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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
884
13693
139040
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
716
10940
121991
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Acari
Nitzsch, 1818
Mites and Ticks
545
5349
54991
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Acariformes
Zakhvatkin, 1952
Dust mites, Mites
434
4434
43276
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Trombidiformes
Reuter, 1909
Mites, Trombidiform mites
153
2042
23559
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Prostigmata
Kramer, 1877
True mites
149
2037
23554
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anystina
Van der Hammen, 1972
25
498
5495
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Caeculoidea
Berlese, 1883
1
7
120
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCaeculidae
Berlese, 1883
Rake-legged mites
7
120
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Continents
7 Genera with 120 Species
Allocaeculus Franz, 201739SpeciesTaxom
Andocaeculus Y. Coineau, 19645SpeciesTaxom
Caeculus Dufour, 202031SpeciesTaxom
Calocaeculus Coineau, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Microcaeculus Franz, 194029SpeciesTaxom
Neocaeculus Coineau, 197412SpeciesTaxom
Procaeculus Jacot, 193313SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Continents
120 Species and 10 Subspecies
Allocaeculus andalusiacus Franz, 1952
Allocaeculus catalanus Franz, 1954
Allocaeculus circinatus Coineau, 1974
Allocaeculus dubius Kulczynski, 1901
Allocaeculus echinatus Franz, 1952
Allocaeculus erinaceus Coineau, 1974
Allocaeculus grandjeani Franz, 1957
Allocaeculus hirsutus Coineau, 1974
Allocaeculus hoggarensis André, 1936
Allocaeculus hystriciformis Franz, 1952
Allocaeculus hystrix Lawrence, 1939
Allocaeculus indicus Piffl, 1959
Allocaeculus kalahariensis Coineau, 1974
Allocaeculus kenyae Franz, 1964
Allocaeculus kocheri Franz, 1964
Allocaeculus logonensis Franz, 1957
Allocaeculus meseticola Franz, 1952
Allocaeculus mosambicensis André, 1936
Allocaeculus multispinosus Franz, 1955
Allocaeculus nigeriensis Coineau, 1974
Allocaeculus ouadaiensis Franz, 1957
Allocaeculus pilosus Lawrence, 1938
Allocaeculus relictus Franz, 1952
Allocaeculus sandbergensis Mangová, Kru..., 2014
Allocaeculus sarhroi Franz, 1964
Allocaeculus schusteri Franz, 1960
Allocaeculus sclerodermatus André, 1936
Allocaeculus sculptus Karpelles, 1893
Allocaeculus senegalensis André, 1938
Allocaeculus sirwani Paktinat-Sae..., 2020
Allocaeculus spathulifer Michael, 1890
Allocaeculus spatulifer Michael, 1890
Allocaeculus spinosissimus Franz, 1952
Allocaeculus sudanensis Trägårdh, 1904
Allocaeculus tenerifae Franz, 1956
Allocaeculus tschadensis Franz, 1957
Allocaeculus tschadensis rifensis Franz, 1960
Allocaeculus tschadensis tschadensis Franz, 1960
Allocaeculus turcicus Per, DoÄŸan,..., 2017
Andocaeculus beatrizrosso Porta, Pizar..., 2021
Andocaeculus brundini Franz, 1962
Andocaeculus burmeisteri Porta, Pizar..., 2021
Andocaeculus caioi A Ott and R Ott, 2014
Andocaeculus weinrauchi Franz, 1964
Caeculus americanus Banks, 1899
Caeculus archeri Mulaik, 1945
