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Checklist for Suborder Prostigmata Kramer, 1877 (True mites)
and region Puerto Rico (Greater Antilles)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
101
280
432
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
85
246
381
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Acari
Nitzsch, 1818
Mites and Ticks
45
79
97
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Acariformes
Zakhvatkin, 1952
Dust mites, Mites
20
27
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Trombidiformes
Reuter, 1909
Mites, Trombidiform mites
12
19
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Prostigmata
Kramer, 1877
True mites
12
19
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Puerto Rico
12 Families width 35 Species
Acarophenacidae Cross, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Tenuipalpidae Berlese, 1913False spider mites4SpeciesTaxom
Halacaridae Murray, 1877Sea mites2SpeciesTaxom
Cunaxidae Thor, 1902Predatory Mites1SpeciesTaxom
Eriophyidae (Nalepa, 1898)Blister mites1SpeciesTaxom
Cheyletidae Leach, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Cocceupodidae Jesionowska, 20100SpeciesTaxom
Pontarachnidae Koenike, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Tetranychidae Donnadieu, 1875Spider mites20SpeciesTaxom
Tarsonemidae Kramer, 1877Tarsonemid mites3SpeciesTaxom
Pyemotidae Newport, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Tuckerellidae Baker & Prit..., 1953Peacock mites0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Puerto Rico
19 Genera with 35 Species
Adactylidium Cross, 01SpeciesTaxom
Brevipalpus Donnadieu, 19392SpeciesTaxom
Copidognathus Trouessart, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Cunaxa von Heyden, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Eriophyes Siebold, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Eutogenes Baker, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Linopodes Koch, 1835
0SpeciesTaxom
Litarachna Walter, 20141SpeciesTaxom
Masteria L. Koch, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Mononychellus Wainstein, 19384SpeciesTaxom
Oligonychus Berlese, 19584SpeciesTaxom
Polyphagotarsonemus Beer & Nucifora, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Pyemotes Amerling, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Scaptognathus Trouessart, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Schizotetranychus Trägårdh, 19282SpeciesTaxom
Tarsonemus Canestrini &..., 19392SpeciesTaxom
Tenuipalpus Donnadieu, 19652SpeciesTaxom
Tetranychus Dufour, 19009SpeciesTaxom
Tuckerella Womersley, 1940
Peacock mites0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Puerto Rico
35 Species
Adactylidium ficorum
Brevipalpus bucerasae De Leon, 1965
Brevipalpus phoenicis Geijskes, 1939False spider mite
Copidognathus grandiosus Bartsch, 1984
Cunaxa setirostris Hermann, 1804
Eriophyes gossypii (Banks, 1904)⇒ Acalitus gossypii Banks, 1904
Eutogenes foxi Baker, 1949
Litarachna lopezae Pešić & al..., 2014
Masteria petrunkevitchi Arthur M. Ch..., 1964
Mononychellus caribbeanae McGregor, 1950
Mononychellus planki (McGregor, 1950)⇒ Mononychellus tanajoa Auct. nec Bo..., 1938
Mononychellus progresivus (Doreste, 1981)⇒ Schizotetranychus progresivus Doreste, 1981
Mononychellus tanajoa Auct. nec Bo..., 1938Cassava green mite
Oligonychus (Oligonychus) punicae Hirst, 1926 ..., 1994Antillean talon crab
Oligonychus (Oligonychus) sacchari McGregor, 1942Sugarcane mite
Oligonychus smithi Cromroy, 1958
Oligonychus viridis (Banks sensu ..., 1958)⇒ Oligonychus punicae Hirst, 1926 ..., 1994
Polyphagotarsonemus latus Banks, 1904Broad mite
Pyemotes tritici La Greze-Fos..., 1851Grain itch mite
Scaptognathus ornatus Bartsch, 1984
Schizotetranychus (Mononychellus) progresivus Doreste, 1981
Schizotetranychus (Schizotetranychus) asparagi Oudemans, 1928Asparagus spider mite
Tarsonemus (Tarsonemus) confusus Ewing, 1939
Tarsonemus (Tarsonemus) cryptocephalus Ewing, 1939
Tenuipalpus pacificus Baker, 1945Mite
Tenuipalpus panici De Leon, 1965Flower shrimp
Tetranychus (Epitetranychus) ludeni Zacher, 1913Bean spider mite
Tetranychus (Tetranychus) desertorum (Banks, 1900)⇒ Tetranychus ludeni Zacher, 1913
Tetranychus (Tetranychus) evansi Baker & Prit..., 1960Mite
Tetranychus (Tetranychus) gloveri Banks, 1900Glover's mite
Tetranychus (Tetranychus) marianae (McGregor, 1950)⇒ Tetranychus evansi Baker & Prit..., 1960
Tetranychus (Tetranychus) neocaledonicus André, 1933Vegetable spider mite
Tetranychus (Tetranychus) urticae C. L. Koch, 1836Carmine spider mite
Tetranychus abacae Baker & Prit..., 1962
Tetranychus tumidus Banks, 1900Bigeye eualid

Subnodes of Prostigmata with occurrences in Puerto Rico
InfraorderEleutherengona
Oudemans, 1909
7
13
30
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderEupodina
Krantz, 1978
4
5
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderParasitengonina
Walter & al., 2009
1
1
1
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