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Checklist for Family Acaridae Latreille, 1802 (acarid mites)
and region Brazil (Northern South America)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
390
2350
9166
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
338
1867
7658
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Acari
Nitzsch, 1818
Mites and Ticks
256
896
2114
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Acariformes
Zakhvatkin, 1952
Dust mites, Mites
202
712
1592
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Sarcoptiformes
Reuter, 1909
Mites
142
449
881
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Oribatida
Dugès, 1833
Oribatid mites
139
446
880
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Desmonomata
Woolley, 1973
118
391
715
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acaroidea
Latreille, 1802
3
22
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAcaridae
Latreille, 1802
Acarid mites, House dust mites, Stored Products Mites
20
22
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Brazil
20 Genera with 22 Species
Acarus Linnaeus, 17462SpeciesTaxom
Acotyledon Oudemans, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Armacarus S. Mahunka, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Caloglyphus Berlese, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Cosmoglyphus Oudemans, 1932
0SpeciesTaxom
Garsaultia Oudemans, 1916
0SpeciesTaxom
Histiogaster Berlese, 1883
0SpeciesTaxom
Horstia Oudemans, 03SpeciesTaxom
Horstiella Türk, 20004SpeciesTaxom
Neotropacarus Baker, 1985
0SpeciesTaxom
Ocellacarus S. Mahunka, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Pinoglyphus S. Mahunka, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Rhizoglyphus Claparède, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Sancassania Oudemans, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Schwiebea Oudemans, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Spinacaropus Fain & A. M...., 19781SpeciesTaxom
Thectochloracarus Fain, Engel,..., 19991SpeciesTaxom
Thyreophagus Rondani, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Thyrophagus1SpeciesTaxom
Tyrophagus Oudemans, 17811SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Brazil
22 Species
Acarus brasilianus Vitzthum, 1925
Acarus reduvius (Linnaeus, 1746)⇒ 
Acotyledon fuscipes Vitzthum, 1924
Armacarus anniversarius S. Mahunka, 1979
Caloglyphus unguiculatus Vitzthum, 1924
Horstia (Amhorstia) amplisucta Fain & Camerik, 1978
Horstia (Amhorstia) brasiliensis Fain & Camerik, 1978
Horstia braziliensis
Horstiella armata Türk, 1949
Horstiella megamyzidos Ochoa & OConnor, 2000
Horstiella mourei Ochoa & OConnor, 2000
Horstiella quadrata Ochoa & OConnor, 2000
Ocellacarus congregatus S. Mahunka, 1979
Pinoglyphus cetus Mahunka, 1979
Rhizoglyphus echinopus Robin & Fumouze, 1868Bulb mite
Sancassania chelone Oudemans, 1916
Schwiebea novisimilis Vitzthum, 1921
Spinacaropus brasiliensis Fain & A. M...., 1978
Thectochloracarus neotropicalis Fain, Engel,..., 1999
Thyreophagus entomophagus Laboulbène &..., 1862Thyreophagus flour mite
Thyrophagus entomophagus Laboulbène, 1852
Tyrophagus (Tyrophagus) putrescentiae Schrank, 1781Cereal mite

Subnodes of Acaridae with occurrences in Brazil
SubfamilyAcarinae
Latreille, 1802
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyRhizoglyphinae
Zakhvatkin, 1941
10
9
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