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Checklist for Superfamily Pygmephoroidea Cross, 1965
and region Africa (Continents)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
531
4342
23365
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
462
3675
20216
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Acari
Nitzsch, 1818
Mites and Ticks
363
1893
8353
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Acariformes
Zakhvatkin, 1952
Dust mites, Mites
299
1613
6797
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Trombidiformes
Reuter, 1909
Mites, Trombidiform mites
104
666
3172
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Prostigmata
Kramer, 1877
True mites
103
665
3172
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Eleutherengona
Oudemans, 1909
35
278
1259
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Pygmephoroidea
Cross, 1965
3
9
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Africa
3 Families width 16 Species
Pygmephoridae Krczal, 19644SpeciesTaxom
Neopygmephoridae Cross, 19655SpeciesTaxom
Siteroptidae Martin, 1978Siteroptid mites7SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Africa
9 Genera with 16 Species
Acinogaster Cross, 1965
0SpeciesTaxom
Bakerdania Sasa, 19782SpeciesTaxom
Neositeroptes I. Z. Livshi..., 19861SpeciesTaxom
Pediculaster Vitzthum, 19985SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopygmephorus Cross, 19792SpeciesTaxom
Pygmephorus Kramer, 19792SpeciesTaxom
Siteroptoides Cross, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Spatulaphorus H. Dastych &..., 19972SpeciesTaxom
Troxodania Khaustov & T..., 19751SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Africa
16 Species
Bakerdania peritremata Mahunka, 1979
Bakerdania plinthos Mahunka, 1978
Neositeroptes (Neositeroptes) stigmatus Mahunka, 197..., 1986
Pediculaster australis Camerik & Co..., 1997
Pediculaster copridis Camerik & Co..., 1998
Pediculaster demeterorum Mahunka, 1981
Pediculaster gautengensis Camerik, 1996
Pediculaster luriei Camerik & Co..., 1998
Pseudopygmephorus madagassicus Mahunka & Ma..., 1994
Pseudopygmephorus peritrematus Mahunka, 1979
Pygmephorus (Brennandania) scolopendrae Rack, 1979
Pygmephorus (Brennandania) simplex Mahunka, 1979
Siteroptoides (Siteroptoides) trombidiphilus Rack & Verca..., 1979
Spatulaphorus foliatus Dastych & Rack, 1993
Spatulaphorus luriei Dastych, Rac..., 1997
Troxodania problematica Mahunka, 1975

Subnodes of Pygmephoroidea with occurrences in Africa
FamilyNeopygmephoridae
Cross, 1965
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPygmephoridae
Krczal, 1964
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySiteroptidae
Martin, 1978
Siteroptid mites
3
7
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Pygmephoroidea at artfakta.se
Pygmephoroidea at biodiversity.org.au
Pygmephoroidea at dyntaxa.se