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Checklist for Superfamily Trombidioidea Leach, 1815 (Velvet mites and chiggers)
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
 
Anystina
Van der Hammen, 1972
18
144
780
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Trombidioidea
Leach, 1815
Velvet mites and chiggers
5
36
96
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Africa
5 Families width 96 Species
Leeuwenhoekiidae Womersley, 1944Chigger mites46SpeciesTaxom
Trombidiidae Leach, 1815Beer Bahuti35SpeciesTaxom
Microtrombidiidae Womersley, 1936Micro velvet mites13SpeciesTaxom
Neothrombiidae Feider, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Tanaupodidae Thor, 19351SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Africa
36 Genera with 96 Species
#ABCDEHLMOPSTVW
Acomatacarus Ewing, 194613SpeciesTaxom
Afracarella Vercammen-Gr..., 19491SpeciesTaxom
Afropolonia Goff, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Allothrombium Berlese, 193615SpeciesTaxom
Arabapolonia Stekolinkov,..., 20121SpeciesTaxom
Austracarus Lawrence, 19598SpeciesTaxom
Austrombicula Lawrence, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Buandikia Southcott, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Caenothrombium Oudemans, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Clinotrombium Southcott, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Corethrothrombium Oudemans, 19262SpeciesTaxom
Dimorphothrombium Feider, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Dinothrombium Oudemans, 1916Giant Red Velvet Mite7SpeciesTaxom
Dolichothrombidium Feider, 19263SpeciesTaxom
Eutrombidium Verdun, 19933SpeciesTaxom
Holcotrombidium Womersley, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Hyracarus Lawrence, 19496SpeciesTaxom
Lituseburnea Gabrys, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Mastalacarus Goff & Lukos..., 19831SpeciesTaxom
Matacarus Vercammen-Gr..., 19623SpeciesTaxom
Microtrombidium Haller, 19363SpeciesTaxom
Morelacarus Vercammen-Gr..., 1973
0SpeciesTaxom
Odontacarus Ewing, 1929
0SpeciesTaxom
Paputrombidium Fain, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Paratrombium Bruyant, 18853SpeciesTaxom
Platytrombidium Thor, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Podothrombium Berlese, 19242SpeciesTaxom
Polydiscia Methlagl, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Sauracarella Lawrence, 19492SpeciesTaxom
Straelensia Vercammen-Gr..., 20063SpeciesTaxom
Tateracarus Goff, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Trichotrombidium Kobulej, 1950
0SpeciesTaxom
Trombidium Fabricius, 1910Velvet mite1SpeciesTaxom
Vargatula Brennan & Yu..., 19831SpeciesTaxom
Whartonia Ewing, 19574SpeciesTaxom
Willungella Southcott, 19312SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Africa
96 Species
Acomatacarus arabicus Radford, 1954
Acomatacarus gateri Radford, 1942
Acomatacarus geckobius Lawrence, 1949
Acomatacarus jaegerskioeldi Oudemans, 1911
Acomatacarus lacertae Lawrence, 1949
Acomatacarus mabuyana Lawrence, 1949
Acomatacarus maroccanus Taufflieb, 1958
Acomatacarus mutabilis Vercammen-Gr..., 1957
Acomatacarus namaquensis Lawrence, 1949
Acomatacarus nicollei Vercammen-Gr..., 1956
Acomatacarus tenuitarsus Lawrence, 1949
Acomatacarus thallomyia Radford, 1946
Acomatacarus theileri Radford, 1946
Afracarella africana Lawrence, 1949
Afropolonia tgifi Goff, 1983
Allothrombium amiraeli Haitlinger, 1997
Allothrombium arambourgi André, 1936
Allothrombium athleticum Berlese, 1910
Allothrombium barbuligerum André, 1936
Allothrombium brachytrichotum André, 1936
Allothrombium civicum Lawrence, 1944
