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Checklist for Suborder Prostigmata Kramer, 1877 (True mites)
and region British Isles (North Europe)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
415
1703
3903
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
340
1509
3601
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Acari
Nitzsch, 1818
Mites and Ticks
241
700
1600
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Acariformes
Zakhvatkin, 1952
Dust mites, Mites
200
565
1268
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Trombidiformes
Reuter, 1909
Mites, Trombidiform mites
74
257
654
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Prostigmata
Kramer, 1877
True mites
73
256
654
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for British Isles
73 Families width 654 Species and 3 Subspecies
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Acarophenacidae Cross, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Acherontacaridae Cook, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Anisitsiellidae Koenike, 19100SpeciesTaxom
Anystidae Oudemans, 1936Whirligig Mites2SpeciesTaxom
Arrenuridae Thor, 19007SpeciesTaxom
Athienemanniidae Viets, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Aturidae Thor, 190011SpeciesTaxom
Calyptostomatidae Oudemans, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Camerobiidae Southcott, 1957Stilt-legged mites2SpeciesTaxom
Cheyletidae Leach, 181517SpeciesTaxom
Cocceupodidae Jesionowska, 20105SpeciesTaxom
Cryptognathidae Luxton, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Cunaxidae Thor, 1902Predatory Mites4SpeciesTaxom
Demodecidae Nicolet, 1855Follicle mites17SpeciesTaxom
Diptilomiopidae Boczek, 19645SpeciesTaxom
Epimyodicidae Fain, Lukosc..., 19821SpeciesTaxom
Ereynetidae Schrank, 17762SpeciesTaxom
Eriophyidae Nalepa, 1898Blister mites188SpeciesTaxom
Erythraeidae Oudemans, 190211SpeciesTaxom
Eupalopsellidae Willmann, 19522SpeciesTaxom
Eupodidae Strandtmann, 1967Eupodid mites11SpeciesTaxom
Eylaidae Leach, 18152SpeciesTaxom
Feltriidae Viets, 19265SpeciesTaxom
Halacaridae Murray, 1877Sea mites36SpeciesTaxom
Harpirhynchidae Dubinin, 19572SpeciesTaxom
Heterocheylidae Trägårdh, 19500SpeciesTaxom
Hungarohydracaridae Motas & Tana..., 19591SpeciesTaxom
Hydrachnidae Leach, 18152SpeciesTaxom
Hydrodromidae Viets, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Hydrovolziidae Thor, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Hydryphantidae Piersig, 189612SpeciesTaxom
Hygrobatidae Koch, 184219SpeciesTaxom
Iolinidae Pritchard, 19564SpeciesTaxom
Johnstonianidae Thor, 19354SpeciesTaxom
Labidostommatidae Oudemans, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Lebertiidae Thor, 19007SpeciesTaxom
Leeuwenhoekiidae Womersley, 1944Chigger mites0SpeciesTaxom
Limnesiidae Thor, 19003SpeciesTaxom
Limnocharidae Grube, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Microtrombidiidae Womersley, 1936Micro velvet mites9SpeciesTaxom
Mideidae Thor, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Mideopsidae Koenike, 19106SpeciesTaxom
Momoniidae Viets, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Myobiidae Megnin, 18775SpeciesTaxom
Neoacaridae (Motas & Tana..., 1947)1SpeciesTaxom
Penthaleidae Oudemans, 1931Earth Mites5SpeciesTaxom
Penthalodidae Strandtmann, 19642SpeciesTaxom
Pezidae Harvey, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Phytoptidae Manson, 197012SpeciesTaxom
Pionidae Thor, 19008SpeciesTaxom
Podapolipidae Husband, 19904SpeciesTaxom
Psorergatidae Womersley, 19413SpeciesTaxom
Pterygosomatidae Womersley, 19414SpeciesTaxom
Pyemotidae Newport, 18502SpeciesTaxom
Pygmephoridae Krczal, 19640SpeciesTaxom
Rhagidiidae Zacharda, 198014SpeciesTaxom
Scutacaridae Paoli, 191111SpeciesTaxom
Smarididae Kramer, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Sperchontidae Thor, 19009SpeciesTaxom
Stigmaeidae Wood, 196710SpeciesTaxom
Syringophilidae Lavoipierre, 1953Quill mites12SpeciesTaxom
Tanaupodidae Thor, 19353SpeciesTaxom
Tarsocheylidae Berlese, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Tarsonemidae Kramer, 1877Tarsonemid mites24SpeciesTaxom
Tenuipalpidae Berlese, 1913False spider mites18SpeciesTaxom
Tetranychidae Donnadieu, 1875Spider mites52SpeciesTaxom
Teutoniidae Koenike, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Torrenticolidae Thor, 1902Torrent Mites6SpeciesTaxom
Triophtydeidae (André, 1980)1SpeciesTaxom
Trombiculidae Ewing, 1929Chigger mites8SpeciesTaxom
Trombidiidae Leach, 1815Beer Bahuti10SpeciesTaxom
Tydeidae Kramer, 1877Tydeid mites12SpeciesTaxom
Unionicolidae Oudemans, 19096SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Prostigmata with occurrences in British Isles
InfraorderAnystina
Van der Hammen, 1972
10
32
49
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderEleutherengona
Oudemans, 1909
22
81
189
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderEupodina
Krantz, 1978
15
82
302
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderLabidostommatina
Krantz, 1978
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

InfraorderParasitengonina
Walter & al., 2009
25
60
113
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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