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Checklist for Suborder Prostigmata Kramer, 1877 (True mites)
and region Costa Rica (Central America)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
204
776
1878
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
173
674
1641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Acari
Nitzsch, 1818
Mites and Ticks
109
240
462
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Acariformes
Zakhvatkin, 1952
Dust mites, Mites
82
185
347
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Trombidiformes
Reuter, 1909
Mites, Trombidiform mites
38
96
197
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Prostigmata
Kramer, 1877
True mites
38
96
197
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Costa Rica
38 Families width 197 Species and 1 Subspecies
#PATUHNBJCSOFKELM
Pygmephoridae Krczal, 19640SpeciesTaxom
Acarophenacidae Cross, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Tydeidae Kramer, 1877Tydeid mites3SpeciesTaxom
Aturidae Thor, 19008SpeciesTaxom
Tetranychidae Donnadieu, 1875Spider mites60SpeciesTaxom
Unionicolidae Oudemans, 190910SpeciesTaxom
Arrenuridae Thor, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Hygrobatidae Koch, 18428SpeciesTaxom
Neopygmephoridae Cross, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Bdellidae Dugès, 1834Snout Mites1SpeciesTaxom
Trombiculidae Ewing, 1929Chigger mites3SpeciesTaxom
Tenuipalpidae Berlese, 1913False spider mites5SpeciesTaxom
Johnstonianidae Thor, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Tarsonemidae Kramer, 1877Tarsonemid mites30SpeciesTaxom
Cheyletidae Leach, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Cunaxidae Thor, 1902Predatory Mites2SpeciesTaxom
Stigmaeidae Wood, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Podapolipidae Husband, 19902SpeciesTaxom
Oxidae Viets, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Frontipodopsidae Viets, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Krendowskiidae Viets, 19266SpeciesTaxom
Ereynetidae Schrank, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Scutacaridae Paoli, 191115SpeciesTaxom
Erythraeidae Oudemans, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Limnesiidae Thor, 19009SpeciesTaxom
Limnocharidae Grube, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Omartacaridae Cook, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Microdispidae Cross, 19652SpeciesTaxom
Mideopsidae Koenike, 19104SpeciesTaxom
Harpirhynchidae Dubinin, 19572SpeciesTaxom
Torrenticolidae Thor, 1902Torrent Mites6SpeciesTaxom
Neothrombiidae Feider, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Siteroptidae Martin, 1978Siteroptid mites1SpeciesTaxom
Eriophyidae Nalepa, 1898Blister mites1SpeciesTaxom
Syringophilidae Lavoipierre, 1953Quill mites2SpeciesTaxom
Pionidae Thor, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Hydryphantidae Piersig, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Trombidiidae Leach, 1815Beer Bahuti1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Costa Rica
96 Genera with 197 Species
#ABCDEFGHIKLMNOPRSTX
Acinogaster Cross, 1965
0SpeciesTaxom
Adactylidium Cross, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Afrotydeus Baker, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Albia Thon, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Allonychus Pritchard & ..., 19551SpeciesTaxom
Amazonella Lundblad, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Archemyobia Jameson, 1955
0SpeciesTaxom
