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Checklist for Superfamily Protoplophoroidea Ewing, 1917
and region Africa (Continents)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
531
4342
23365
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
462
3675
20216
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Acari
Nitzsch, 1818
Mites and Ticks
363
1893
8353
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Acariformes
Zakhvatkin, 1952
Dust mites, Mites
299
1613
6797
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Sarcoptiformes
Reuter, 1909
Mites
195
947
3625
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Oribatida
Dugès, 1833
Oribatid mites
188
930
3583
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Enarthronotina
Grandjean, 1969
10
26
82
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Protoplophoroidea
Ewing, 1917
5
12
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Africa
5 Families width 29 Species and 1 Subspecies
Protoplophoridae Ewing, 19179SpeciesTaxom
Cosmochthoniidae Grandjean, 19468SpeciesTaxom
Haplochthoniidae Van der Hammen, 19595SpeciesTaxom
Pediculochelidae Lavoipierre, 19461SpeciesTaxom
Sphaerochthoniidae Grandjean, 19476SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Africa
12 Genera with 29 Species
Arthrhoplophora Berlese, 19782SpeciesTaxom
Bursoplophora Subías & Pér..., 19942SpeciesTaxom
Cosmochthonius Berlese, 19826SpeciesTaxom
Cryptoplophora Grandjean, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Grandjeanoplophora Balogh & Mah..., 19321SpeciesTaxom
Haplochthonius Willmann, 19795SpeciesTaxom
Hauseroplophora Mahunka, 19772SpeciesTaxom
Paralycus Womersley, 19461SpeciesTaxom
Phyllozetes Gordeeva, 19813SpeciesTaxom
Prototritia Berlese, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Similochthonius Mahunka, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Sphaerochthonius Berlese, 19825SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Africa
29 Species and 1 Subspecies
Arthrhoplophora vulpes Berlese, 1916
Arthrhoplophora zachvatkini Shereef, 1978
Bursoplophora ethiopica Mahunka, 1982
Bursoplophora madagassica Mahunka, 1994
Cosmochthonius (Cosmochthonius) lanatus Michael, 1885
Cosmochthonius lanatus lanatus Michael, 1885
Cosmochthonius (Cosmochthonius) maroccanus Gil-Martín, ..., 1992
Cosmochthonius (Cosmochthonius) semiareolatus Hammer, 1966
Cosmochthonius margaritatus Mahunka & Ma..., 2011
Cosmochthonius wallworki Lee, 1982
Cryptoplophora abscondita Grandjean, 1932
Grandjeanoplophora (Grandjeanoplophora) mauritanica Grandjean, 1932
Haplochthonius (Haplochthonius) crassisetosus Gil-Martín, ..., 1992
Haplochthonius (Haplochthonius) sanctaeluciae Bernini, 1973
Haplochthonius (Haplochthonius) simplex Willmann, 1930
Haplochthonius (Senilochthonius) baobab Mahunka, 1992
Haplochthonius eucalyptus Elbadry & Nasr, 1979
Hauseroplophora flagellata Mahunka, 1987
Hauseroplophora soniae Mahunka, 1977
Paralycus raulti Lavoipierre, 1946
Phyllozetes alatus Mahunka, 1982
Phyllozetes emmae Berlese, 1910
Phyllozetes heelei Shereef, Han..., 1981
Prototritia (Prototritia) armadillo Berlese, 1916
Similochthonius australis Mahunka, 1985
Sphaerochthonius gemma Oudemans, 1909
Sphaerochthonius splendidus Berlese, 1904
Sphaerochthonius transversus Wallwork, 1960
Sphaerochthonius variesetosus Mahunka, 1997
Sphaerochthonius wallworki Lee, 1982

Subnodes of Protoplophoroidea with occurrences in Africa
FamilyCosmochthoniidae
Grandjean, 1946
2
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHaplochthoniidae
Van der Hammen, 1959
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyPediculochelidae
Lavoipierre, 1946
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyProtoplophoridae
Ewing, 1917
6
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySphaerochthoniidae
Grandjean, 1947
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom



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