aleuroglyphus ovatus Troupeau, 1879Brown legged grain mite
Caloglyphus (Caloglyphus) mycophagus Mégnin Diagn..., 1982
Cosmoglyphus krameri Berlese, 1881
Cosmoglyphus kramerii Berlese, 1881
Cosmoglyphus oudemansi Zakhvatkin, 1937
Dynastopus augosomae Fain, 1978
Dynastopus camerikae Fain, 1978
Dynastopus tshuapensis Fain, 1978
Horstia (Horstia) monstruosus Vitzthum, 1919
Horstia (Horstia) rwandae Fain, 1984
Horstia glabra Vitzthum, 1921
Lamtoglyphus coineaui Fain, 1975
Madaglyphus legendrei A. Fain, 1971
Megachilopus uellensis Fain, 1974
Pelzneria meyerae Mahunka, 1979
Psyllopus gerbillicola Fain & J. C...., 1993
Rhizoglyphus algericus Fain, 1988
Rhizoglyphus callae Oudemans, 1924
Rhizoglyphus echinopus Robin & Fumouze, 1868Bulb mite
Rhizoglyphus robini Claparède, 1869Bulb mite
Sancassania berlesei Michael, 1903Mite
Sancassania berlesi Michael, 1903
Schwiebea afroaustralis Mahunka, 1979
Schwiebea cavicola Mahunka, 1978
Schwiebea obesa Fain & Fauvel, 1988
Thyreophagus athiasae Fain, 1982
Thyreophagus cooremani Fain, 1982
Thyreophagus rwandanus Fain, 1982
Tyroborus lini Oudemans, 1924
Tyrophagus (Tyroborus) lini Oudemans, 1924
Tyrophagus (Tyrophagus) glossinarum Fain, 1985
Tyrophagus (Tyrophagus) longior Gervais, 1844Cucumber mite
Tyrophagus (Tyrophagus) neiswanderi Johnson & Bruce, 1965Cucumber mite
Tyrophagus (Tyrophagus) palmarum Oudemans, 1924
Tyrophagus (Tyrophagus) putrescentiae Schrank, 1781Cereal mite
Tyrophagus dinidiatus Her man, 1804
Viedebanttia schmitzi Oudemans, 1929

Subnodes of Acaridae with occurrences in Africa
SubfamilyAcarinae
Latreille, 1802
3
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyRhizoglyphinae
Zakhvatkin, 1941
12
22
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Acaridae at artfakta.se
Acaridae at biodiversity.org.au
Acaridae at dyntaxa.se
Acaridae at gbif.org
Acaridae at irmng.org
Acaridae at itis.gov
Acaridae at marinespecies.org