Arrenurus Dugès, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Atractidella Lundblad, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Atractides Koch, 19804SpeciesTaxom
Aturides Lundblad, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Axonopsella Lundblad, 19803SpeciesTaxom
Axonopsis Piersig, 19802SpeciesTaxom
Bakerdania Sasa, 1961
0SpeciesTaxom
Bdella Latreille, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Blankaartia Oudemans, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Brevipalpus Donnadieu, 19585SpeciesTaxom
Bryobia Koch, 19624SpeciesTaxom
Centrotrombidium Kramer, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Ceratotarsonemus DeLeon, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Cheletophyes Oudemans, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Corticacarus Lundblad, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Cunaxa von Heyden, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Daidalotarsonemus De Leon, 20002SpeciesTaxom
Deleonia Lindquist, 20023SpeciesTaxom
Dendroptus Kramer, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Eotetranychus Oudemans, 19984SpeciesTaxom
Eustigmaeus Berlese, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Eutarsopolipus Berlese, 19952SpeciesTaxom
Eutetranychus Banks, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Excelsotarsonemus Ochoa & Nask..., 19983SpeciesTaxom
Flechtmannus de Moraes, L..., 20021SpeciesTaxom
Floridotarsonemus Attiah, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Frontipoda Koenike, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Frontipodopsis Walter, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Fungitarsonemus Cromroy, 19542SpeciesTaxom
Geayia Thor, 19805SpeciesTaxom
Hoffmanniella Vercammen-Gr..., 19881SpeciesTaxom
Hydracarina
Water Mites0SpeciesTaxom
Hydranetes Kethley, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Hygrobates C. L. Koch, 19802SpeciesTaxom
Imparipes Berlese, 012SpeciesTaxom
Ischnothele Ausserer, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Koenikea Wolcott, 19808SpeciesTaxom
Leptus Latreille, 20002SpeciesTaxom
Limnesia Koch, 19804SpeciesTaxom
Limnochares Latreille, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Maharashtracarus Cook, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Masteria L. Koch, 19662SpeciesTaxom
Microdispus Paoli, 01SpeciesTaxom
Microtrombicula Ewing, 1950
0SpeciesTaxom
Mideopsis Neuman, 19804SpeciesTaxom
Mononychellus Wainstein, 19386SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecodispus Cross, 1965
0SpeciesTaxom
Neharpyrhynchus Fain, 19722SpeciesTaxom
Neoatractides Lundblad, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Neoaturus Lundblad, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Neodendroptus Ochoa, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Neomamersa Lundblad, 19802SpeciesTaxom
Oligonychus Berlese, 191415SpeciesTaxom
Orangescirula Bu & Li, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Panonychus Yokoyama, 18362SpeciesTaxom
Paputrombidium Fain, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Paraponychus R. H. Gonzal..., 19992SpeciesTaxom
Parapygmephorus Cross, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Pediculaster Vitzthum, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Peponocara Cross, 1965
0SpeciesTaxom
Petrobia Murray, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Phyllocoptes Nalepa, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Picobia Haller, 20121SpeciesTaxom
