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Checklist for Suborder Prostigmata Kramer, 1877 (True mites)
and region Kwazulu-Natal (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
160
556
646
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
133
485
537
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Acari
Nitzsch, 1818
Mites and Ticks
67
115
124
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Acariformes
Zakhvatkin, 1952
Dust mites, Mites
54
94
92
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Trombidiformes
Reuter, 1909
Mites, Trombidiform mites
33
62
69
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Prostigmata
Kramer, 1877
True mites
33
62
69
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Kwazulu-Natal
33 Families width 69 Species and 3 Subspecies
#ETMAHJCLUPSBX
Eriophyidae Nalepa, 1898Blister mites9SpeciesTaxom
Trombidiidae Leach, 1815Beer Bahuti0SpeciesTaxom
Mideopsidae Koenike, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Arrenuridae Thor, 19002SpeciesTaxom
Hygrobatidae Koch, 18423SpeciesTaxom
Aturidae Thor, 19003SpeciesTaxom
Halacaridae Murray, 1877Sea mites1SpeciesTaxom
Tenuipalpidae Berlese, 1913False spider mites10SpeciesTaxom
Johnstonianidae Thor, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Erythraeidae Oudemans, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Cheyletidae Leach, 18153SpeciesTaxom
Tarsonemidae Kramer, 1877Tarsonemid mites4SpeciesTaxom
Cunaxidae Thor, 1902Predatory Mites3SpeciesTaxom
Tetranychidae Donnadieu, 1875Spider mites4SpeciesTaxom
Eupodidae Strandtmann, 1967Eupodid mites1SpeciesTaxom
Hydrachnidae Leach, 18150SpeciesTaxom
Lebertiidae Thor, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Limnesiidae Thor, 19002SpeciesTaxom
Cocceupodidae Jesionowska, 20101SpeciesTaxom
Linotetranidae Baker & Prit..., 19531SpeciesTaxom
Tydeidae Kramer, 1877Tydeid mites2SpeciesTaxom
Microtrombidiidae Womersley, 1936Micro velvet mites0SpeciesTaxom
Unionicolidae Oudemans, 19093SpeciesTaxom
Hydryphantidae Piersig, 18964SpeciesTaxom
Pterygosomatidae Womersley, 19412SpeciesTaxom
Sperchontidae Thor, 19000SpeciesTaxom
Bdellidae Dugès, 1834Snout Mites0SpeciesTaxom
Syringophilidae Lavoipierre, 1953Quill mites2SpeciesTaxom
Podapolipidae Husband, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Torrenticolidae Thor, 1902Torrent Mites1SpeciesTaxom
Trombiculidae Ewing, 1929Chigger mites1SpeciesTaxom
Tuckerellidae Baker & Prit..., 1953Peacock mites1SpeciesTaxom
Xenocaligonellididae González, 19781SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Kwazulu-Natal
62 Genera with 69 Species
#ABCDEGHKLMNOPSTUXZ
Aceria Keifer, 18942SpeciesTaxom
Aculus Keifer, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Allothrombium Berlese, 1903
0SpeciesTaxom
Amperaturus Cook, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Arrenurus Dugès, 19652SpeciesTaxom
Atractides Koch, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Aturus Kramer, 1875
0SpeciesTaxom
Brachypodopsis1SpeciesTaxom
Bradyagaue Newell, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Brevipalpus Donnadieu, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Centrotrombidium Kramer, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Charletonia Oudemans, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Cheyletus Latreille, 1796
0SpeciesTaxom
Coreitarsonemus Fain, 19702SpeciesTaxom
Corticacarus Lundblad, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Cunaxa von Heyden, 19793SpeciesTaxom
Diplonychus Laporte, 1833
0SpeciesTaxom
Eriophyes Siebold, 19893SpeciesTaxom
Eupodes C.L.Koch, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Eurytetranychus Oudemans, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Galagocheles Fain, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Hydracarina
Water Mites0SpeciesTaxom
Hydrachna O. F. Müller, 1776
Water Mites0SpeciesTaxom
Hygrobates C. L. Koch, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Kongsbergia Thor, 1899
0SpeciesTaxom
Lebertia Neuman, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Limnesia Koch, 19262SpeciesTaxom
Linopodes Koch, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Linotetranus Berlese, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Lorryia Oudemans, 19792SpeciesTaxom
Metaculus Keifer, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Microtrombidium Haller, 1882
0SpeciesTaxom
Mideopsis Neuman, 1880
0SpeciesTaxom
Neoaxonopsalbia Cook, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Neumania Lebert, 19593SpeciesTaxom
Nihelia Domrow & Baker, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Nothopoda Keifer, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Oligonychus Berlese, 19872SpeciesTaxom
