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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
85
230
397
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
74
211
375
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Acari
Nitzsch, 1818
Mites and Ticks
50
88
154
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Acariformes
Zakhvatkin, 1952
Dust mites, Mites
39
66
95
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Trombidiformes
Reuter, 1909
Mites, Trombidiform mites
14
29
54
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Prostigmata
Kramer, 1877
True mites
14
29
54
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Nigeria
14 Families width 54 Species
Eriophyidae Nalepa, 1898Blister mites2SpeciesTaxom
Arrenuridae Thor, 19003SpeciesTaxom
Myobiidae Megnin, 18772SpeciesTaxom
Erythraeidae Oudemans, 19023SpeciesTaxom
Cheyletidae Leach, 18152SpeciesTaxom
Diptilomiopidae Boczek, 19644SpeciesTaxom
Hygrobatidae Koch, 18422SpeciesTaxom
Unionicolidae Oudemans, 19093SpeciesTaxom
Tetranychidae Donnadieu, 1875Spider mites26SpeciesTaxom
Hydrachnidae Leach, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Pionidae Thor, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Tarsonemidae Kramer, 1877Tarsonemid mites2SpeciesTaxom
Tenuipalpidae Berlese, 1913False spider mites1SpeciesTaxom
Hydryphantidae Piersig, 18962SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Nigeria
29 Genera with 54 Species
#ABCDEHMNOPRSTU
Aceria Keifer, 18922SpeciesTaxom
Arrenurus Dugès, 03SpeciesTaxom
Binuncus Radford, 1954
0SpeciesTaxom
Caeculisoma Berlese, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Cecidopus Karsch, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Charletonia Oudemans, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Cheyletiella Canestrini, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Cheyletus Latreille, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Diptacus Keifer, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Diptilomiopus Nalepa, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Diptilorhynacus S. Mondal, B..., 19851SpeciesTaxom
Dockovdia Gledhill, 20062SpeciesTaxom
Encentridophorus Piersig, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Eotetranychus Oudemans, 19695SpeciesTaxom
Eutetranychus Banks, 19365SpeciesTaxom
Hydrachna O. F. Müller, 1979Water Mites1SpeciesTaxom
Mononychellus Wainstein, 19382SpeciesTaxom
Neonychus Mitrofanov, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Oligonychus Berlese, 19605SpeciesTaxom
Piona C. L. Koch, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Radfordia Ewing, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Rhyncaphytoptus Keifer, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Schizotetranychus Trägårdh, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Steneotarsonemus Beer, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Tarsonemus Canestrini &..., 19211SpeciesTaxom
Tenuipalpus Donnadieu, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Tetranychus Dufour, 19557SpeciesTaxom
Thyas Koch, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Unionicola Haldeman, 20022SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nigeria
54 Species
Aceria combreti Boczek & Nuz..., 1985
Aceria euaspis Nalepa, 1892
Arrenurus (Megaluracarus) geniculatus Koenike, 1898
Arrenurus (Micruracarus) damkoehleri Viets, 1914
Arrenurus damkohleri
Caeculisoma (Caeculisoma) haussa Beron, 2000
Cecidopus nigeriae Beron, 2000
Charletonia philometra Southcott, 1991
Cheyletiella parasitivorax Megnin, 1878Mite
Cheyletus zumpti Fain, 1972
Diptacus pandanus Boczek & Ole..., 1997
Diptilomiopus ficifolius Boczek & Ole..., 1994
Diptilorhynacus dioscoreae Boczek & Nuz..., 1985
Dockovdia cookarum Gledhill, 2003
Dockovdia oruensis Gledhill & A..., 2006
Encentridophorus (Encentridophorus) spinifer Koenike, 1893
Eotetranychus africanus Meyer, 1987
Eotetranychus ancora Baker & Prit..., 1960
Eotetranychus cyphus Baker & Prit..., 1960
Eotetranychus falcatus Meyer & Rodr..., 1966
Eotetranychus grandis Gutiérrez, 1969
Eutetranychus africanus Tucker, 1926Citrus brown mite
Eutetranychus clastus Baker & Prit..., 1960
Eutetranychus cratis Baker & Prit..., 1960
Eutetranychus enodes Baker & Prit..., 1960
Eutetranychus orientalis (Klein, 1936)⇒ Eutetranychus africanus Tucker, 1926
Hydrachna (Hydrachna) nigeriensis Cook, 1979
Mononychellus progresivus (Doreste, 1981)⇒ Schizotetranychus progresivus Doreste, 1981
Mononychellus tanajoa Auct. nec Bo..., 1938Cassava green mite
Neonychus licinus Baker & Prit..., 1960
Oligonychus (Oligonychus) barbatae Meyer, 1987
Oligonychus (Oligonychus) coffeae Nietner, 1861Red coffee mite
Oligonychus (Oligonychus) grypus Baker & Prit..., 1960African sugarcane spider mite
Oligonychus gossypii Zacher, 1921
Oligonychus licinus (Baker & Prit..., 1960)⇒ Neonychus licinus Baker & Prit..., 1960
Piona (Piona) africana Viets, 1940 ..., 1916
Radfordia (Hylomyscobia) hylomyscus Fain, 1972
Radfordia (Radfordia) ensifera Poppe, 1896Mite
Rhyncaphytoptus imperatus Boczek & Ole..., 1988
Schizotetranychus (Mononychellus) progresivus Doreste, 1981
Steneotarsonemus (Steneotarsonemus) spirifex Marchal, 1902Mite
Tarsonemus (Tarsonemus) apis Rennie, 1921
Tenuipalpus nigerianus Meyer, 1979African mud shrimp
Tetranychus (Tetranychus) axinitus Meyer, 1987Truncate rubble crab
Tetranychus (Tetranychus) joanni (Smith-Meyer, 1987)⇒ Tetranychus tchadi Gutierrez & ..., 1973
Tetranychus (Tetranychus) neocaledonicus André, 1933Vegetable spider mite
Tetranychus (Tetranychus) urticae C. L. Koch, 1836Carmine spider mite
Tetranychus andrei Baker & Prit..., 1960
Tetranychus tchadi Gutierrez & ..., 1973Circumpolar eualid
Tetranychus yusti McGregor, 1955
Thyas metaphaea Hampson, 1913
Thyas parallelipipeda Guenée, 1852
Unionicola (Baderatax) macani Gledhill, 19..., 1988
Unionicola (Mutelicola) planicurvata Gledhill & V..., 2002

Subnodes of Prostigmata with occurrences in Nigeria
InfraorderAnystina
Van der Hammen, 1972
1
3
3
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderEleutherengona
Oudemans, 1909
5
14
33
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderEupodina
Krantz, 1978
2
5
6
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderParasitengonina
Walter & al., 2009
6
7
12
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