Piona C. L. Koch, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Pretydeus H. M. André, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Protolimnesia Lundblad, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Psammolimnesia Cook, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Recifella Viets, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Reductodispus Mahunka, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Rettenmeyerella Mahunka, 01SpeciesTaxom
Roqueella Lundblad, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Schizotetranychus Trägårdh, 19664SpeciesTaxom
Scutacaropsis Mahunka, 01SpeciesTaxom
Scutacarus Gros, 02SpeciesTaxom
Siteroptes Amerling, 1861
0SpeciesTaxom
Sonotetranychus Tuttle, Bake..., 19921SpeciesTaxom
Steneotarsonemus Beer, 19912SpeciesTaxom
Syringophilopsis Kethley, 20131SpeciesTaxom
Tarsonemus Canestrini &..., 19919SpeciesTaxom
Tenuipalponychus Channa Basav..., 19711SpeciesTaxom
Teratothrix J. M. Brenna..., 19811SpeciesTaxom
Tetranychus Dufour, 196215SpeciesTaxom
Torrenticola Piersig, 1980Water Mites5SpeciesTaxom
Trichothyas Viets, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Trombidium Fabricius, 0Velvet mite1SpeciesTaxom
Tubophorella K.O. Viets, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Tubulodispus Mahunka, 1975
0SpeciesTaxom
Tydides Kuznetzov, 01SpeciesTaxom
Xenotarsonemus Beer, 19913SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Costa Rica
197 Species and 1 Subspecies
Adactylidium costarricensis Goldarazena,..., 1997
Afrotydeus smileyi Kazmierski, 1998
Albia (Anchistalbia) lemba Cook, 1980
Allonychus littoralis McGregor, 1955
Amazonella mesoamericana Cook, 1980
Arrenurus (Truncaturus) plevamus Cook, 1980
Atractidella lundbladi Cook, 1980
Atractides (Atractides) neolongitarsus Cook, 1980
Atractides (Atractides) orthoporus Cook, 1967
Atractides (Atractides) prasadi Cook, 1980
Atractides (Atractides) tucabus Cook, 1980
Aturides aldomus Cook, 1980
Axonopsella (Axonopsella) mesoamericana Cook, 1980
Axonopsella (Axonopsella) omola Cook, 1980
Axonopsella (Neoaxonopsella) complima Cook, 1980
Axonopsis (Brachypodopsis) cerucha Cook, 1980
Axonopsis (Brachypodopsis) mesoamericana Cook, 1980
Bdella nilotica Savigny, 1822
Blankaartia sinnamaryi Floch & Fauran, 1956
Brevipalpus galliprodiens Ochoa & Salas, 1987
Brevipalpus ortizi Ochoa & Salas, 1989
Brevipalpus pseudostriatus Ochoa & Salas, 1989
Brevipalpus salasi Ochoa, 1986
Brevipalpus xystus Pritchard & ..., 1958
Bryobia (Bryobia) graminum Schrank, 1781Clover mite
Bryobia (Bryobia) kissophila Eyndhoven, 1955Ivy mite
Bryobia (Bryobia) praetiosa (C. L. Koch, 1835)⇒ Bryobia macrotibialis Mathys, 1962
Bryobia macrotibialis Mathys, 1962
Centrotrombidium culicoides Vercammen-Gr..., 1957
Ceratotarsonemus alas Ochoa & Vargas, 1997
Cheletophyes panamensis Klompen, Men..., 1984
Corticacarus (Paracorticacarus) baderi Cook, 1980
Cunaxa rackae Smiley, 1992
Daidalotarsonemus limonensis Ochoa, 1991
Daidalotarsonemus ternifoliae Ochoa, 2000
Deleonia aguilari Goldarazena ..., 2002
Deleonia laselva Goldarazena ..., 2002
Deleonia paniaguae Goldarazena ..., 2002
Dendroptus (Dendroptus) irregularis Ochoa, 1991
Eotetranychus deleoni (Baker & Prit..., 1962)⇒ Eotetranychus neodeleoni Gutierrez & ..., 1998
Eotetranychus ecclisis Pritchard & ..., 1955
Eotetranychus lewisi McGregor, 1943Lewis spider mite
Eotetranychus neodeleoni Gutierrez & ..., 1998
Eustigmaeus parasiticus Chaudhri, 1965
Eutarsopolipus myzus Regenfuss, 1968
Eutarsopolipus ochoai Husband, 1995
Eutetranychus banksi McGregor, 1914Citrus Mite
Excelsotarsonemus kaliszewskii Ochoa & Nask..., 1995
Excelsotarsonemus kimhansenae Ochoa & OConnor, 1998
Excelsotarsonemus mariposa Ochoa & OConnor, 1998
Flechtmannus homalinotus Moraes, Lind..., 2002
