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Checklist for Family Sarcoptidae Megnin, 1877 (Itch mites)
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
 
Sarcoptoidea
Murray, 1877
9
29
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySarcoptidae
Megnin, 1877
Itch mites
6
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Southern Africa
6 Genera with 8 Species
Grammolichus Fain, 1968
0SpeciesTaxom
Lophuromyopus Fain, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Notoedres Railliet, 19835SpeciesTaxom
Nycteridocoptes Oudemans, 1898
0SpeciesTaxom
Rodentopus Fain, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Sarcoptes Latreille, 17781SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern Africa
8 Species
Lophuromyopus (Tateropus) taterae Fain, 1967
Notoedres (Mesonotoedres) notoedres Megnin, 1877
Notoedres (Notoedres) cati Hering, 1838Cat mange mite
Notoedres (Notoedres) muris Megnin, 1877Rat ear itch mite
Notoedres (Notoedres) namibiensis Klompen, 1992
Notoedres (Notoedres) pahangi Klompen, Luk..., 1983
Rodentopus (Rodentopus) muris Fain, 1965
Sarcoptes scabiei De Geer, 1778Itch mite

Subnodes of Sarcoptidae with occurrences in Southern Africa
SubfamilySarcoptinae
Murray, 1877
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom



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