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Checklist for Suborder Oribatida Dugès, 1833 (oribatid mites)
and region Cape (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
248
931
1761
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
209
804
1356
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Acari
Nitzsch, 1818
Mites and Ticks
135
272
392
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Acariformes
Zakhvatkin, 1952
Dust mites, Mites
112
227
322
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Sarcoptiformes
Reuter, 1909
Mites
62
100
111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Oribatida
Dugès, 1833
Oribatid mites
60
97
110
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cape
60 Families width 110 Species
#AEHLPCOSTGFMNRZ
Acaridae Latreille, 1802Acarid mites2SpeciesTaxom
Achipteriidae Thor, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Euphthiracaridae Jacot, 19302SpeciesTaxom
Humerobatidae Grandjean, 19707SpeciesTaxom
Listrophoridae Mégnin & Tro..., 18840SpeciesTaxom
Algophagidae Fain, 19743SpeciesTaxom
Alloptidae Gaud, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Hyadesiidae Halbert, 19154SpeciesTaxom
Pterolichidae Trouessart, 18992SpeciesTaxom
Phthiracaridae Perty, 18416SpeciesTaxom
Carabodidae Koch, 18375SpeciesTaxom
Atopomelidae Fain, 19720SpeciesTaxom
Oppiidae Sellnick, 193718SpeciesTaxom
Steganacaridae Niedbała, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Crotoniidae Thorell, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Tetracondylidae Aoki, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Ceratoppiidae Kunst, 19710SpeciesTaxom
Chamobatidae Thor, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Glycyphagidae De Geer, 17781SpeciesTaxom
Analgidae Trouessart &..., 1884Feather mites1SpeciesTaxom
Hemileiidae J. & P. Balogh, 19842SpeciesTaxom
Eremaeozetidae (Piffl, 1972)2SpeciesTaxom
Eremaeidae Oudemans, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Phenopelopidae Petrunkevitch, 19554SpeciesTaxom
Falculiferidae Oudemans, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Aeroglyphidae Zakhvatkin, 19410SpeciesTaxom
Hermanniidae Sellnick, 19282SpeciesTaxom
Histiostomatidae Berlese, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Galumnidae Jacot, 19250SpeciesTaxom
Hydrozetidae Grandjean, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Pteronyssidae Oudemans, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Oribotritiidae Grandjean, 19542SpeciesTaxom
Chirodiscidae Trouessart, 18920SpeciesTaxom
Liebstadiidae J. & P. Balogh, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Lophonotacaridae Fain, 19870SpeciesTaxom
Otocepheidae Balogh, 19614SpeciesTaxom
Sarcoptidae Megnin, 1877Itch mites3SpeciesTaxom
Microzetidae Grandjean, 19362SpeciesTaxom
Haplozetidae Grandjean, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Micreremidae Grandjean, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Proctophyllodidae Trouessart &..., 18841SpeciesTaxom
Myocoptidae Gunther, 19420SpeciesTaxom
Neoliodidae Sellnick, 19282SpeciesTaxom
Pheroliodidae (Paschoal, 1987)1SpeciesTaxom
Tegoribatidae (Grandjean, 1954)2SpeciesTaxom
Nodocepheidae Piffl, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Oribatellidae Jacot, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Rosensteiniidae Cooreman, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Oribatulidae Thor, 19294SpeciesTaxom
Oripodidae Jacot, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Camisiidae (Oudemans, 1900)1SpeciesTaxom
Scheloribatidae Jacot, 19352SpeciesTaxom
