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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
332
1603
5979
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
290
1407
5076
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Acari
Nitzsch, 1818
Mites and Ticks
208
620
1628
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Acariformes
Zakhvatkin, 1952
Dust mites, Mites
172
523
1365
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Trombidiformes
Reuter, 1909
Mites, Trombidiform mites
76
322
1069
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Prostigmata
Kramer, 1877
True mites
75
321
1069
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Southern Africa
75 Families width 1069 Species and 15 Subspecies
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Adamystidae Cunliffe, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Allochaetophoridae Reck, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Anisitsiellidae Koenike, 19103SpeciesTaxom
Anystidae Oudemans, 1936Whirligig Mites6SpeciesTaxom
Arrenuridae Thor, 190028SpeciesTaxom
Athienemanniidae Viets, 19223SpeciesTaxom
Aturidae Thor, 190014SpeciesTaxom
Bdellidae Dugès, 1834Snout Mites4SpeciesTaxom
Caligonellidae Grandjean, 194410SpeciesTaxom
Camerobiidae Southcott, 1957Stilt-legged mites21SpeciesTaxom
Cheyletidae Leach, 181532SpeciesTaxom
Cocceupodidae Jesionowska, 20101SpeciesTaxom
Cryptognathidae Luxton, 19732SpeciesTaxom
Cunaxidae Thor, 1902Predatory Mites42SpeciesTaxom
Demodecidae Nicolet, 1855Follicle mites1SpeciesTaxom
Ereynetidae Schrank, 17767SpeciesTaxom
Eriophyidae Nalepa, 1898Blister mites181SpeciesTaxom
Erythraeidae Oudemans, 190210SpeciesTaxom
Eupalopsellidae Willmann, 195211SpeciesTaxom
Eupodidae Strandtmann, 1967Eupodid mites10SpeciesTaxom
Eylaidae Leach, 18158SpeciesTaxom
Frontipodopsidae Viets, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Halacaridae Murray, 1877Sea mites8SpeciesTaxom
Harpirhynchidae Dubinin, 19578SpeciesTaxom
Homocaligidae Wood, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Hydrachnidae Leach, 18157SpeciesTaxom
Hydrodromidae Viets, 19363SpeciesTaxom
Hydryphantidae Piersig, 189611SpeciesTaxom
Hygrobatidae Koch, 184250SpeciesTaxom
Iolinidae Pritchard, 19562SpeciesTaxom
Johnstonianidae Thor, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Krendowskiidae Viets, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Labidostommatidae Oudemans, 19045SpeciesTaxom
Lebertiidae Thor, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Leeuwenhoekiidae Womersley, 1944Chigger mites3SpeciesTaxom
Limnesiidae Thor, 190010SpeciesTaxom
Limnocharidae Grube, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Linotetranidae Baker & Prit..., 19534SpeciesTaxom
Mecognathidae Gerson & Walter, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Microtrombidiidae Womersley, 1936Micro velvet mites2SpeciesTaxom
Mideopsidae Koenike, 19107SpeciesTaxom
Momoniidae Viets, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Myobiidae Megnin, 18777SpeciesTaxom
Neopygmephoridae Cross, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Oxidae Viets, 19264SpeciesTaxom
Paratydeidae Baker, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Penthaleidae Oudemans, 1931Earth Mites2SpeciesTaxom
Penthalodidae Strandtmann, 19640SpeciesTaxom
Phytoptidae Manson, 19706SpeciesTaxom
Pionidae Thor, 19007SpeciesTaxom
Podapolipidae Husband, 19908SpeciesTaxom
Pontarachnidae Koenike, 19105SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocheylidae Oudemans, 19093SpeciesTaxom
Psorergatidae Womersley, 19418SpeciesTaxom
Pterygosomatidae Womersley, 19419SpeciesTaxom
Pygmephoridae Krczal, 19642SpeciesTaxom
Raphignathidae Kramer, 18777SpeciesTaxom
Scutacaridae Paoli, 19113SpeciesTaxom
Siteroptidae Martin, 1978Siteroptid mites4SpeciesTaxom
Smarididae Kramer, 18782SpeciesTaxom
Sperchontidae Thor, 190011SpeciesTaxom
Stigmaeidae Wood, 196722SpeciesTaxom
Syringophilidae Lavoipierre, 1953Quill mites18SpeciesTaxom
Tarsonemidae Kramer, 1877Tarsonemid mites8SpeciesTaxom
Teneriffiidae Thor, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Tenuipalpidae Berlese, 1913False spider mites108SpeciesTaxom
Tetranychidae Donnadieu, 1875Spider mites230SpeciesTaxom
Torrenticolidae Thor, 1902Torrent Mites19SpeciesTaxom
Triophtydeidae (André, 1980)1SpeciesTaxom
Trombiculidae Ewing, 1929Chigger mites1SpeciesTaxom
Trombidiidae Leach, 1815Beer Bahuti2SpeciesTaxom
Tuckerellidae Baker & Prit..., 1953Peacock mites3SpeciesTaxom
Tydeidae Kramer, 1877Tydeid mites18SpeciesTaxom
Unionicolidae Oudemans, 190923SpeciesTaxom
Xenocaligonellididae González, 19781SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Prostigmata with occurrences in Southern Africa
InfraorderAnystina
Van der Hammen, 1972
11
35
30
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderEleutherengona
Oudemans, 1909
28
143
534
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderEupodina
Krantz, 1978
13
71
282
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderLabidostommatina
Krantz, 1978
1
2
5
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderParasitengonina
Walter & al., 2009
22
70
218
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