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Checklist for Superfamily Sarcoptoidea Murray, 1877
and region Nigeria (West Africa)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
85
230
397
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
74
211
375
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Acari
Nitzsch, 1818
Mites and Ticks
50
88
154
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Acariformes
Zakhvatkin, 1952
Dust mites, Mites
39
66
95
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Sarcoptiformes
Reuter, 1909
Mites
25
37
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Oribatida
Dugès, 1833
Oribatid mites
25
37
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Desmonomata
Woolley, 1973
23
35
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Sarcoptoidea
Murray, 1877
3
7
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Nigeria
3 Families width 6 Species
Listrophoridae Mégnin & Tro..., 18841SpeciesTaxom
Sarcoptidae Megnin, 1877Itch mites3SpeciesTaxom
Atopomelidae Fain, 19722SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Nigeria
7 Genera with 6 Species
Afrolistrophorus Fain, 1970
0SpeciesTaxom
Asiochirus Fain, 1970
0SpeciesTaxom
Chirobia Fain, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Lemuroptes Lawrence, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Listrophoroides Hirst, 19812SpeciesTaxom
Sarcoptes Latreille, 17781SpeciesTaxom
Teinocoptes Rohdain, 19231SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nigeria
6 Species
Chirobia angolensis Klompen, 1992
Lemuroptes primarius Lawrence, 1959
Listrophoroides (Colistrophoroides) uranomys Fain, 1970
Listrophoroides (Listrophoroides) stenophallus Fain, 1981
Sarcoptes scabiei De Geer, 1778Itch mite
Teinocoptes epomophori Rodhain, 1923

Subnodes of Sarcoptoidea with occurrences in Nigeria
FamilyAtopomelidae
Fain, 1972
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyListrophoridae
Mégnin & Trouessart, 1884
3
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySarcoptidae
Megnin, 1877
Itch mites
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



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