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Checklist for Family Acaridae Latreille, 1802 (acarid mites)
and region British Isles (North Europe)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
415
1703
3903
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
340
1509
3601
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Acari
Nitzsch, 1818
Mites and Ticks
241
700
1600
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Acariformes
Zakhvatkin, 1952
Dust mites, Mites
200
565
1268
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Sarcoptiformes
Reuter, 1909
Mites
126
308
614
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Oribatida
Dugès, 1833
Oribatid mites
125
305
610
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Desmonomata
Woolley, 1973
105
259
515
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acaroidea
Latreille, 1802
6
22
46
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAcaridae
Latreille, 1802
Acarid mites, House dust mites, Stored Products Mites
16
42
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for British Isles
16 Genera with 42 Species
Acarus Linnaeus, 175815SpeciesTaxom
Acotyledon Oudemans, 1902
0SpeciesTaxom
Aleuroglyphus Zachvatkin, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Caloglyphus Berlese, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Cosmoglyphus Oudemans, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Mycetoglyphus Oudemans, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Rhizoglyphus Claparède, 18692SpeciesTaxom
Sancassania Oudemans, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Schulzea Zachvatkin, 1941
0SpeciesTaxom
Schwiebea Oudemans, 19163SpeciesTaxom
Thyreophagus Rondani, 19825SpeciesTaxom
Thyrophagus1SpeciesTaxom
Tryophagus1SpeciesTaxom
Tyroglyphus Latreille, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Tyrophagus Oudemans, 18049SpeciesTaxom
Viedebanttia Oudemans, 1929
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for British Isles
42 Species
Acarus avicolus
Acarus calcarabellus Griffiths, 1965
Acarus dimidiatus Hermann, 1804
Acarus diro Linnaeus, 1758
Acarus farinae (De Geer, 1778)⇒ Acarus siro Linnaeus, 1758
Acarus farris Oudemans, 1905Baker's itch mite
Acarus gracilis (Hughes, 1957)⇒ Pteronyssus gracilis Nitzsch, 1818
Acarus holosericeus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Trombidium hungaricum Kobulej, 1957
Acarus immobilis Griffiths, 1964
Acarus mycophagus
Acarus neiswanderi Johnston & B..., 1965
Acarus nidicolous D.A.Griffiths, 1969
Acarus nidicolus Griffiths, 1970
Acarus reduvius (Linnaeus, 1746)⇒ 
Acarus siro Linnaeus, 1758Cereal mite
Aleuroglyphus ovatus Troupeau, 1879Brown legged grain mite
Caloglyphus (Caloglyphus) mycophagus Mégnin Diagn..., 1982
Cosmoglyphus oudemansi Zakhvatkin, 1937
Mycetoglyphus fungivorus Oudemans, 1932
Rhizoglyphus echinopus Robin & Fumouze, 1868Bulb mite
Rhizoglyphus robini Claparède, 1869Bulb mite
Sancassania mycophaga Megnin, 1874
Schwiebea hibernica Purvis & Evans, 1982
Schwiebea nova Oudemans, 1906
Schwiebea talpa Oudemans, 1916
Thyreophagus corticalis Michael, 1885
Thyreophagus entomophagus Laboulbène &..., 1862Thyreophagus flour mite
Thyreophagus evansi Fain, 1982
Thyreophagus macfarlanei Fain, 1982
Thyreophagus vermicularis Fain & Lukos..., 1982
Thyrophagus entomophagus Laboulbène, 1852
Tryophagus infestans
Tyroglyphus corticalis A.D. Michael, 1885
Tyrophagus (Tyroborus) lini Oudemans, 1924
Tyrophagus (Tyrophagus) longior Gervais, 1844Cucumber mite
Tyrophagus (Tyrophagus) palmarum Oudemans, 1924
Tyrophagus (Tyrophagus) perniciosus Zakhvatkin, 1941
Tyrophagus (Tyrophagus) putrescentiae Schrank, 1781Cereal mite
Tyrophagus (Tyrophagus) savasi Lynch, 1989
Tyrophagus (Tyrophagus) similis Volgin, 1949Grassland mite
Tyrophagus castellani Hirst, 1912
Tyrophagus dinidiatus Her man, 1804

Subnodes of Acaridae with occurrences in British Isles
SubfamilyAcarinae
Latreille, 1802
3
25
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyRhizoglyphinae
Zakhvatkin, 1941
9
14
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