Chaetodactylidae Zakhvatkin, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Suctobelbidae Jacot, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Tectocepheidae Grandjean, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Tegeocranellidae P. Balogh, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Nosybeidae Mahunka, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Trhypochthoniidae Willmann, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Ceratozetidae Jacot, 19250SpeciesTaxom
Zetorchestidae Michael, 18981SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cape
97 Genera with 110 Species
#ABCDEFGHILMNOPRSTUZ
Acarus Linnaeus, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Achipteria Berlese, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Acrotritia Jacot, 19962SpeciesTaxom
Africoribates Evans, 19855SpeciesTaxom
Afroleius Mahunka, 19842SpeciesTaxom
Afrolistrophorus Fain, 1970
0SpeciesTaxom
Algophagus Hughes, 20032SpeciesTaxom
Alloptes Canestrini, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Amhyadesia Fain & Ganning, 19992SpeciesTaxom
Anoplotarsus Gaud & Atyeo, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Ardeacarus Dubinin, 1951
0SpeciesTaxom
Aterolichus J. Gaud, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Atropacarus Ewing, 19863SpeciesTaxom
Austrocarabodes Hammer, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Bathyergolichus Fain, 1970
0SpeciesTaxom
Brachioppia Hammer, 19855SpeciesTaxom
Calyptophthiracarus J. I. Aoki, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Camisia von Heyden, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Carabocepheus Berlese, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Carabodes Koch, 19144SpeciesTaxom
Ceratoppia Berlese, 1908
0SpeciesTaxom
Chamobates Hull, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Dermacarus Haller, 1878
0SpeciesTaxom
Diamesoglyphus Zachvatkin, 1941
0SpeciesTaxom
Diplaegidia Hull, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Dometorina Grandjean, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Eremaeozetes Berlese, 19852SpeciesTaxom
Eueremaeus Mihelcic, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Eupelops Ewing, 19893SpeciesTaxom
Falculifer Railliet, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Globoppia Hammer, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Glycycometus Parameswaren..., 1957
0SpeciesTaxom
Glycyphagus Hering, 17781SpeciesTaxom
Hermannia Nicolet, 19852SpeciesTaxom
Histiostoma Kramer, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Holozetes Jacot, 1929
0SpeciesTaxom
Hyadesia Megnin, 20002SpeciesTaxom
Hydrozetes Berlese, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Hyonyssus Gaud & Mouchet, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Indotritia Jacot, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Labidocarpus Trouessart, 1895
0SpeciesTaxom
Lemuroptes Lawrence, 1959
0SpeciesTaxom
Liebstadia Oudemans, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Listrophoroides Hirst, 1923
0SpeciesTaxom
Lophonotacarus Fain, 1987
0SpeciesTaxom
Lophotocepheus J. & P. Balogh, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Lophuromyopus Fain, 1965
0SpeciesTaxom
Magoebazetes Engelbrecht, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Magyaria Balaogh, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Membranoppia Hammer, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Micreremus Berlese, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Mimicalges Atyeo & Gaud, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Myocoptes Claparède, 1868
0SpeciesTaxom
Neohyadesia Hughes & Goo..., 20011SpeciesTaxom
Neoliodes Berlese, 02SpeciesTaxom
