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Checklist for Superfamily Raphignathoidea Kramer, 1877 (Raphignathoid mites)
and region Transvaal (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
128
296
474
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
115
267
412
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Acari
Nitzsch, 1818
Mites and Ticks
82
167
306
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Acariformes
Zakhvatkin, 1952
Dust mites, Mites
73
151
283
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Trombidiformes
Reuter, 1909
Mites, Trombidiform mites
45
113
262
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Prostigmata
Kramer, 1877
True mites
45
113
262
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Eleutherengona
Oudemans, 1909
17
46
75
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Raphignathoidea
Kramer, 1877
Raphignathoid mites
6
9
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Transvaal
6 Families width 15 Species
Caligonellidae Grandjean, 19445SpeciesTaxom
Eupalopsellidae Willmann, 19522SpeciesTaxom
Stigmaeidae Wood, 19674SpeciesTaxom
Cryptognathidae Luxton, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Mecognathidae Gerson & Walter, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Raphignathidae Kramer, 18772SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Transvaal
9 Genera with 15 Species
Caligonella Berlese, 19892SpeciesTaxom
Eupalopsellus Sellnick, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Eustigmaeus Berlese, 19873SpeciesTaxom
Exothorhis Summers, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Favognathus Luxton, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Ledermuelleriopsis Willmann, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Molothrognathus Summers & Sc..., 19893SpeciesTaxom
Paraeupalopsellus Smiley & Moser, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Raphignathus Dugès, 19892SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Transvaal
15 Species
Caligonella geonoma Smith-Meyer ..., 1989
Caligonella scutovata Smith-Meyer ..., 1989
Eupalopsellus retiscutatus Smith-Meyer ..., 1989
Eustigmaeus ornatus Ueckermann &..., 1999
Eustigmaeus ptenopus Ueckermann &..., 1987
Eustigmaeus spathatus Ueckermann &..., 1987
Exothorhis camelliae Smith-Meyer ..., 1984
Favognathus pongolensis Smith-Meyer ..., 1989
Ledermuelleriopsis terrulenta Ueckermann &..., 1987
Molothrognathus flatichelus Smith-Meyer ..., 1989
Molothrognathus phytocolus Smith-Meyer ..., 1989
Molothrognathus tumipalpus Smith-Meyer ..., 1989
Paraeupalopsellus aquatilis Meyer & Ueck..., 1984
Raphignathus ensipilosus Smith-Meyer ..., 1989
Raphignathus furcisetosus Smith-Meyer ..., 1989

Subnodes of Raphignathoidea with occurrences in Transvaal
FamilyCaligonellidae
Grandjean, 1944
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyCryptognathidae
Luxton, 1973
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyEupalopsellidae
Willmann, 1952
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMecognathidae
Gerson & Walter, 1998
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyRaphignathidae
Kramer, 1877
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyStigmaeidae
Wood, 1967
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Raphignathoidea at artfakta.se
Raphignathoidea at biodiversity.org.au
Raphignathoidea at dyntaxa.se
Raphignathoidea at itis.gov