Prostigmata (Kramer 1877), True mites ⇒ Taxonomy and Distribution of Suborder

Ants	Arachnids
Bees	Beetles
Booklice	Bugs
Bumblebees	Butterflies
Cicadas	Crane flies
Dragonflies	Earwigs
Flies	Isopods
Locusts	Mantises
Mayflies	Mosquitoes
Myriapods	Net-winged
Plant-parasitic	Scorpion flies
Termites	Wasps

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INSECTOIDGERENGDARK LIGHT

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Taxonomy of Suborder Prostigmata Kramer, 1877
True mites

Class	Arachnida Lamarck, 1801 Arachnids	1342 20133 198818	Families Genera Species
Subclass	Micrura Ehrenberg, 1831	1080 16061 173944	Families Genera Species
Infraclass	Acari Nitzsch, 1818 Mites and Ticks	798 8977 91345	Families Genera Species
Superorder	Acariformes Zakhvatkin, 1952 Dust mites, Mites	623 7170 67107	Families Genera Species
Order	Trombidiformes Reuter, 1909 Mites, Trombidiform mites	224 3746 38071	Families Genera Species
Suborder	Prostigmata Kramer, 1877 True mites	196 3739 38055	Families Genera Species

Subnodes of Prostigmata Kramer, 1877

Infraorder	Anystina Van der Hammen, 1972	35 923 7362	Families Genera Species
Infraorder	Eleutherengona Oudemans, 1909	58 940 10011	Families Genera Species
Infraorder	Eupodina Krantz, 1978	29 885 10399	Families Genera Species
Infraorder	Labidostommatina Krantz, 1978	3 13 102	Families Genera Species
Infraorder	Parasitengonina Walter & al., 2009	70 978 10181	Families Genera Species
Family	Cheyletiellidae Leach, 1815 ⇒ Cheyletidae Raubmilben	0 0	Genera Species

