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Smoky Mountains
University of Tennessee Biological Field Station
August 8-10, 2008

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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Mites and Ticks (Acari)

Subclass Acari - Mites and Ticks

Phylum Arthropoda - Arthropods

Class Arachnida - Arachnids

Subclass Acari - Mites and Ticks

Superorder Parasitiformes

Order Mesostigmata

Suborder Uropodina

Superfamily Uropodoidea

Family Trachyuropodidae
Family Uropodidae

Suborder Antennophorina

Superfamily Megisthanoidea

Family Megisthanidae

Genus Megisthanus

Species floridanus - Megisthanus floridanus

Superfamily Antennophoroidea
Superfamily Celaenopsoidea

Family Diplogyniidae

Genus Lobogynioides
Genus Neolobogynium

Species americana - Neolobogynium americana

Suborder Epicriina

Superfamily Epicrioidea

Family Zerconidae

Genus Prozercon

Suborder Dermanyssina

Superfamily Ascoidea

Family Ascidae

Superfamily Dermanyssoidea

Family Macronyssidae

Genus Ornithonyssus

Species bacoti - Tropical Rat Mite
Species sylviarum - Northern Fowl Mite

Family Varroidae

Genus Varroa

Superfamily Rhodacaroidea

Family Digamasellidae

Genus Dendrolaelaps

Suborder Parasitina

Superfamily Parasitoidea

Family Parasitidae

Genus Pergamasus
Genus Poecilochirus

Order Ixodida - Ticks

Family Argasidae - Soft Ticks
Family Ixodidae - Hard Ticks

Genus Amblyomma

Species maculatum - Gulf Coast Tick
Species americanum - Lone Star Tick

Genus Dermacentor

Species andersoni - Rocky Mountain Wood Tick
Species variabilis - American Dog Tick
Species occidentalis - Pacific Coast Tick

Genus Ixodes

Species banksi - Ixodes banksi
Species marxi - Squirrel Tick
Species pacificus - Western Black-legged Tick
Species scapularis - Blacklegged Tick

Genus Rhipicephalus

Species sanguineus - Brown Dog Tick

Superorder Acariformes

Order Actinedida

Suborder Parasitengona

Superfamily Arrenuroidea

Family Arrenuridae

Genus Arrenurus

Superfamily Calyptostomatoidea

Family Calyptostomatidae

Genus Calyptostoma

Superfamily Erythraeoidea

Family Erythraeidae

Genus Balaustium
Genus Callidosoma
Genus Leptus

Superfamily Hydrachnoidea

Family Hydrachnidae

Genus Hydrachna

Superfamily Hydryphantoidea

Family Hydryphantidae

Genus Hydryphantes

Superfamily Lebertioidea

Family Lebertiidae

Genus Lebertia

Superfamily Hygrobatoidea

Family Pionidae

Genus Piona

Superfamily Trombidioidea

Family Trombidiidae - Velvet Mites

Genus Trombidium
Genus Allothrombium
Genus Dinothrombium

Family Trombiculidae
Family Eutrombidiidae
Family Microtrombidiidae

Suborder Eupodina

Superfamily Bdelloidea

Family Cunaxidae - Predatory Mites
Family Bdellidae

Subfamily Odontoscirinae

Genus Neomolgus

Species littoralis - Neomulgus littoralis

Superfamily Eupodoidea

Family Rhagidiidae

Superfamily Tydeoidea

Family Ereynetidae

Genus Riccardoella

Suborder Anystina

Superfamily Anystoidea

Family Anystidae

Genus Anystis - Whirligig Mites

Species baccarum - Whirligig Mite

Superfamily Caeculoidea

Family Caeculidae

Suborder Eleutherengona

No Taxon Heterostigmata section

Superfamily Tarsonemoidea

Family Tarsonemidae

No Taxon Raphignathae section

Superfamily Tetranychoidea

Family Tetranychidae - Spider Mites

Subfamily Tetranychinae

Genus Tetranychus

Species urticae - Twospotted Spider Mite

Subfamily Bryobiinae

Genus Bryobia

Species praetiosa - Clover Mite

Superfamily Raphignathoidea

Family Stigmaeidae

Genus Eustigmaeus

Superfamily Eriophyoidea

Family Eriophyidae

Genus Phytoptus

Species cerasicrumena - Phytoptus cerasicrumena
Species laevis - Alder Beadgall Mite

Genus Vasates

Species aceriscrumena - Maple Spindlegall Mite
Species quadripedes - Maple Bladdergall Mite

Genus Aculops

Species rhois - Poison Ivy Leaf Gall Mite

Genus Eriophyes

Species parulmi - Elm Fingergall Mite
Species negundi - Boxelder Erineum Mite

Order Astigmata

Suborder Acaridia

Superfamily Acaroidea

Family Acaridae

Genus Boletoglyphus

Species ornatus - Boletoglyphus ornatus

Order Oribatida

Family Oribatidae - Soil Mites
Suborder Brachypylina

Superfamily Carabodoidea

Family Carabodidae

Genus Carabodes

Superfamily Gymnodamaeoidea

Family Gymnodamaeidae

Suborder Mixonomata

Superfamily Phthiracaroidea

Family Phthiracaridae

Suborder Poronota

Superfamily Oripodoidea

Family Mochlozetidae

Genus Mochloribatula

Species texana - Mochloribatula texana

Family Haplozetidae

Genus Peloribates

Superfamily Ceratozetoidea

Family Euzetidae

Genus Euzetes

Superfamily Galumnoidea

Family Galumnidae

Genus Galumna

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