Caeculus calechius Mulaik, 1945
Caeculus cassiopeiae Bernard & Lu..., 2020
Caeculus clavatus Banks, 1905
Caeculus cremnicolus Enns, 1958
Caeculus crossleyi Hagan, 1985
Caeculus dorotheae Mulaik, 1945
Caeculus echinipes Dufour, 1832
Caeculus echinipes crosbyi Jacot, 1936
Caeculus echinipes echinipes Dufour, 1832
Caeculus fedrae Porta Michal..., 2022
Caeculus gertschi Mulaik, 1945
Caeculus hardyi Mulaik & Allred, 1961
Caeculus hirtipes Berlese, 1910
Caeculus hirtipes graecus Berlese, 1910
Caeculus hirtipes hirtipes Berlese, 1910
Caeculus hypopachus Mulaik, 1945
Caeculus insolitus Andre, 1936
Caeculus janetae Higgins & Mu..., 1957
Caeculus kerrulius Mulaik, 1945
Caeculus krantzi Coineau, 1974
Caeculus lewisi McDaniel & Boe, 1990
Caeculus mariae Higgins and ..., 1957
Caeculus nigriceps
Caeculus orchidicolis Mulaik & Allred, 1961
Caeculus pettiti Nevin, 1943
Caeculus pisanus M. André, 1936
Caeculus tipus Mulaik, 1945
Caeculus valverdius Mulaik, 1945
Caeculus veracruzensis Porta and Vá..., 2020
Calocaeculus lawrencei Coineau, 1974
Microcaeculus andrei Lawrence, 1939
Microcaeculus austriacus Franz, 1952
Microcaeculus canariensis Franz, 1965
Microcaeculus castrii Franz, 1964
Microcaeculus deserticolus Lawrence, 1939
Microcaeculus franzi Coineau, 1968
Microcaeculus graecus Franz, 1964
Microcaeculus hispanicus Franz, 1952
Microcaeculus insolitus André, 1935
Microcaeculus insularis Franz, 1964
Microcaeculus laoshanensis Jacot, 1936
Microcaeculus liguricus Vitzthum, 1933
Microcaeculus monticolus Lawrence, 1939
Microcaeculus muscorum Lucas, 1849
Microcaeculus namibensis Piffl, 1965
Microcaeculus nicoleae Coineau, 1974
Microcaeculus nudus Franz, 1964
Microcaeculus pica Otto, 1993
Microcaeculus pisanus André, 1936
Microcaeculus sabulicola Franz, 1952
Microcaeculus sinensis Jacot, 1936
Microcaeculus sinensis sinensis Jacot, 1936
Microcaeculus sinensis taishanicus Jacot, 1936
Microcaeculus steineri Franz, 1955
Microcaeculus steineri delamarei Coineau, 1974
Microcaeculus steineri steineri Franz, 1955
Microcaeculus stephani Coineau & Haupt, 1978
Microcaeculus tibbettsi Higgins and ..., 1958
Microcaeculus uchidai Asanuma, 1940
Neocaeculus bornemisszai Coineau & Enns, 1970
Neocaeculus bruchi Berlese, 1916
Neocaeculus imperfectus Taylor & al., 2013
Neocaeculus johnstoni Coineau, 1974
Neocaeculus kinnearae Taylor, 2014
Neocaeculus knoepffleri Coineau & Enns, 1970
Neocaeculus lamorali Coineau, 1974
Neocaeculus luxtoni Coineau, 1967
Neocaeculus nudonates Taylor, 2014
Neocaeculus orientalis Fuangarworn ..., 2015
Neocaeculus setecidades A Ott and R Ott, 2018
Neocaeculus womersleyi Coineau, 1974
Procaeculus aitkeni Coineau, 1967
Procaeculus brevis Mulaik, 1945
Procaeculus bryani Jacot, 1936
Procaeculus coineaui Porta et al, 2016
Procaeculus dominicensis Coineau & Po..., 2001
Procaeculus eridanosae Coineau & Ma..., 1994
Procaeculus magnus Coineau, 1974
Procaeculus mexicanus Mulaik and A..., 1954
Procaeculus orchidicolis Mulaik and A..., 1954
Procaeculus oregonus Mulaik and A..., 1954
Procaeculus potosi Mulaik and A..., 1954
Procaeculus puertoricus Mulaik, 1945
Procaeculus willmanni Vitzthum, 1933


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