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Checklist for Superfamily Acaroidea Latreille, 1802
and region East Africa (Africa)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
366
2225
7884
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
317
1901
6795
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Acari
Nitzsch, 1818
Mites and Ticks
230
783
1923
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Acariformes
Zakhvatkin, 1952
Dust mites, Mites
184
653
1431
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Sarcoptiformes
Reuter, 1909
Mites
131
422
854
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Oribatida
Dugès, 1833
Oribatid mites
131
422
854
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Desmonomata
Woolley, 1973
117
385
708
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acaroidea
Latreille, 1802
5
25
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for East Africa
5 Families width 26 Species
Acaridae Latreille, 1802Acarid mites22SpeciesTaxom
Gaudiellidae Atyeo, Baker..., 19741SpeciesTaxom
Knemidokoptidae Lavoipierre ..., 19512SpeciesTaxom
Suidasiidae Hughes, 19480SpeciesTaxom
Thysanocercidae Atyeo & Pete..., 19721SpeciesTaxom


Genera for East Africa
25 Genera with 26 Species
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Acarus Linnaeus, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Acotyledon Oudemans, 19352SpeciesTaxom
Askinasia Yunker, 1970
0SpeciesTaxom
Caloglyphus Berlese, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Cerophagus Oudemans, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Cosmoglyphus Oudemans, 1932
0SpeciesTaxom
Dynastopus Fain, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Ewingia Pearse, 1929
0SpeciesTaxom
Horstia Oudemans, 19213SpeciesTaxom
Knemidokoptes Fürstenberg, 19512SpeciesTaxom
Madaglyphus Fain, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Megachilopus Fain, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Omentopus Fain, 1978
0SpeciesTaxom
Paraceroglyphus Fain & Beauc..., 1979
0SpeciesTaxom
Pelzneria Scheucher, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Rhizoglyphus Claparède, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Sancassania Oudemans, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Sapracarus Fain & Philips, 1978
0SpeciesTaxom
Schwiebea Oudemans, 19882SpeciesTaxom
Suidasia Oudemans, 1905
0SpeciesTaxom
Thyreophagus Rondani, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Thysanocercus Gaud & Mouchet, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Troglocoptes Fain, 1966
0SpeciesTaxom
Tyrophagus Oudemans, 17812SpeciesTaxom
Viedebanttia Oudemans, 19291SpeciesTaxom


Species list for East Africa
26 Species
Acarus farris Oudemans, 1905Baker's itch mite
Acarus reduvius (Linnaeus, 1746)⇒ 
Acarus siro Linnaeus, 1758Cereal mite
Acotyledon bipilis Vitzthum, 1935
Acotyledon triscissus Vitzthum, 1935
Caloglyphus (Caloglyphus) mycophagus Mégnin Diagn..., 1982
Cerophagus heriades Fain & Pauly, 2001
Dynastopus augosomae Fain, 1978
Horstia (Horstia) monstruosus Vitzthum, 1919
Horstia (Horstia) rwandae Fain, 1984
Horstia glabra Vitzthum, 1921
Knemidokoptes mutans Robin & Lanq..., 1859Poultry scale-leg mite
Knemidokoptes pilae Lavoipierre ..., 1951Budgerigar mange mite
Madaglyphus legendrei A. Fain, 1971
Megachilopus uellensis Fain, 1974
Pelzneria meyerae Mahunka, 1979
Rhizoglyphus robini Claparède, 1869Bulb mite
Sancassania berlesei Michael, 1903Mite
Sancassania berlesi Michael, 1903
Schwiebea cavicola Mahunka, 1978
Schwiebea obesa Fain & Fauvel, 1988
Thyreophagus rwandanus Fain, 1982
Thysanocercus tanycnemus Gaud & Peterson, 1987
Tyrophagus (Tyrophagus) neiswanderi Johnson & Bruce, 1965Cucumber mite
Tyrophagus (Tyrophagus) putrescentiae Schrank, 1781Cereal mite
Viedebanttia schmitzi Oudemans, 1929

Subnodes of Acaroidea with occurrences in East Africa
FamilyAcaridae ♰
Latreille, 1802
acarid mites, house dust mites, Stored Products Mites
20
22
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyGaudiellidae
Atyeo, Baker & Delfinado, 1974
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyKnemidokoptidae
Lavoipierre & Griffiths, 1951
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilySuidasiidae
Hughes, 1948
2
0
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyThysanocercidae
Atyeo & Peterson, 1972
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Acaroidea at artfakta.se
Acaroidea at biodiversity.org.au
Acaroidea at dyntaxa.se
Acaroidea at itis.gov