Neonooliodes Hunt, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Neophysobates Luxton, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Nodocepheus Hammer, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Notoedres Railliet, 18772SpeciesTaxom
Notophthiracarus Ramsay, 1966
0SpeciesTaxom
Novoribatella Engelbrecht, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Nycteriglyphus Zakhvatkin, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Oppia Koch, 19852SpeciesTaxom
Oppiella Jacot, 1937
0SpeciesTaxom
Oribatula Berlese, 1895
0SpeciesTaxom
Oripoda Banks, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Oxyoppia Balogh & Mah..., 19851SpeciesTaxom
Pergalumna Grandjean, 1936
0SpeciesTaxom
Phauloppia Berlese, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Phthiracarus Perty, 19303SpeciesTaxom
Platynothrus Berlese, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Plenotocepheus Hammer, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Pletzenoppia Balogh, 19855SpeciesTaxom
Propelops Jacot, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Protoribotritia Jacot, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Pseudotocepheus Balogh, 19852SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalozetes Balogh, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Rodentopus Fain, 1965
0SpeciesTaxom
Sancassania Oudemans, 1916
0SpeciesTaxom
Sarcoptes Latreille, 17781SpeciesTaxom
Scheloribates Berlese, 19842SpeciesTaxom
Schizocoptes Lawrence, 1944
0SpeciesTaxom
Scutozetes Hammer, 1952
0SpeciesTaxom
Sennertia Oudemans, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Setoppia Balogh, 19853SpeciesTaxom
Subphauloppia Hammer, 19852SpeciesTaxom
Suctobelbila Jacot, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Tectocepheus Berlese, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Tectoribates Berlese, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Tegeocranellus P. Balogh, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Topalia Balogh & Csi..., 19851SpeciesTaxom
Trhypochthonius Berlese, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Trichoecius Canestrini, 1899
0SpeciesTaxom
Trichoribates Berlese, 1910
0SpeciesTaxom
Urubambates Hammer, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Zetorchestes Berlese, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Zygoribatula Berlese, 19861SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape
110 Species
Acarus reduvius (Linnaeus, 1746)⇒ 
Acarus siro Linnaeus, 1758Cereal mite
Achipteria (Achipteria) coleoptrata Linnaeus, 1758
Acrotritia ardua Koch, 1841
Acrotritia dixa Niedbala & S..., 1996
Africoribates australis Mahunka, 1985
Africoribates bicuspidatus Mahunka, 1985
Africoribates pilosus Mahunka, 1985
Africoribates polygonatus Mahunka, 1985
Africoribates translamellatus Mahunka, 1985
Afroleius minor Mahunka, 1984
Afroleius simplex Mahunka, 1984
Algophagus brachytarsus Marshall, OC..., 2003
Algophagus macrolithus Marshall, OC..., 2003
Alloptes (Sternalloptes) cyrtolobus Gaud, 1976
Amhyadesia austrafricana Marshall & N..., 1999
Amhyadesia elizabethensis Marshall & N..., 1999
Anoplotarsus coleosoma Gaud & Mouch..., 1996
Aterolichus polyblastus J. Gaud, 1980
Atropacarus (Hoplophorella) endroedyyoungai Mahunka, 1984
Atropacarus (Hoplophorella) heterotricha Mahunka, 1984
Atropacarus (Hoplophorella) reductus Mahunka, 1986
Austrocarabodes (Austrocarabodes) pinnatus Mahunka, 1986
Brachioppia excrescens Mahunka, 1985
Brachioppia filamentosa Mahunka, 1985
Brachioppia filigera Mahunka, 1985
Brachioppia koki Mahunka, 1985
Brachioppia palmata Mahunka, 1985
Calyptophthiracarus austroafricana Mahunka, 198..., 1992
Camisia (Camisia) dictyna Colloff, 1993
Carabocepheus lounsburyi Berlese, 1910
Carabodes (Klapperiches) coronatus Mahunka, 1986
