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Checklist for Superfamily Pygmephoroidea Cross, 1965
and region Windward Islands (Antilles)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
124
315
439
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
105
272
378
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Acari
Nitzsch, 1818
Mites and Ticks
61
101
129
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Acariformes
Zakhvatkin, 1952
Dust mites, Mites
49
79
94
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Trombidiformes
Reuter, 1909
Mites, Trombidiform mites
17
27
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Prostigmata
Kramer, 1877
True mites
17
27
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Eleutherengona
Oudemans, 1909
9
13
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Pygmephoroidea
Cross, 1965
3
4
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Windward Islands
3 Families width 7 Species
Neopygmephoridae Cross, 19652SpeciesTaxom
Siteroptidae Martin, 1978Siteroptid mites3SpeciesTaxom
Pygmephoridae Krczal, 19642SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Windward Islands
4 Genera with 7 Species
Parapygmephorus Cross, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Pediculaster Vitzthum, 19813SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopygmephorus Cross, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Pygmephorus Kramer, 19812SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Windward Islands
7 Species
Parapygmephorus (Petalomium) affinitum Mahunka, 1981
Pediculaster hematobii Mahunka, 198..., 1998
Pediculaster luciensis Mahunka, 1981
Pediculaster reductus Mahunka, 1981
Pseudopygmephorus magnus Mahunka, 1981
Pygmephorus (Brennandania) minima Mahunka, 1981
Pygmephorus (Brennandania) xena Mahunka, 1981

Subnodes of Pygmephoroidea with occurrences in Windward Islands
FamilyNeopygmephoridae
Cross, 1965
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPygmephoridae
Krczal, 1964
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilySiteroptidae
Martin, 1978
Siteroptid mites
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom



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