Floridotarsonemus edule Ochoa, 1991
Frontipoda (Frontipoda) mesoamericana Cook, 1980
Frontipodopsis (Frontipodopsis) mesoamericana Cook, 1980
Fungitarsonemus lodici De Leon, 1956
Fungitarsonemus peregrinus Beer, 1954
Geayia (Geayella) gorda Cook, 1980
Geayia (Geayella) nobilis Cook, 1980
Geayia (Geayia) multipunctata Cook, 1980
Geayia (Geayidea) gordapalpa Cook, 1980
Geayia (Geayidea) mansionensis Cook, 1980
Hoffmanniella transylvanica Goff, 1988
Hydranetes tropisternus Kethley, 1971
Hygrobates (Hygrobates) corkelus Cook, 1980
Hygrobates (Hygrobatides) calvotus Cook, 1980
Imparipes (Archidispus) riparius Kurosa, 1989
Imparipes (Imparipes) aricus Mahunka, 197..., 1998
Imparipes (Imparipes) tenuis Mahunka, 1981
Imparipes convexus
Imparipes dimidiatus
Imparipes egisetus
Imparipes moralesi
Imparipes officius
Imparipes opusculus
Imparipes rectangulatus
Imparipes rettenmeyeri
Imparipes saevus
Ischnothele caudata Ausserer, 1875Funnelweb spiders
Koenikea (Diplokoenikea) gledhilli Cook, 1980
Koenikea (Koenikea) biesiadkai Cook, 1980
Koenikea (Koenikea) mesoamericana Cook, 1980
Koenikea (Koenikea) murilloi Cook, 1980
Koenikea (Koenikea) slevama Cook, 1980
Koenikea (Koenikella) noyara Cook, 1980
Koenikea (Notomideopsis) puntarenensis Cook, 1980
Koenikea (Sespikoenikea) pinguipalpis Cook, 1980
Leptus (Leptus) filipinae Haitlinger, 2000
Leptus (Leptus) nikanori Haitlinger, 2000
Limnesia (Limnesia) bruskoma Cook, 1980
Limnesia (Limnesia) caltopa Cook, 1980
Limnesia (Limnesia) firrolda Cook, 1980
Limnesia (Limnesia) mezcla Cook, 1980
Limnochares (Limnochares) aquatica Linnaeus, 1758
Maharashtracarus neotropicus Cook, 1980
Masteria angienae Víquez, 2020
Masteria downeyi Arthur M. Ch..., 1966Funnelweb spiders
Microdispus obtegitus
Mideopsis (Mideopsides) ovella Cook, 1980
Mideopsis (Mideopsis) magna Cook, 1980
Mideopsis (Mideopsis) sucaba Cook, 1980
Mideopsis (Neoxystonotus) canzolla Cook, 1980
Mononychellus caribbeanae McGregor, 1950
Mononychellus hispidosetus Beer & Lang, 1958
Mononychellus mcgregori Flechtmann &..., 1970
Mononychellus planki (McGregor, 1950)⇒ Mononychellus tanajoa Auct. nec Bo..., 1938
Mononychellus progresivus (Doreste, 1981)⇒ Schizotetranychus progresivus Doreste, 1981
Mononychellus tanajoa Auct. nec Bo..., 1938Cassava green mite
Neharpyrhynchus chlorospingus Bochkov & Li..., 2011
Neharpyrhynchus trochilinus Fain, 1972
Neoatractides vietsi Cook, 1980
Neoaturus kurtvietsi Cook, 1980
Neodendroptus perseae Ochoa, 1991
Neomamersa costarriquensis Cook, 1980
Neomamersa decussa Cook, 1980
Oligonychus (Homonychus) peruvianus McGregor, 1917Decorator crab
Oligonychus (Oligonychus) coffeae Nietner, 1861Red coffee mite
Oligonychus (Oligonychus) ochoai Meyer & Vargas, 1999
Oligonychus (Oligonychus) punicae Hirst, 1926 ..., 1994Antillean talon crab
Oligonychus (Oligonychus) zeae McGregor, 19..., 1997
Oligonychus (Reckiella) pratensis Banks, 1912Banks grass mite
Oligonychus beeri Estebanes & ..., 1968
Oligonychus gossypii Zacher, 1921
Oligonychus mcgregori Baker & Prit..., 1953
Oligonychus peronis Pritchard & ..., 1955
Oligonychus perseae Tuttle, Bake..., 1976Persea mite
Oligonychus propetes Pritchard & ..., 1955Saber crab
Oligonychus veranerae Baker & Prit..., 1962Carinate clutch crab
Oligonychus viridis (Banks sensu ..., 1958)⇒ Oligonychus punicae Hirst, 1926 ..., 1994
Oligonychus yothersi McGregor, 1914Avocado red mite
Orangescirula kethleyi Smiley, 1992
Panonychus (Panonychus) citri McGregor, 1916Citrus red mite
Panonychus (Panonychus) ulmi Koch, 1836ERM
Paputrombidium chersodromia Fain & Groot..., 1995
