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Checklist for Suborder Prostigmata Kramer, 1877 (True mites)
and region West Virginia (USA)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
93
237
331
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
79
216
300
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Acari
Nitzsch, 1818
Mites and Ticks
43
63
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Acariformes
Zakhvatkin, 1952
Dust mites, Mites
24
34
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Trombidiformes
Reuter, 1909
Mites, Trombidiform mites
16
24
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Prostigmata
Kramer, 1877
True mites
16
24
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for West Virginia
16 Families width 26 Species and 1 Subspecies
Eriophyidae Nalepa, 1898Blister mites5SpeciesTaxom
Tetranychidae Donnadieu, 1875Spider mites4SpeciesTaxom
Aturidae Thor, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Cheyletidae Leach, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Stigmaeidae Wood, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Rhagidiidae Zacharda, 19804SpeciesTaxom
Leeuwenhoekiidae Womersley, 1944Chigger mites0SpeciesTaxom
Neopygmephoridae Cross, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Penthaleidae Oudemans, 1931Earth Mites1SpeciesTaxom
Tydeidae Kramer, 1877Tydeid mites0SpeciesTaxom
Tarsonemidae Kramer, 1877Tarsonemid mites1SpeciesTaxom
Torrenticolidae Thor, 1902Torrent Mites0SpeciesTaxom
Hydryphantidae Piersig, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Syringophilidae Lavoipierre, 1953Quill mites1SpeciesTaxom
Unionicolidae Oudemans, 19094SpeciesTaxom
Trombiculidae Ewing, 1929Chigger mites1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for West Virginia
24 Genera with 26 Species
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Aceria Keifer, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Aculops Keifer, 1966
0SpeciesTaxom
Aponychus Rimando, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Aturus Kramer, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Axonopsis Piersig, 1893
0SpeciesTaxom
Bryobia Koch, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Cheyletus Latreille, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Eriophyes Siebold, 18572SpeciesTaxom
Eustigmaeus Berlese, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Foveacheles Zacharda, 1980
0SpeciesTaxom
Hannemania Oudemans, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Kerdabania Khaustov, 20091SpeciesTaxom
Penthaleus Koch, 1834Blue Oat Mites1SpeciesTaxom
Poecilophysis Cambridge, 19362SpeciesTaxom
Rhagidia Thorell, 19852SpeciesTaxom
Scolotydeus Berlese, 1910
0SpeciesTaxom
Tarsonemus Canestrini &..., 19391SpeciesTaxom
Testudacarus Walter, 1928
0SpeciesTaxom
Tetranychus Dufour, 18362SpeciesTaxom
Thyasella Viets, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Torotrogla Kethley, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Unionicola Haldeman, 19864SpeciesTaxom
Vasates Shimer, 18692SpeciesTaxom
Walchia Ewing, 19641SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Virginia
26 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aceria anthocoptes Nalepa, 1892Canada thistle mite
Aponychus spinosus Banks, 1909
Aturus (Aturus) aulix Mitchell, 1954Mountain fringepod
Bryobia weyerensis Packard, 1889
Cheyletus malaccensis Oudemans, 1903Mite
Eriophyes laevis Nalepa, 1889Alder leaf gall mite
Eriophyes tiliae Pagenstecher, 1857Bugle gall
Eustigmaeus mixtus Wood, 1966
Kerdabania elongata Khaustov, 2009
Penthaleus major Dugès, 1834Blue oat mite
Poecilophysis (Dentocheles) extraneostella Zacharda, 1985Relict daces
Poecilophysis (Wankelia) wolmsdorfensis Willman, 1936
Rhagidia (Noerneria) diversicolor Koch, 1838
Rhagidia (Noerneria) varia Zacharda, 1985Relict daces
Tarsonemus (Tarsonemus) cryptocephalus Ewing, 1939
Tetranychus (Tetranychus) desertorum (Banks, 1900)⇒ Tetranychus ludeni Zacher, 1913
Tetranychus (Tetranychus) urticae C. L. Koch, 1836Carmine spider mite
Thyasella mandibularis torrenticola Schwoerbel, 1958
Torotrogla mima Kethley, 1970
Unionicola (Unionicolides) amandita Mitchell & W..., 1986
Unionicola (Unionicolides) sakantaka Mitchell & W..., 1986
Unionicola (Unionicolides) vamana Mitchell & W..., 1986
Unionicola (Unionicolides) vikitra Mitchell & W..., 1986
Vasates aceriscrumena Riley & Vasey, 1870Maple Spindle Gall Mite
Vasates quadripedes Shimer, 1869Maple Bladder Gall Mite
Walchia (Wenia) isonychia Nadchatram &..., 1964

Subnodes of Prostigmata with occurrences in West Virginia
InfraorderAnystina
Van der Hammen, 1972
2
2
1
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderEleutherengona
Oudemans, 1909
6
8
9
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderEupodina
Krantz, 1978
4
9
10
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderParasitengonina
Walter & al., 2009
4
5
6
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