Carabodes (Klapperiches) microtrichus Mahunka, 1984
Carabodes (Klapperiches) problematicus Mahunka, 1985
Carabodes scymnus Hull, 1914
Chamobates (Chamobates) cuspidatus Michael, 1884
Diplaegidia subtecta Gaud, 1976
Dometorina lata Mahunka, 1986
Eremaeozetes capensis Schatz, 2001
Eremaeozetes gracilis (Mahunka, 1985)⇒ Mahunkaia gracilis Mahunka, 1985
Eueremaeus chiatous Higgins, 1979
Eupelops capensis Grobler, 1989
Eupelops distinctus Grobler, 1989
Eupelops engelbrechti Grobler, 1989
Falculifer capensis Gaud, 1976
Globoppia gibba Mahunka, 1984
Glycyphagus (Glycyphagus) domesticus De Geer, 1778Common house mite
Hermannia (Phyllhermannia) clavata Mahunka, 1985
Hermannia (Phyllhermannia) spathulata Mahunka, 1985
Histiostoma (Histiostoma) heriades Fain & Pauly, 2001
Hyadesia (Parahyadesia) benguelensis Marshall & U..., 2000
Hyadesia (Parahyadesia) heteromorpha Marshall & U..., 2000
Hydrozetes (Hydrozetes) capensis Engelbrecht, 1974
Hyonyssus (Hyonyssus) leptochaetus Gaud & Fain, 1989
Indotritia (Indotritia) africana Mahunka, 1984
Liebstadia similis Michael, 1888
Lophotocepheus youngai Mahunka, 198..., 1995
Magoebazetes engelbrechti Mahunka, 1985
Magyaria florida Mahunka, 1985
Membranoppia (Pravoppia) globifera Mahunka, 1989
Micreremus longisetus Mahunka, 1986
Mimicalges pteronyssoides Trouessart, 1885
Neohyadesia microtricha Marshall, OC..., 2001
Neoliodes capensis Berlese, 1910
Neoliodes tenderlandi
Neonooliodes ceroplastes (Hunt, 1996)⇒ Lopholiodes ceroplastes Hunt, 1996
Neophysobates abditus Mahunka, 1985
Nodocepheus minimus Mahunka, 1985
Notoedres (Mesonotoedres) notoedres Megnin, 1877
Notoedres (Notoedres) muris Megnin, 1877Rat ear itch mite
Novoribatella minutisetarum Engelbrecht, 1986
Nycteriglyphus pterophorus Berlese, 1892
Oppia corallifera Mahunka, 1985
Oppia diversiseta Mahunka, 1985
Oripoda sumonyii Mahunka, 1985
Oxyoppia (Oxyoppiella) spiculifera Mahunka, 1985
Phauloppia hessei Oudemans, 1902
Phthiracarus (Archiphthiracarus) endroedii Mahunka, 1984
Phthiracarus (Archiphthiracarus) imbecillis Mahunka, 1989
Phthiracarus (Phthiracarus) boresetosus Jacot, 1930
Platynothrus peltifer (C.L. Koch, 1839)⇒ Heminothrus peltifer Koch, 1839
Plenotocepheus (Plenotocepheus) africanus Mahunka, 1984
Pletzenoppia aseta Mahunka, 1986
Pletzenoppia curviclavata Mahunka, 198..., 1988
Pletzenoppia rattura Mahunka, 1985
Pletzenoppia semicostulata Mahunka, 1985
Pletzenoppia translucens Mahunka, 1985
Propelops alaskensis Hammer, 1955
Protoribotritia africana Mahunka, 1985
Pseudotocepheus (Pseudotocepheus) contractus Grobler, 1997
Pseudotocepheus (Pseudotocepheus) granulatus Mahunka, 1985
Rhopalozetes capensis Mahunka, 1985
Sarcoptes scabiei De Geer, 1778Itch mite
Scheloribates (Scheloribates) pallidulus Koch, 1841
Scheloribates (Scheloribates) pubescens Mahunka, 1984
Sennertia (Sennertia) caffra Vitzthum, 19..., 1981
Setoppia ansifera Mahunka, 1985
Setoppia clavimera Mahunka, 1985
Setoppia verrucosa Mahunka, 1985
Subphauloppia endroedii Mahunka, 1985
Subphauloppia lamellata Mahunka, 1985
Suctobelbila endroedyyoungai Mahunka, 1985
Tectocepheus velatus Michael, 1880
Tectoribates transcriptus (Mahunka, 1985)⇒ Novoribatella transcriptus Mahunka, 1985
Tegeocranellus africanus Mahunka, 1985
Topalia africana Mahunka, 1985
Trhypochthonius tectorum Berlese, 1896
Urubambates calcaratus Mahunka, 1984
Zetorchestes ornatus Mahunka, 1985
Zygoribatula endroedyi Mahunka, 1986

Subnodes of Oribatida with occurrences in Cape
InfraorderDesmonomata
Woolley, 1973
56
90
99
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderMixonomatina
Grandjean, 1969
4
7
11
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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