Synonyms

Native, vernacular names and spellings of Prostigmata

English	True mites
Danish	Fløjlsmider

Distribution and Species lists of Prostigmata Kramer, 1877

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Afghanistan
8 Families  15 Genera  18 SpeciesAlbania
4 Families  8 Genera  10 SpeciesAlgeria
32 Families  62 Genera  95 SpeciesAndorra
2 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesAngola
18 Families  47 Genera  54 SpeciesAntigua and Barbuda
2 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesArgentina
42 Families  130 Genera  251 SpeciesArmenia
7 Families  30 Genera  61 SpeciesAustralia
102 Families  631 Genera  2521 SpeciesAustria
47 Families  104 Genera  215 SpeciesAzerbaijan
7 Families  31 Genera  75 SpeciesBahamas
9 Families  10 Genera  12 SpeciesBangladesh
5 Families  6 Genera  8 SpeciesBarbados
2 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesBelarus
4 Families  8 Genera  10 SpeciesBelgium
44 Families  113 Genera  321 SpeciesBelize
8 Families  10 Genera  7 SpeciesBenin
7 Families  12 Genera  13 SpeciesBhutan
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesBolivia
18 Families  27 Genera  31 SpeciesBosnia and Herzegovina
9 Families  9 Genera  9 SpeciesBotswana
15 Families  23 Genera  30 SpeciesBrazil
60 Families  263 Genera  711 SpeciesBrunei
8 Families  9 Genera  11 SpeciesBulgaria
31 Families  65 Genera  118 SpeciesBurkina Faso
6 Families  8 Genera  8 SpeciesBurundi
3 Families  10 Genera  9 SpeciesCambodia
3 Families  3 Genera  3 SpeciesCameroon
29 Families  93 Genera  206 SpeciesCanada
68 Families  193 Genera  377 SpeciesCape Verde
10 Families  15 Genera  15 SpeciesCentral African Republic
6 Families  9 Genera  8 SpeciesChad
2 Families  4 Genera  5 SpeciesChile
37 Families  109 Genera  312 SpeciesChina
61 Families  366 Genera  1689 SpeciesColombia
42 Families  94 Genera  128 SpeciesComoros
8 Families  15 Genera  19 SpeciesCook Islands
3 Families  5 Genera  8 SpeciesCosta Rica
38 Families  96 Genera  197 SpeciesCroatia
19 Families  33 Genera  48 SpeciesCuba
26 Families  62 Genera  98 SpeciesCyprus
11 Families  19 Genera  27 SpeciesCzech Republic
16 Families  55 Genera  106 SpeciesDemocratic Republic of the Congo
34 Families  107 Genera  171 SpeciesDenmark
58 Families  169 Genera  578 SpeciesDjibouti
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesDominica
4 Families  4 Genera  3 SpeciesDominican Republic
8 Families  14 Genera  16 SpeciesEast Timor
5 Families  6 Genera  3 SpeciesEcuador
32 Families  84 Genera  124 SpeciesEgypt
35 Families  110 Genera  226 SpeciesEl Salvador
7 Families  17 Genera  36 SpeciesEquatorial Guinea
2 Families  3 Genera  4 SpeciesEritrea
3 Families  3 Genera  2 SpeciesEstonia
35 Families  64 Genera  194 SpeciesEthiopia
13 Families  25 Genera  27 SpeciesFiji
9 Families  16 Genera  31 SpeciesFinland
37 Families  127 Genera  515 SpeciesFrance
64 Families  214 Genera  578 SpeciesGabon
8 Families  13 Genera  16 SpeciesGambia
8 Families  8 Genera  11 SpeciesGeorgia
24 Families  59 Genera  97 SpeciesGermany
80 Families  275 Genera  994 SpeciesGhana
19 Families  33 Genera  48 SpeciesGreece
40 Families  95 Genera  256 SpeciesGrenada
2 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesGuatemala
30 Families  58 Genera  105 SpeciesGuinea
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesGuinea-Bissau
3 Families  3 Genera  3 SpeciesGuyana
10 Families  22 Genera  33 SpeciesHaiti
10 Families  14 Genera  13 SpeciesHonduras
12 Families  24 Genera  55 SpeciesHungary
27 Families  66 Genera  154 SpeciesIceland
37 Families  64 Genera  85 SpeciesIndia
55 Families  249 Genera  771 SpeciesIndonesia
50 Families  169 Genera  389 SpeciesIran
49 Families  144 Genera  281 SpeciesIraq
11 Families  19 Genera  23 SpeciesIreland
31 Families  49 Genera  89 SpeciesIsrael
28 Families  61 Genera  116 SpeciesItaly
90 Families  358 Genera  1347 SpeciesIvory Coast
10 Families  22 Genera  31 SpeciesJamaica
8 Families  14 Genera  25 SpeciesJapan
58 Families  205 Genera  578 SpeciesJordan
4 Families  11 Genera  18 SpeciesKazakhstan
16 Families  53 Genera  97 SpeciesKenya
24 Families  66 Genera  108 SpeciesKiribati
2 Families  2 Genera  3 SpeciesKosovo
1 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesKuwait
2 Families  4 Genera  6 SpeciesKyrgyzstan
11 Families  32 Genera  56 SpeciesLaos
6 Families  6 Genera  8 SpeciesLatvia
12 Families  18 Genera  23 SpeciesLebanon
5 Families  12 Genera  17 SpeciesLesotho
4 Families  5 Genera  4 SpeciesLiberia
22 Families  50 Genera  144 SpeciesLibya
4 Families  7 Genera  8 SpeciesLithuania