Paraponychus corderoi Baker & Prit..., 1962
Paraponychus saundersi Meyer & Vargas, 1999
Parapygmephorus (Sicilipes) costaricanus Rack & Eickwort, 1980
Pediculaster costaricensis Samsinak, 1989
Petrobia (Tetranychina) harti Ewing, 1909Oxalis red spider mite
Phyllocoptes heteronotus Nalepa, 1924
Picobia troglodytidus Sikora, Fajf..., 2012
Piona (Piona) junctella Cook, 1980
Pretydeus henriandrei Kazmierski, 1996
Protolimnesia (Protolimnesella) mesoamericana Cook, 1980
Psammolimnesia costarriquena Cook, 1980
Recifella (Recifellopsis) smithi Cook, 1980
Reductodispus rettenmeyerorum Mahunka, 1977
Rettenmeyerella petropolitana
Roqueella (Neoroqueella) mesoamericana Cook, 1980
Schizotetranychus (Mononychellus) progresivus Doreste, 1981
Schizotetranychus (Schizotetranychus) freitezi Ochoa, Gray ..., 1990
Schizotetranychus (Schizotetranychus) pseudolycurus Ochoa, Gray ..., 1990
Schizotetranychus oryzae Rossi de Simons, 1966
Scutacaropsis problematicus
Scutacarus (Scutacarus) amittitus Mahunka, 1981
Scutacarus omittatus
Sonotetranychus vaneyndhoveni Meyer, Ochoa..., 1992
Steneotarsonemus (Steneotarsonemus) comosus Ochoa, 1991
Steneotarsonemus (Steneotarsonemus) kruseae Ochoa, 1991
Syringophilopsis trogoni Skoracki, Mi..., 2013
Tarsonemus (Tarsonemus) apis Rennie, 1921
Tarsonemus (Tarsonemus) costarricensis Ochoa, 1991
Tarsonemus (Tarsonemus) cryptocephalus Ewing, 1939
Tarsonemus (Tarsonemus) floridanus Attiah, 1970..., 1986
Tarsonemus (Tarsonemus) inornatus Attiah, 1970
Tarsonemus (Tarsonemus) parsoni Ochoa, 1991
Tarsonemus (Tarsonemus) pseudokennedyi Ochoa, 1991
Tarsonemus (Tarsonemus) simplex (Ewing, 1939)⇒ Tarsonemus merus Lin & Zhang, 2002
Tarsonemus (Tarsonemus) solengrandis Ochoa, 1991
Tenuipalponychus tabebuiae Flechtmann, 1971
Teratothrix higae Goff, 1981
Tetranychus (Epitetranychus) ludeni Zacher, 1913Bean spider mite
Tetranychus (Tetranychus) desertorum (Banks, 1900)⇒ Tetranychus ludeni Zacher, 1913
Tetranychus (Tetranychus) evansi Baker & Prit..., 1960Mite
Tetranychus (Tetranychus) gloveri Banks, 1900Glover's mite
Tetranychus (Tetranychus) marianae (McGregor, 1950)⇒ Tetranychus evansi Baker & Prit..., 1960
Tetranychus (Tetranychus) neocaledonicus André, 1933Vegetable spider mite
Tetranychus (Tetranychus) urticae C. L. Koch, 1836Carmine spider mite
Tetranychus abacae Baker & Prit..., 1962
Tetranychus fernandezi Baker & Prit..., 1962Rough squareback crab
Tetranychus mexicanus McGregor, 1950
Tetranychus recki Baker & Prit..., 1962
Tetranychus salasi Baker & Prit..., 1962
Tetranychus tumidus Banks, 1900Bigeye eualid
Tetranychus turkestani Ugarov & Nik..., 1937Strawberry spider mite
Tetranychus wainsteini Baker & Prit..., 1962Comb-beak eualid
Torrenticola (Monatractides) lembaba Cook, 1980
Torrenticola (Monatractides) ludificata Cook, 1980
Torrenticola (Synaptia) golfitensis Cook, 1980
Torrenticola (Torrenticola) amala Cook, 1980
Torrenticola (Torrenticola) gennada Cook, 1980
Trichothyas petrophila petrophila Michael, 1895
Trombidium furcipes
Tubophorella vietsi Cook, 1980
Tydides rufus
Xenotarsonemus camarae Ochoa, 1991
Xenotarsonemus gordoni Ochoa, 1991
Xenotarsonemus vargasi Ochoa, 1991

Subnodes of Prostigmata with occurrences in Costa Rica
InfraorderAnystina
Van der Hammen, 1972
5
8
8
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderEleutherengona
Oudemans, 1909
14
50
123
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderEupodina
Krantz, 1978
5
8
8
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderParasitengonina
Walter & al., 2009
14
30
58
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