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Checklist for Suborder Prostigmata Kramer, 1877 (True mites)
and region Western Cape (Cape)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
159
544
830
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
127
467
648
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Acari
Nitzsch, 1818
Mites and Ticks
64
102
120
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Acariformes
Zakhvatkin, 1952
Dust mites, Mites
53
84
91
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Trombidiformes
Reuter, 1909
Mites, Trombidiform mites
32
59
67
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Prostigmata
Kramer, 1877
True mites
32
59
67
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Western Cape
32 Families width 67 Species and 2 Subspecies
#EHMABTJUSOLCP
Eriophyidae Nalepa, 1898Blister mites1SpeciesTaxom
Hygrobatidae Koch, 184216SpeciesTaxom
Mideopsidae Koenike, 19103SpeciesTaxom
Arrenuridae Thor, 19002SpeciesTaxom
Aturidae Thor, 19002SpeciesTaxom
Erythraeidae Oudemans, 19023SpeciesTaxom
Bdellidae Dugès, 1834Snout Mites1SpeciesTaxom
Tenuipalpidae Berlese, 1913False spider mites2SpeciesTaxom
Johnstonianidae Thor, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Tarsonemidae Kramer, 1877Tarsonemid mites5SpeciesTaxom
Tetranychidae Donnadieu, 1875Spider mites1SpeciesTaxom
Unionicolidae Oudemans, 19095SpeciesTaxom
Eupodidae Strandtmann, 1967Eupodid mites2SpeciesTaxom
Stigmaeidae Wood, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Eylaidae Leach, 18150SpeciesTaxom
Oxidae (Viets, 1926)0SpeciesTaxom
Hydrachnidae Leach, 18150SpeciesTaxom
Hydrodromidae Viets, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Lebertiidae Thor, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Limnesiidae Thor, 19004SpeciesTaxom
Limnocharidae Grube, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Myobiidae Megnin, 18770SpeciesTaxom
Camerobiidae Southcott, 1957Stilt-legged mites2SpeciesTaxom
Phytoptidae (Manson, 1970)0SpeciesTaxom
Pontarachnidae Koenike, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Hydryphantidae Piersig, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Pterygosomatidae Womersley, 19412SpeciesTaxom
Cheyletidae Leach, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Sperchontidae Thor, 19002SpeciesTaxom
Syringophilidae Lavoipierre, 1953Quill mites1SpeciesTaxom
Torrenticolidae Thor, 1902Torrent Mites4SpeciesTaxom
Trombidiidae Leach, 1815Beer Bahuti0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Western Cape
59 Genera with 67 Species
#ABCDEFHKLMNOPSTUZ
Aceria Keifer, 1944
0SpeciesTaxom
Africacarus K.O.Viets, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Ambiguobates Viets, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Amperaturus Cook, 19983SpeciesTaxom
Arrenurus Dugès, 20121SpeciesTaxom
Atractides Koch, 19565SpeciesTaxom
Australiobates Lundblad, 1941
0SpeciesTaxom
Axonopsis Piersig, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Balaustium von Heyden, 1959Concrete Mites1SpeciesTaxom
Bdellodes Oudemans, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Biscirus Thor, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Brachypodopsis1SpeciesTaxom
Brevipalpus Donnadieu, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Capedulia M. K. P. Smi..., 19991SpeciesTaxom
Centrotrombidium Kramer, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Charletonia Oudemans, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Coreitarsonemus Fain, 19702SpeciesTaxom
Diplonychus Laporte, 1833
0SpeciesTaxom
Ecpolus Koenike, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Eupodes C.L.Koch, 19672SpeciesTaxom
Eustigmaeus Berlese, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Eylais Latreille, 1796
0SpeciesTaxom
Frontipoda Koenike, 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Hexabdella van der Schy..., 2004
0SpeciesTaxom
Hydracarina
Water Mites0SpeciesTaxom
Hydrachna O. F. Müller, 1776
Water Mites0SpeciesTaxom
Hydrodroma Koch, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Hygrobates C. L. Koch, 20056SpeciesTaxom
Kakamasia Lawrence, 19441SpeciesTaxom
Karlvietsia K.O.Viets, 20002SpeciesTaxom
Koenikea Wolcott, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Lebertia Neuman, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Limnesia Koch, 19564SpeciesTaxom
Limnochares Latreille, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Mideopsis Neuman, 1880
0SpeciesTaxom
Neomyobia Radford, 1948
0SpeciesTaxom
Neophyllobius Berlese, 19982SpeciesTaxom
Neumania Lebert, 19593SpeciesTaxom