10 Families  23 Genera  38 SpeciesLuxembourg
32 Families  64 Genera  222 SpeciesMadagascar
34 Families  78 Genera  171 SpeciesMalawi
6 Families  16 Genera  37 SpeciesMalaysia
28 Families  91 Genera  157 SpeciesMaldives
2 Families  2 Genera  1 SpeciesMali
3 Families  6 Genera  6 SpeciesMalta
5 Families  7 Genera  11 SpeciesMarshall Islands
1 Family  1 Genus  3 SpeciesMauritania
2 Families  6 Genera  7 SpeciesMauritius
4 Families  8 Genera  21 SpeciesMexico
77 Families  281 Genera  753 SpeciesMicronesia
15 Families  22 Genera  33 SpeciesMoldova
7 Families  14 Genera  18 SpeciesMonaco
4 Families  16 Genera  48 SpeciesMongolia
16 Families  30 Genera  28 SpeciesMontenegro
8 Families  16 Genera  20 SpeciesMorocco
17 Families  33 Genera  44 SpeciesMozambique
16 Families  35 Genera  47 SpeciesMyanmar
22 Families  37 Genera  46 SpeciesNamibia
18 Families  40 Genera  39 SpeciesNauru
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesNepal
12 Families  27 Genera  30 SpeciesNetherlands
69 Families  226 Genera  683 SpeciesNew Zealand
66 Families  262 Genera  709 SpeciesNicaragua
12 Families  21 Genera  35 SpeciesNiger
4 Families  7 Genera  10 SpeciesNigeria
14 Families  29 Genera  54 SpeciesNiue
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesNorth Korea
2 Families  4 Genera  4 SpeciesNorway
67 Families  226 Genera  680 SpeciesOman
13 Families  17 Genera  28 SpeciesPakistan
18 Families  62 Genera  177 SpeciesPalau
9 Families  11 Genera  13 SpeciesPalestine
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesPanama
29 Families  71 Genera  70 SpeciesPapua New Guinea
28 Families  75 Genera  180 SpeciesParaguay
28 Families  56 Genera  106 SpeciesPeru
32 Families  77 Genera  111 SpeciesPhilippines
21 Families  105 Genera  249 SpeciesPoland
45 Families  179 Genera  719 SpeciesPortugal
26 Families  74 Genera  134 SpeciesRepublic of the Congo
3 Families  5 Genera  8 SpeciesRepublic South Africa
74 Families  312 Genera  1029 SpeciesRomania
25 Families  49 Genera  74 SpeciesRussia
61 Families  193 Genera  478 SpeciesRwanda
18 Families  51 Genera  72 SpeciesSaint Kitts and Nevis
2 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesSaint Lucia
6 Families  9 Genera  7 SpeciesSaint Vincent and the Grenadines
7 Families  9 Genera  7 SpeciesSamoa
4 Families  5 Genera  7 SpeciesSan Marino
1 Families  13 Genera  48 SpeciesSão Tomé and Príncipe
1 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesSaudi Arabia
6 Families  10 Genera  9 SpeciesSenegal
8 Families  13 Genera  19 SpeciesSerbia
20 Families  51 Genera  86 SpeciesSeychelles
9 Families  11 Genera  13 SpeciesSierra Leone
5 Families  15 Genera  20 SpeciesSingapore
12 Families  22 Genera  40 SpeciesSlovakia
17 Families  47 Genera  91 SpeciesSlovenia
6 Families  10 Genera  17 SpeciesSolomon Islands
25 Families  59 Genera  66 SpeciesSomalia
6 Families  9 Genera  8 SpeciesSouth Korea
18 Families  49 Genera  101 SpeciesSpain
56 Families  131 Genera  391 SpeciesSri Lanka
22 Families  31 Genera  40 SpeciesSudan
10 Families  17 Genera  21 SpeciesSuriname
24 Families  59 Genera  115 SpeciesSweden
74 Families  249 Genera  876 SpeciesSwitzerland
29 Families  61 Genera  121 SpeciesSyria
7 Families  10 Genera  13 SpeciesTaiwan
37 Families  237 Genera  865 SpeciesTajikistan
8 Families  32 Genera  89 SpeciesTanzania
21 Families  63 Genera  86 SpeciesThailand
36 Families  128 Genera  294 SpeciesTogo
7 Families  17 Genera  25 SpeciesTonga
5 Families  10 Genera  12 SpeciesTrinidad and Tobago
19 Families  36 Genera  49 SpeciesTunisia
16 Families  29 Genera  45 SpeciesTurkey
39 Families  86 Genera  185 SpeciesTurkmenistan
14 Families  30 Genera  48 SpeciesTuvalu
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesUganda
15 Families  32 Genera  38 SpeciesUkraine
32 Families  114 Genera  295 SpeciesUnited Kingdom
72 Families  251 Genera  606 SpeciesUruguay
14 Families  26 Genera  44 SpeciesUSA
113 Families  592 Genera  2208 SpeciesUzbekistan
15 Families  43 Genera  57 SpeciesVanuatu
10 Families  14 Genera  18 SpeciesVenezuela
26 Families  75 Genera  115 SpeciesVietnam
15 Families  28 Genera  39 SpeciesYemen
7 Families  24 Genera  42 SpeciesZambia
15 Families  23 Genera  24 SpeciesZimbabwe
32 Families  62 Genera  113 Species

Distribution on islands

Found in fossile formations

Florissant Fossil Beds
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesRott Formation
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesWellington Formation
2 Families  2 Genera  2 Species

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