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Checklist for Family Caeculidae Berlese, 1883 (rake-legged mites)
and region Australia (Australasia)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
490
2930
13324
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
441
2683
12509
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Acari
Nitzsch, 1818
Mites and Ticks
350
1576
5877
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Acariformes
Zakhvatkin, 1952
Dust mites, Mites
281
1277
4572
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Trombidiformes
Reuter, 1909
Mites, Trombidiform mites
103
632
2521
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Prostigmata
Kramer, 1877
True mites
102
631
2521
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anystina
Van der Hammen, 1972
19
153
735
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Caeculoidea
Berlese, 1883
1
3
9
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCaeculidae
Berlese, 1883
Rake-legged mites
3
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Australia
3 Genera with 9 Species
Caeculus Dufour, 1832
0SpeciesTaxom
Microcaeculus Franz, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Neocaeculus Coineau, 19748SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Australia
9 Species
Microcaeculus pica Otto, 1993
Neocaeculus bornemisszai Coineau & Enns, 1970
Neocaeculus imperfectus Taylor & al., 2013
Neocaeculus johnstoni Coineau, 1974
Neocaeculus kinnearae Taylor, 2014
Neocaeculus knoepffleri Coineau & Enns, 1970
Neocaeculus luxtoni Coineau, 1967
Neocaeculus nudonates Taylor, 2014
Neocaeculus womersleyi Coineau, 1974


Links, sources and further information
Caeculidae at biodiversity.org.au
Caeculidae at gbif.org
Caeculidae at irmng.org
Caeculidae at itis.gov