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Checklist for Suborder Prostigmata Kramer, 1877 (True mites)
and region Ethiopia (East Africa)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
110
404
941
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
92
331
792
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Acari
Nitzsch, 1818
Mites and Ticks
50
80
121
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Acariformes
Zakhvatkin, 1952
Dust mites, Mites
45
70
71
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Trombidiformes
Reuter, 1909
Mites, Trombidiform mites
13
25
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Prostigmata
Kramer, 1877
True mites
13
25
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Ethiopia
13 Families width 27 Species
Myobiidae Megnin, 18770SpeciesTaxom
Trombidiidae Leach, 1815Beer Bahuti1SpeciesTaxom
Bdellidae Dugès, 1834Snout Mites1SpeciesTaxom
Tenuipalpidae Berlese, 1913False spider mites1SpeciesTaxom
Tetranychidae Donnadieu, 1875Spider mites8SpeciesTaxom
Tarsonemidae Kramer, 1877Tarsonemid mites1SpeciesTaxom
Trombiculidae (Ewing, 1929)Chigger mites2SpeciesTaxom
Scutacaridae Paoli, 19114SpeciesTaxom
Halacaridae Murray, 1877Sea mites1SpeciesTaxom
Limnesiidae Thor, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Cheyletidae Leach, 18152SpeciesTaxom
Syringophilidae Lavoipierre, 1953Quill mites4SpeciesTaxom
Siteroptidae Martin, 1978Siteroptid mites1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Ethiopia
25 Genera with 27 Species
#ABDEFILMNOPST
Acanthophthirius Perkins, 1925
0SpeciesTaxom
Allothrombium Berlese, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Bdella Latreille, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Brevipalpus Donnadieu, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Bryobia Koch, 20161SpeciesTaxom
Daidalotarsonemus De Leon, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Eutetranychus Banks, 19362SpeciesTaxom
Fonsecia Radford, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Imparipes Berlese, 19812SpeciesTaxom
Isobactrus Newell, 20091SpeciesTaxom
Limnesia Koch, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Metacheletoides Fain, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Mononychellus Wainstein, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Neoaulobia Fain, Bochko..., 20001SpeciesTaxom
Oligonychus Berlese, 19212SpeciesTaxom
Pediculaster Vitzthum, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Peristerophila Kethley, 20201SpeciesTaxom
Picineoaulonastus Skoracki, Kl..., 20141SpeciesTaxom
Picobia Haller, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Pteracarus Jameson & Chow, 1952
0SpeciesTaxom
Samsinakia Volgin, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Schizotetranychus Trägårdh, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Scutacarus Gros, 19812SpeciesTaxom
Tetranychus Dufour, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Trombicula Berlese, 19601SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ethiopia
27 Species
Allothrombium brachytrichotum André, 1936
Bdella nilotica Savigny, 1822
Brevipalpus coffeae Meyer, 1979
Bryobia abyssiniae Fashing, Uec..., 2016
Daidalotarsonemus ethiopicus Mahunka, 1981
Eutetranychus africanus Tucker, 1926Citrus brown mite
Eutetranychus orientalis (Klein, 1936)⇒ Eutetranychus africanus Tucker, 1926
Fonsecia (Euneocula) manueli Brennan & Jones, 1960
Imparipes (Imparipes) auriculatus Mahunka, 1981
Imparipes (Imparipes) ethiopicus Mahunka, 1981
Isobactrus aspidiotus Bartsch, 2009
Limnesia (Limnesia) marshalliana Lundblad, 1952Lovell's violet
Metacheletoides numidae Fain, 1972
Mononychellus progresivus (Doreste, 1981)⇒ Schizotetranychus progresivus Doreste, 1981
Neoaulobia agapornis Fain, Bochko..., 2000
Oligonychus (Oligonychus) coffeae Nietner, 1861Red coffee mite
Oligonychus gossypii Zacher, 1921
Pediculaster demeterorum Mahunka, 1981
Peristerophila claravis Skoracki et al., 2020
Picineoaulonastus pogoniulus pogoniulus S..., 2014
Picobia dryobatis Kethley, 1970
Samsinakia gonocephalum Fain, 1984
Schizotetranychus (Mononychellus) progresivus Doreste, 1981
Scutacarus (Scutacarus) demeteri Mahunka, 1981
Scutacarus (Variatipes) combinatus Mahunka, 1981
Tetranychus (Tetranychus) urticae C. L. Koch, 1836Carmine spider mite
Trombicula manueli (Brennan & Jones, 1960)⇒ Fonsecia manueli Brennan & Jones, 1960

Subnodes of Prostigmata with occurrences in Ethiopia
InfraorderAnystina
Van der Hammen, 1972
2
3
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderEleutherengona
Oudemans, 1909
8
19
21
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderEupodina
Krantz, 1978
2
2
2
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