Allothrombium cursorium Berlese, 1916
Allothrombium franklinimuelleri Krausse, 1916
Allothrombium fuliginosum Hermann, 1804Red velvet mite
Allothrombium geminatum André, 1936
Allothrombium innocens André, 1936
Allothrombium lawrencei Meyer & Ryke, 1960
Allothrombium pergrande Berlese, 1903
Allothrombium pumilio André, 1936
Allothrombium vicinum André, 1936
Arabapolonia omanensis Stekolnikov,..., 2012
Austracarus campestris Goff, 1990
Austracarus cristatus (Mahunka, 1984)⇒ Ululohmannia cristatus S. Mahunka, 1984
Austracarus dendrohyracis Vercammen-Gr..., 1957
Austracarus lukoschusi Goff, 1983
Austracarus masonae Goff, 1983
Austracarus polydiscum Oudemans, 1910
Austracarus procaviae Lawrence, 1949
Austracarus wittebolsi Vercammen-Gr..., 1959
Austrombicula womersleyi Lawrence, 1949
Buandikia anneae Southcott, 1994
Caenothrombium diegoense Robaux, 1966
Clinotrombium dumosum Southcott, 1986
Corethrothrombium christopheanum Kramer, 1897
Corethrothrombium pectinifer Oudemans, 1926
Dimorphothrombium abengourouense Gabrys, 1999
Dinothrombium crassipalpe Trägårdh, 1904
Dinothrombium oparbellae André, 1949
Dinothrombium pedioculatum André, 1927
Dinothrombium tarsale Berlese, 1916
Dinothrombium tinctorum Linnaeus, 1767
Dinothrombium trispilum Berlese, 1916
Dinothrombium zarniki Krausse, 1916
Dolichothrombidium fournieri Robaux, 1967
Dolichothrombidium grandjeani André, 1954
Dolichothrombidium insidiosum André, 1926
Eutrombidium africanum Southcott, 1993
Eutrombidium macfarlanei Southcott, 1993
Eutrombidium verdense Southcott, 1993
Holcotrombidium afrosecurigerum Gabrys, 1999
Hyracarus claviglis Vercammen-Gr..., 1955
Hyracarus lawrencei Radford, 1948
Hyracarus lemniscomyia Vercammen-Gr..., 1957
Hyracarus longipilosus Lawrence, 1949
Hyracarus natalensis Lawrence, 1949
Hyracarus typicus Lawrence, 1949
Lituseburnea agnibilekroensis Gabrys, 1999
Mastalacarus namibiensis Goff & Lukos..., 1983
Matacarus agamae Taufflieb, 1960
Matacarus buretti Vercammen-Gr..., 1956
Matacarus ediosi Taufflieb & ..., 1962
Microtrombidium malindiensis Luxton, 1989
Microtrombidium spiniferum Thor, 1900
Microtrombidium zelandicum Womersley, 1936
Paputrombidium chersodromia Fain & Groot..., 1995
Paratrombium insulare Berlese, 1910
Paratrombium meruense Trägårdh, 1908
Paratrombium setosulum Berlese, 1885
Platytrombidium sylvaticum C.L. Koch, 1835, 1836
Podothrombium laroussei André, 1924
Podothrombium numidica André, 1924
Polydiscia deuterosminthurus Baquero, Mor..., 2003
Sauracarella montanus Lawrence, 1949
Sauracarella whartoni Lawrence, 1949
Straelensia africana Vercammen-Gr..., 1971
Straelensia monosetosa Brown, 2006
Straelensia variocula Brown, 2006
Tateracarus quadrisetosus Goff, 1983
Trombidium mediterraneum Berlese, 1910
Vargatula somaliensis Goff, 1983
Whartonia (Whartonia) novemsetosa Goff, 1982
Whartonia atracheata Taufflieb & ..., 1959
Whartonia lepidopteriscuta Vercammen-Gr..., 1965
Whartonia oweni Vercammen-Gr..., 1957
Willungella luimbalensis Gabrys, 1999
Willungella willungae Hirst, 1931

Subnodes of Trombidioidea with occurrences in Africa
FamilyLeeuwenhoekiidae
Womersley, 1944
chigger mites, chiggers
16
46
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMicrotrombidiidae
Womersley, 1936
Micro velvet mites
9
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyNeothrombiidae
Feider, 1959
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyTanaupodidae
Thor, 1935
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyTrombidiidae
Leach, 1815
Beer Bahuti, Rain Bugs, Red Velvet Mites, True Velvet Mites
9
35
Genera
Species

Taxom



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