Nyangalla Viets, 1935
0SpeciesTaxom
Obuloides Baker & Tuttle, 1975
0SpeciesTaxom
Oxus Kramer, 1877
0SpeciesTaxom
Phytoptus Dujardin, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Plesiohygrobates Viets, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Pontarachna Philippi, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Protzia Piersig, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Pterygosoma Peters, 1949
0SpeciesTaxom
Samsinakia Volgin, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Scaphothrix Lawrence, 1935
0SpeciesTaxom
Sperchon Kramer, 1956Water Mites2SpeciesTaxom
Stibarokris Kethley, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Tarsonemus Canestrini &..., 19693SpeciesTaxom
Tegonotus Nalepa, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Tetranychus Dufour, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Thoracophoracarus Viets, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Thyasella Viets, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Torrenticola Piersig, 0Water Mites4SpeciesTaxom
Trombidium Fabricius, 1775
Velvet mite0SpeciesTaxom
Unionicola Haldeman, 1842
0SpeciesTaxom
Zonurobia Lawrence, 02SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Western Cape
67 Species and 2 Subspecies
Africacarus strenzkei K.O.Viets, 1962
Ambiguobates permixtus Viets, 1956
Amperaturus pauciporus Cook, 1998
Amperaturus rensbergi Cook, 1998
Amperaturus similis Cook, 1998
Arrenurus serratipetiolatus Smit, 2012
Atractides (Atractides) damkoehleri K.Viets, 1916
Atractides (Atractides) linearis (Lundblad, 1927)⇒ Atractides baderi Schwoerbel &..., 1956
Atractides (Atractides) pulcher K.Viets, 1956
Atractides (Atractides) scutelliferus K.O.Viets, 1964
Atractides (Iranomegapus) baderi Schwoerbel &..., 1956
Axonopsis (Brachypodopsis) pusilla Viets, 1914
Balaustium medicagoense Meyer & Ryke, 1959
Bdellodes hessei Womersley, 1933
Brachypodopsis pusilla Viets, 1914
Brevipalpus aeoloides Pritchard & ..., 1958
Capedulia prasadi Ueckermann &..., 1999
Centrotrombidium culicoides Vercammen-Gr..., 1957
Charletonia philometra Southcott, 1991
Coreitarsonemus acanthocoris Fain, 1970
Coreitarsonemus anoplocnemis anoplocnemis Fain, 1970
Ecpolus tuberatus Koenike, 1898
Eupodes hamatus Olivier & Th..., 1997
Eupodes minutus Strandtmann, 1967
Eustigmaeus corticolus Wood, 1966
Hydrodroma despiciens Muller, 1776
Hygrobates (Hygrobates) acutidens Viets, 1956
Hygrobates (Hygrobates) elgonensis Lundblad, 1927
Hygrobates (Hygrobates) sanguineus Viets, 1956
Hygrobates (Hygrobates) sigthori Viets, 1914
Hygrobates (Hygrobates) soari Viets, 1911
Hygrobates inflatipes Smit, 2005
Kakamasia pilosa Lawrence, 1944
Karlvietsia angustipalpis K.O.Viets, 1..., 2000
Karlvietsia simplex Cook, Smith ..., 2000
Koenikea szalayi (Viets, 1956)⇒ Nyangalla szalayi Viets, 1956
Lebertia (Pilolebertia) capensis Viets, 1956
Limnesia (Limnesia) graciliseta Viets, 1956
Limnesia (Limnesia) lucifera Koenike, 1898
Limnesia (Limnesia) mucronata K.O. Viets, 1964
Limnesia (Limnesia) resupinata Viets, 1956
Limnochares (Cyclothrix) crinita Koenike, 1898
Neophyllobius crinitus du Toit, The..., 1998
Neophyllobius helichrysi du Toit, The..., 1998
Neumania (Neumania) aequalis K.O. Viets, 1962
Neumania (Neumania) meridiana Viets, 1959
Neumania (Neumania) verrucipora Viets, 1959
Plesiohygrobates pectinipalpis Viets, 1956
Pontarachna africana Smit, 2002
Protzia (Protzia) pachygnatha Viets, 1930
Samsinakia gonocephalum Fain, 1984
Sperchon aberrans Viets, 1956
Sperchon postocularius Viets, 1956
Stibarokris phalacrus Kethley, 1970
Tarsonemus (Tarsonemus) apis Rennie, 1921
Tarsonemus (Tarsonemus) cryptocephalus Ewing, 1939
Tarsonemus (Tarsonemus) endophloeus Lindquist, 1969
Tegonotus platynaspis Nalepa, 1920
Tetranychus (Tetranychus) urticae C. L. Koch, 1836Carmine spider mite
Thoracophoracarus (Thoracophoracarus) gibberosus K.O. Viets, 1962
Thyasella mandibularis torrenticola Schwoerbel, 1958
Torrenticola (Monatractides) rubicunda Viets, 1956
Torrenticola (Torrenticola) eurystoma Viets, 1956
Torrenticola (Torrenticola) violacea K.O. Viets, 1972
Torrenticola spatulifera
Zonurobia polyzonenesis
Zonurobia subquadrata

Subnodes of Prostigmata with occurrences in Western Cape
InfraorderAnystina
Van der Hammen, 1972
3
5
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderEleutherengona
Oudemans, 1909
9
15
15
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderEupodina
Krantz, 1978
4
7
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderParasitengonina
Walter & al., 2009
16
32
44
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