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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
533
4412
23236
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
456
3391
19281
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Acari
Nitzsch, 1818
Mites and Ticks
353
1771
7094
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Acariformes
Zakhvatkin, 1952
Dust mites, Mites
284
1427
5062
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Sarcoptiformes
Reuter, 1909
Mites
199
868
2915
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Oribatida
Dugès, 1833
Oribatid mites
193
860
2911
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Desmonomata
Woolley, 1973
165
778
2380
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acaroidea
Latreille, 1802
5
34
51
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAcaridae
Latreille, 1802
Acarid mites, House dust mites, Stored Products Mites
29
47
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for South America
29 Genera with 47 Species
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Acarus Linnaeus, 17585SpeciesTaxom
Acotyledon Oudemans, 19782SpeciesTaxom
Aleuroglyphus Zachvatkin, 1941
0SpeciesTaxom
Armacarus S. Mahunka, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Caloglyphus Berlese, 19242SpeciesTaxom
Cosmoglyphus Oudemans, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Diadasiopus OConnor, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Dynastopus Fain, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Forcellinia Oudemans, 19772SpeciesTaxom
Froriepia Vitzthum, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Garsaultia Oudemans, 1916
0SpeciesTaxom
Histiogaster Berlese, 1883
0SpeciesTaxom
Horstia Oudemans, 19127SpeciesTaxom
Horstiella Türk, 20006SpeciesTaxom
Lackerbaueria Zachvatkin, 1941
0SpeciesTaxom
Mycetoglyphus Oudemans, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Neotropacarus Baker, 1985
0SpeciesTaxom
Ocellacarus S. Mahunka, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Pinoglyphus S. Mahunka, 19782SpeciesTaxom
Rhizoglyphus Claparède, 18693SpeciesTaxom
Sancassania Oudemans, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Schwiebea Oudemans, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Sennertionyx Zachvatkin, 1941
0SpeciesTaxom
Spinacaropus Fain & A. M...., 19781SpeciesTaxom
Thectochloracarus Fain, Engel,..., 19991SpeciesTaxom
Thyreophagus Rondani, 19872SpeciesTaxom
Thyrophagus1SpeciesTaxom
Tyrophagus Oudemans, 19593SpeciesTaxom
Viedebanttia Oudemans, 19291SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South America
47 Species
Acarus brasilianus Vitzthum, 1925
Acarus immobilis Griffiths, 1964
Acarus reduvius (Linnaeus, 1746)⇒ 
Acarus scorpioides (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Cordylochernes scorpioides Linnaeus, 1758
Acarus siro Linnaeus, 1758Cereal mite
Acotyledon fuscipes Vitzthum, 1924
Acotyledon mystax (Mahunka, 1978)⇒ Forcellinia mystax Mahunka, 1977
Armacarus anniversarius S. Mahunka, 1979
Caloglyphus (Caloglyphus) armatus Mahunka, 1979
Caloglyphus unguiculatus Vitzthum, 1924
Cosmoglyphus krameri Berlese, 1881
Diadasiopus alexanderi OConnor & Da..., 1999
Dynastopus augosomae Fain, 1978
Forcellinia bipunctata Mahunka, 1978
Forcellinia mystax Mahunka, 1977
Froriepia heterotricha Mahunka, 1978
Horstia (Amhorstia) amplisucta Fain & Camerik, 1978
Horstia (Amhorstia) brasiliensis Fain & Camerik, 1978
Horstia (Amhorstia) major Bischoff-de-..., 1987
Horstia (Amhorstia) minor Bischoff-de-..., 1987
Horstia (Amhorstia) pulcherrima Vitzthum, 1919
Horstia braziliensis
Horstia pulcherrimus Vitzthum, 1912
Horstiella armata Türk, 1949
Horstiella concentrica Ochoa & OConnor, 2000
Horstiella megamyzidos Ochoa & OConnor, 2000
Horstiella mourei Ochoa & OConnor, 2000
Horstiella quadrata Ochoa & OConnor, 2000
Horstiella snellingi Ochoa & OConnor, 2000
Mycetoglyphus fungivorus Oudemans, 1932
Ocellacarus congregatus S. Mahunka, 1979
Pinoglyphus cetus Mahunka, 1979
Pinoglyphus rettenmeyeri S. Mahunka, 1978
Rhizoglyphus echinopus Robin & Fumouze, 1868Bulb mite
Rhizoglyphus frickorum Nesbitt, 1988
Rhizoglyphus robini Claparède, 1869Bulb 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
Thyreophagus incanus Fain, 1987
Thyrophagus entomophagus Laboulbène, 1852
Tyrophagus (Tyrophagus) putrescentiae Schrank, 1781Cereal mite
Tyrophagus (Tyrophagus) similis Volgin, 1949Grassland mite
Tyrophagus (Tyrophagus) tropicus Robertson, 1959
Viedebanttia schmitzi Oudemans, 1929

Subnodes of Acaridae with occurrences in South America
SubfamilyAcarinae
Latreille, 1802
3
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHorstiinae
Fain, 1984
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyRhizoglyphinae
Zakhvatkin, 1941
13
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