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Checklist for Suborder Prostigmata Kramer, 1877 (True mites)
and region Ghana (West Africa)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
79
205
357
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
65
172
313
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Acari
Nitzsch, 1818
Mites and Ticks
41
65
141
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Acariformes
Zakhvatkin, 1952
Dust mites, Mites
28
42
56
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Trombidiformes
Reuter, 1909
Mites, Trombidiform mites
19
33
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Prostigmata
Kramer, 1877
True mites
19
33
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Ghana
19 Families width 48 Species and 1 Subspecies
Eriophyidae Nalepa, 1898Blister mites2SpeciesTaxom
Aturidae Thor, 190013SpeciesTaxom
Arrenuridae Thor, 19007SpeciesTaxom
Hungarohydracaridae Motas & Tana..., 19591SpeciesTaxom
Tarsonemidae Kramer, 1877Tarsonemid mites7SpeciesTaxom
Demodecidae Nicolet, 1855Follicle mites1SpeciesTaxom
Halacaridae Murray, 1877Sea mites1SpeciesTaxom
Limnesiidae Thor, 19002SpeciesTaxom
Erythraeidae Oudemans, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Mideopsidae Koenike, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Momoniidae Viets, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Tetranychidae Donnadieu, 1875Spider mites2SpeciesTaxom
Anisitsiellidae Koenike, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Axonopsidae Habeeb, 19532SpeciesTaxom
Dolichocybidae Mahunka, 19700SpeciesTaxom
Scutacaridae Paoli, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Harpyrhynchidae Dubinin, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Podapolipidae Husband, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Hydryphantidae Piersig, 18963SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Ghana
33 Genera with 48 Species
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Aceria Keifer, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Albaxona Szalay, 01SpeciesTaxom
Albia Thon, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Arrenurus Dugès, 19797SpeciesTaxom
Aturus Kramer, 01SpeciesTaxom
Axonopsis Piersig, 01SpeciesTaxom
Bharatohydracarus Cook, 20141SpeciesTaxom
Brachypodopsis1SpeciesTaxom
Coreitarsonemus Fain, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Demodex Owen, 1999Eyelash mites1SpeciesTaxom
Isobactrus Newell, 20091SpeciesTaxom
Javalbia Viets, 02SpeciesTaxom
Kawamuracarus Uchida, 19672SpeciesTaxom
Kongsbergia Thor, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Leptus Latreille, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Mideopsis Neuman, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Momonides Lundblad, 20121SpeciesTaxom
Mononychellus Wainstein, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Nilotonia Thor, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Paraxonopsis2SpeciesTaxom
Pavania Lombardini, 1949
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudaxonopsalbia Viets, 01SpeciesTaxom
Pygmodispus Paoli, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Ralliharpirhynchus Fain, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Schizotetranychus Trägårdh, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Subalbia Viets, 01SpeciesTaxom
Subaturus Viets, 01SpeciesTaxom
Subaxonopsalbia Cook, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Suctarsonemus Mahunka, 19753SpeciesTaxom
Tarsonemus Canestrini &..., 19743SpeciesTaxom
Tarsopolipus Berlese, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Thyas Koch, 18943SpeciesTaxom
Tubophora Walter, 1935
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ghana
48 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aceria euaspis Nalepa, 1892
Aceria gymnoproctus Nalepa, 1902
Albaxona wanjakliensis
Albia (Anchistalbia) tenuipalpis Viets, 1911
Albia (Spinalbia) hystrix Viets, 1914
Arrenurus (Arrenurus) capensis Thor, 1902
Arrenurus (Arrenurus) latifoliatus Viets, 1916
Arrenurus (Arrenurus) petri Cook, 1979
Arrenurus (Arrenurus) vanopus Cook, 1979
Arrenurus (Megaluracarus) ghanaensis Cook, 1979
Arrenurus (Megaluracarus) odonatophilus Munchberg, 1958
Arrenurus (Megaluracarus) oldhami Cook, 1979
Aturus ghanaensis
Axonopsis kintampo
Bharatohydracarus africanus Smit, 2014
Brachypodopsis indistincta
Coreitarsonemus anoplocnemis anoplocnemis Fain, 1970
Demodex gatoi Desch & Stewart, 1999
Isobactrus aspidiotus Bartsch, 2009
Javalbia coalescens
Javalbia indentata
Kawamuracarus biscutatus Smit, 2014
Kawamuracarus uniscutatus Cook, 1967
Kongsbergia (Kongsbergiella) caudata Cook, 1966
Leptus (Leptus) bertoldi Haitlinger, 1993
Mideopsis (Djeboa) ferruginea Viets, 1914
Momonides ghanaensis Smit, 2012
Mononychellus progresivus (Doreste, 1981)⇒ Schizotetranychus progresivus Doreste, 1981
Nilotonia (Nilotonia) petri Cook, 1979
Paraxonopsis acuminata Viets, 1916
Paraxonopsis latihumerosa
Pseudaxonopsalbia ghanensis
Pygmodispus (Allodispus) pseudocoprophilus Mahunka, 1979
Ralliharpirhynchus limnocorax Fain, 1972 s..., 1995
Schizotetranychus (Mononychellus) progresivus Doreste, 1981
Subalbia elongata
Subaturus spathulasetus
Subaxonopsalbia pectinifera Cook, 1966
Suctarsonemus litteratus Mahunka, 197..., 1986
Suctarsonemus striatissimus Mahunka, 1974
Suctarsonemus xystoforus Mahunka, 197..., 1975
Tarsonemus (Tarsonemus) apis Rennie, 1921
Tarsonemus (Tarsonemus) cryptocephalus Ewing, 1939
Tarsonemus (Tarsonemus) heterosetiger Mahunka, 1974
Tarsopolipus mahunkai Husband, 1997
Thyas metaphaea Hampson, 1913
Thyas parallelipipeda Guenée, 1852
Thyas rubricata Holland, 1894

Subnodes of Prostigmata with occurrences in Ghana
InfraorderAnystina
Van der Hammen, 1972
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

InfraorderEleutherengona
Oudemans, 1909
7
10
13
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderEupodina
Krantz, 1978
2
2
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderParasitengonina
Walter & al., 2009
9
20
31
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