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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
65
188
296
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
55
170
271
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Acari
Nitzsch, 1818
Mites and Ticks
20
38
94
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Acariformes
Zakhvatkin, 1952
Dust mites, Mites
15
28
51
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Trombidiformes
Reuter, 1909
Mites, Trombidiform mites
6
16
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Prostigmata
Kramer, 1877
True mites
6
16
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Malawi
6 Families width 37 Species
Eriophyidae Nalepa, 1898Blister mites2SpeciesTaxom
Tetranychidae Donnadieu, 1875Spider mites26SpeciesTaxom
Cheyletidae Leach, 18152SpeciesTaxom
Erythraeidae Oudemans, 19024SpeciesTaxom
Tenuipalpidae Berlese, 1913False spider mites1SpeciesTaxom
Hydryphantidae Piersig, 18962SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Malawi
16 Genera with 37 Species
Aceria Keifer, 18942SpeciesTaxom
Brevinychus M.K.P.Smith-..., 19741SpeciesTaxom
Cheyletus Latreille, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Eotetranychus Oudemans, 19742SpeciesTaxom
Eutetranychus Banks, 19362SpeciesTaxom
Leptus Latreille, 19874SpeciesTaxom
Mixonychus Ryke & Meyer, 19742SpeciesTaxom
Mononychellus Wainstein, 19742SpeciesTaxom
Oligonychus Berlese, 19607SpeciesTaxom
Petrobia Murray, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Samsinakia Volgin, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Schizotetranychus Trägårdh, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Tenuipalpus Donnadieu, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Tetranychus Dufour, 19747SpeciesTaxom
Thelechoris Karsch, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Thyas Koch, 18942SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Malawi
37 Species
Aceria euaspis Nalepa, 1892
Aceria eutricha Nalepa, 1894
Brevinychus parvulus Meyer, 1974
Cheyletus zumpti Fain, 1972
Eotetranychus falcatus Meyer & Rodr..., 1966
Eotetranychus mollis Meyer, 1974
Eutetranychus africanus Tucker, 1926Citrus brown mite
Eutetranychus orientalis (Klein, 1936)⇒ Eutetranychus africanus Tucker, 1926
Leptus (Leptus) bicristatus Fain & Elsen, 1987
Leptus (Leptus) jocquei Fain & Elsen, 1987
Leptus (Leptus) polythrix Fain & Elsen, 1987
Leptus (Leptus) puylaerti Fain & Elsen, 1987
Mixonychus acaciae Ryke & Meyer, 1960
Mixonychus transvaalensis Meyer, 1974
Mononychellus progresivus (Doreste, 1981)⇒ Schizotetranychus progresivus Doreste, 1981
Mononychellus tunstalli Meyer, 1974
Oligonychus (Oligonychus) coffeae Nietner, 1861Red coffee mite
Oligonychus (Oligonychus) grypus Baker & Prit..., 1960African sugarcane spider mite
Oligonychus intermedius Meyer, 1964Pacific rock crab
Oligonychus malawiensis Meyer, 1974
Oligonychus neoplegas Meyer, 1964
Oligonychus saccharinus Baker & Prit..., 1960
Oligonychus simus Baker & Prit..., 1960
Petrobia (Tetranychina) harti Ewing, 1909Oxalis red spider mite
Samsinakia gonocephalum Fain, 1984
Schizotetranychus (Mononychellus) progresivus Doreste, 1981
Tenuipalpus flacourtiae Meyer, 1979
Tetranychus (Epitetranychus) ludeni Zacher, 1913Bean spider mite
Tetranychus (Tetranychus) evansi Baker & Prit..., 1960Mite
Tetranychus (Tetranychus) lombardinii Baker & Prit..., 1960Crimson spider mite
Tetranychus (Tetranychus) neocaledonicus André, 1933Vegetable spider mite
Tetranychus (Tetranychus) urticae C. L. Koch, 1836Carmine spider mite
Tetranychus margaretae Meyer, 1974
Tetranychus rooyenae Meyer, 1974
Thelechoris striatipes Eugène Simon, 1889Fine-sculpted cerith
Thyas meterythra Hampson, 1918
Thyas rubricata Holland, 1894

Subnodes of Prostigmata with occurrences in Malawi
InfraorderAnystina
Van der Hammen, 1972
1
1
4
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

InfraorderEleutherengona
Oudemans, 1909
3
13
29
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderEupodina
Krantz, 1978
1
1
2
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

InfraorderParasitengonina
Walter & al., 2009
1
1
2
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