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Checklist for Suborder Prostigmata Kramer, 1877 (True mites)
and region Cape Town (Western Cape)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
72
164
146
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
56
133
111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Acari
Nitzsch, 1818
Mites and Ticks
15
17
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Acariformes
Zakhvatkin, 1952
Dust mites, Mites
12
12
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Trombidiformes
Reuter, 1909
Mites, Trombidiform mites
8
8
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Prostigmata
Kramer, 1877
True mites
8
8
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cape Town
8 Families width 8 Species
Johnstonianidae Thor, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Pontarachnidae Koenike, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Cheyletidae Leach, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Pterygosomatidae Womersley, 19410SpeciesTaxom
Syringophilidae Lavoipierre, 1953Quill mites1SpeciesTaxom
Tarsonemidae Kramer, 1877Tarsonemid mites3SpeciesTaxom
Tetranychidae Donnadieu, 1875Spider mites1SpeciesTaxom
Trombidiidae Leach, 1815Beer Bahuti0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cape Town
8 Genera with 8 Species
Centrotrombidium Kramer, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Pontarachna Philippi, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Samsinakia Volgin, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Scaphothrix Lawrence, 1935
0SpeciesTaxom
Stibarokris Kethley, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Tarsonemus Canestrini &..., 19693SpeciesTaxom
Tetranychus Dufour, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Trombidium Fabricius, 1775
Velvet mite0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape Town
8 Species
Centrotrombidium culicoides Vercammen-Gr..., 1957
Pontarachna africana Smit, 2002
Samsinakia gonocephalum Fain, 1984
Stibarokris phalacrus Kethley, 1970
Tarsonemus (Tarsonemus) apis Rennie, 1921
Tarsonemus (Tarsonemus) cryptocephalus Ewing, 1939
Tarsonemus (Tarsonemus) endophloeus Lindquist, 1969
Tetranychus (Tetranychus) urticae C. L. Koch, 1836Carmine spider mite

Subnodes of Prostigmata with occurrences in Cape Town
InfraorderAnystina
Van der Hammen, 1972
2
2
1
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderEleutherengona
Oudemans, 1909
5
5
6
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderParasitengonina
Walter & al., 2009
1
1
1
Family
Genus
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