Protzia Piersig, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Pseudaxonopsalbia Viets, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Pterygosoma Peters, 1949
0SpeciesTaxom
Samsinakia Volgin, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Sperchon Kramer, 1877
Water Mites0SpeciesTaxom
Spinibdella Thor, 1930
0SpeciesTaxom
Stibarokris Kethley, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Syringophilus Heller, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Tarsonemus Canestrini &..., 19392SpeciesTaxom
Tarsopolipus Berlese, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Tegonotus Nalepa, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Tenuipalpus Donnadieu, 19798SpeciesTaxom
Tetranychus Dufour, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Thelechoris Karsch, 1881
0SpeciesTaxom
Thyas Koch, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Thyasella Viets, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Torrenticola Piersig, 1916Water Mites1SpeciesTaxom
Trichothyas Viets, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Trombicula Berlese, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Trombidium Fabricius, 1775
Velvet mite0SpeciesTaxom
Tuckerella Womersley, 1926Peacock mites1SpeciesTaxom
Unionicola Haldeman, 1842
0SpeciesTaxom
Xenocaligonellidus De Leon, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Zonurobia Lawrence, 02SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kwazulu-Natal
69 Species and 3 Subspecies
Aceria euaspis Nalepa, 1892
Aceria eutricha Nalepa, 1894
Aculus charniae Smith-Meyer ..., 1990
Amperaturus abelus Cook, 1998
Arrenurus (Arrenurus) amoenus Viets, 1980
Arrenurus (Megaluracarus) brevigenitalis K.O. Viets, 1965
Atractides (Atractides) scutifer Lundblad, 1951
Brachypodopsis pusilla Viets, 1914
Bradyagaue medialis Newell, 1984
Brevipalpus aeoloides Pritchard & ..., 1958
Brevipalpus californicus Banks, 1904Bunch mite
Centrotrombidium culicoides Vercammen-Gr..., 1957
Charletonia philometra Southcott, 1991
Coreitarsonemus acanthocoris Fain, 1970
Coreitarsonemus anoplocnemis anoplocnemis Fain, 1970
Corticacarus (Corticacarides) nilsoni Besch, 1964
Cunaxa brevicrura Heyer, 1979
Cunaxa sordwanaensis Heyer, 1979
Cunaxa vestus Den Heyer, 1979
Eriophyes eckloniae Smith-Meyer ..., 1989
Eriophyes ixopoensis Smith-Meyer ..., 1989
Eriophyes wezaensis Smith-Meyer ..., 1989
Eupodes lutatus Olivier & Th..., 1997
Eurytetranychus acaciae Meyer, 1987
Galagocheles lemuricola lemuricola Fain, 1979
Hygrobates (Hygrobates) soari Viets, 1911
Lebertia (Pilolebertia) capensis Viets, 1956
Limnesia (Limnesia) lucifera Koenike, 1898
Limnesia (Limnesia) walteri Migot, 1926
Linopodes motatorius Linnaeus, 1758Long-legged mushroom mite
Linotetranus ramosus Smith-Meyer ..., 1997
Lorryia curiosa Ueckermann &..., 1979
Lorryia ponglana Ueckermann &..., 1979
Metaculus natalensis Smith-Meyer, 1990
Neoaxonopsalbia (Lankaxonopsalbia) gledhilli Cook, 1999
Neumania (Leptopterotrichophorus) gretae K.O. Viets, 1962
Neumania (Neumania) aequalis K.O. Viets, 1962
Neumania (Neumania) meridiana Viets, 1959
Nihelia curvidens Domrow & Baker, 1963
Nothopoda natalensis Smith-Meyer ..., 1997
Oligonychus (Oligonychus) apohadrus Meyer, 1987
Oligonychus (Oligonychus) castrensis Meyer, 1987
Protzia (Protzia) pachygnatha Viets, 1930
Pseudaxonopsalbia (Motasaxona) plana Cook, 1966 ..., 1999
Samsinakia gonocephalum Fain, 1984
Stibarokris phalacrus Kethley, 1970
Syringophilus bipectinatus Heller, 1880Quill mite
Tarsonemus (Tarsonemus) apis Rennie, 1921
Tarsonemus (Tarsonemus) cryptocephalus Ewing, 1939
Tarsopolipus hallidayi Husband, 1989
Tegonotus platynaspis Nalepa, 1920
Tenuipalpus eucleae Meyer, 1979
Tenuipalpus falcatus Meyer, 1979Coarse shrimp
Tenuipalpus mkuziensis Meyer, 1979
Tenuipalpus niekerkae Meyer, 1979
Tenuipalpus oribiensis Meyer, 1979
Tenuipalpus protectus Meyer, 1979
Tenuipalpus ueckermanni Meyer, 1979
Tenuipalpus zuluensis Meyer, 1979
Tetranychus (Tetranychus) urticae C. L. Koch, 1836Carmine spider mite
Thyas rubricata Holland, 1894
Thyasella mandibularis torrenticola Schwoerbel, 1958
Torrenticola (Monatractides) ventriosa Viets, 1916
Trichothyas petrophila petrophila Michael, 1895
Trombicula (Trombicula) geckobia Womersley, 1952
Tuckerella ornata Tucker, 1926Mite
Xenocaligonellidus tecleae Smith-Meyer ..., 1989
Zonurobia circularis
Zonurobia debilipes

Subnodes of Prostigmata with occurrences in Kwazulu-Natal
InfraorderAnystina
Van der Hammen, 1972
5
6
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderEleutherengona
Oudemans, 1909
10
21
29
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderEupodina
Krantz, 1978
7
12
17
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderParasitengonina
Walter & al., 2009
11
23
20
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