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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
332
1603
5979
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
290
1407
5076
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Acari
Nitzsch, 1818
Mites and Ticks
208
620
1628
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Acariformes
Zakhvatkin, 1952
Dust mites, Mites
172
523
1365
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Sarcoptiformes
Reuter, 1909
Mites
96
201
296
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Oribatida
Dugès, 1833
Oribatid mites
94
198
294
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Desmonomata
Woolley, 1973
88
187
277
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Acaroidea
Latreille, 1802
3
11
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Southern Africa
3 Families width 9 Species
Acaridae Latreille, 1802Acarid mites7SpeciesTaxom
Knemidokoptidae Lavoipierre ..., 19511SpeciesTaxom
Suidasiidae Hughes, 19481SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Southern Africa
11 Genera with 9 Species
Acarus Linnaeus, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Caloglyphus Berlese, 1923
0SpeciesTaxom
Cosmoglyphus Oudemans, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Knemidokoptes Fürstenberg, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Kuzinia Zachvatkin, 1941
0SpeciesTaxom
Namibacarus Fain, Y. Coi..., 19931SpeciesTaxom
Rhizoglyphus Claparède, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Sancassania Oudemans, 1916
0SpeciesTaxom
Schwiebea Oudemans, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Suidasia Oudemans, 1905
0SpeciesTaxom
Tyrophagus Oudemans, 17812SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern Africa
9 Species
Acarus reduvius (Linnaeus, 1746)⇒ 
Acarus siro Linnaeus, 1758Cereal mite
Cosmoglyphus oudemansi Zakhvatkin, 1937
Knemidokoptes mutans Robin & Lanq..., 1859Poultry scale-leg mite
Namibacarus sabulosus Fain, Y. Coi..., 1993
Rhizoglyphus robini Claparède, 1869Bulb mite
Schwiebea afroaustralis Mahunka, 1979
Tyrophagus (Tyrophagus) longior Gervais, 1844Cucumber mite
Tyrophagus (Tyrophagus) putrescentiae Schrank, 1781Cereal mite

Subnodes of Acaroidea with occurrences in Southern Africa
FamilyAcaridae
Latreille, 1802
acarid mites, house dust mites, Stored Products Mites
8
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyKnemidokoptidae
Lavoipierre & Griffiths, 1951
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilySuidasiidae
Hughes, 1948
2
1
Genera
Species

Taxom



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