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Order: Acari (Mites and Ticks)

Family: Achipteriidae

Scientific Name Author/s Common Name Last Record Distribution Status Taxon Profile
Achipteria setulosa Golosova, 1981 - (rediscovered) Japan Rediscovered Access

 

Family: Analgidae

Scientific Name Author/s Common Name Last Record Distribution Status Taxon Profile
Diplaegidia gladiator Haller, 1882 Passenger pigeon mite Before 1915 North America Extinct Access

 

Family: Ascidae

Scientific Name Author/s Common Name Last Record Distribution Status Taxon Profile
Proctolaelaps epuraeae (Hirschmann, 1962)   (rediscovered) Germany, Russia & Slovakia Rediscovered Access

 

Family: Caudiferidae

Scientific Name Author/s Common Name Last Record Distribution Status Taxon Profile
Compressalges nipponiae Dubinin, 1950 Japanese crested ibis parasitic mite ? Japan (& China?) Extinct Access

 

Family: Digamasellidae

Scientific Name Author/s Common Name Last Record Distribution Status Taxon Profile
Dendrolaelaps sinodendronis Wiśniewski & Hirschmann, 1989   (rediscovered) Western Siberia, Russia Rediscovered Access

 

Family: Eriophyidae

Scientific Name Author/s Common Name Last Record Distribution Status Taxon Profile
Aceria cortii Amrine & Stasny, 1994   (rediscovered) Argentina (central) Rediscovered Access
             
Shevtchenkella baccharis (Keifer, 1939)   (rediscovered) Argentina (central) Rediscovered Access

 

Family: Erythraeidae

Scientific Name Author/s Common Name Last Record Distribution Status Taxon Profile
Callidosoma dasypodiae (Womersley, 1934) - (rediscovered) Australian Capital Territory, Australia Rediscovered Access

 

Family: Gabuciniidae

Scientific Name Author/s Common Name Last Record Distribution Status Taxon Profile
Aetacarus hirundo (Mégnin & Trouessart, 1884) - (rediscovered) Americas Rediscovered Access
             
Coraciacarus muellermotzfeldi
Dabert & Alberti, 2008 Huia mite 1879 New Zealand Extinct Access

 

Family: Gymnodamaeidae

Scientific Name Author/s Common Name Last Record Distribution Status Taxon Profile
Arthrodamaeus rossicus (Bulanova-Zachvatkina, 1967) - (rediscovered) Russia Rediscovered Access

 

Family: Halarachnidae

Scientific Name Author/s Common Name Last Record Distribution Status Taxon Profile
Halarachne americana Banks, 1899 Caribbean monk seal nasal mite 1899 or before Caribbean waters Extinct Access

 

Family: Holothyridae

Scientific Name Author/s Common Name Last Record Distribution Status Taxon Profile
Dicrogonatus gardineri Warburton, 1912 Gardiner's giant mite 1909 Mahé, Seychelles Extinct Access

 

Family: Hygrobatidae

Scientific Name Author/s Common Name Last Record Distribution Status Taxon Profile
Atractides circumcinctus Schwoerbel, 1956 - (rediscovered) Baden-Württemberg, Germany Rediscovered Access

 

Family: Ixodidae

Scientific Name Author/s Common Name Last Record Distribution Status Taxon Profile
Dermacentor raskemensis Pomerantzev, 1946   (rediscovered) Afghanistan, China, Iran, Pakistan & Turkey "Rediscovered" Access
             

Haemaphysalis danieli

Černý & Hoogstraal, 1977 Daniel's western Himalayan haemaphysaline (rediscovered) Afghanistan & Pakistan Rediscovered? Access
             
Haemaphysalis kopetdaghica (Kerbabaev, 1962) - (rediscovered) Iran, Tajikistan, Turkey & Turkmenistan "Rediscovered" Access
             
Ixodes nitens Neumann, 1904 - ? Christmas Islands, Australia Extinct Access

 

Family: Laelapidae

Scientific Name Author/s Common Name Last Record Distribution Status Taxon Profile
Cosmolaelaps lignicolus (G. & R. Canestrini, 1882) - (rediscovered) Italy Rediscovered Access
             
Gaeolaelaps dailingensis (Ma & Yin, 1998)   (rediscovered) China & Far East Russia Rediscovered Access
             
Gaeolaelaps longichaetus (Ma)   (rediscovered) China & Far East Russia Rediscovered Access

 

Family: Otopheidomenidae

Scientific Name Author/s Common Name Last Record Distribution Status Taxon Profile
Prasadiseius cocytes (Prasad, 1970) - (rediscovered) South America Rediscovered Access

 

Family: Phytoseiidae

Scientific Name Author/s Common Name Last Record Distribution Status Taxon Profile

Amblyseius riodocei

El-Banhawy, 1984 - (rediscovered) Espírito Santo, Brazil Rediscovered Access
             
Silvaseius barretoae (Yoshida-Shaul and Chant, 1991) - (rediscovered) Argentina & Brazil Rediscovered Access

 

Family: Psoroptoididae

Scientific Name Author/s Common Name Last Record Distribution Status Taxon Profile
Chiasmalges carolinensis Mironov, Dabert & Ehrnsberger, 2005 - Pre-1869 North America Extinct Access

 

Family: Pterolichidae

Scientific Name Author/s Common Name Last Record Distribution Status Taxon Profile
Genoprotolichus simplex Mironov, Dabert & Ehrnsberger, 2005 - Pre-1869 North America Extinct Access
             
Lopharalichus beckeri Mironov, Dabert & Ehrnsberger, 2005 - Pre-1869 North America Extinct Access
             
Neorhytidelasma conuropsis Mironov, Dabert & Ehrnsberger, 2005 - Pre-1869 North America Extinct Access

 

Family: Pteronyssidae

Scientific Name Author/s Common Name Last Record Distribution Status Taxon Profile
Pterotrogus principalis Mironov, Dabert & Ehrnsberger, 2005 - Pre-1944 North America Extinct Access

 

Family: Teneriffiidae

Scientific Name Author/s Common Name Last Record Distribution Status Taxon Profile
Teneriffia quadripapillata Sig Thor, 1911   (rediscovered) Tenerife, Canary Islands, Macaronesia Rediscovered Access

 

Family: Tetranychidae

Scientific Name Author/s Common Name Last Record Distribution Status Taxon Profile
Tenuipalponychus tabebuiae (Flechtmann, 1971)   (rediscovered) Brazil & Costa Rica Rediscovered Access
             
Tetranychus gigas Pritchard & Baker, 1955 - (rediscovered) Brazil & USA Rediscovered Access

 

Family: Thermacaridae

Scientific Name Author/s Common Name Last Record Distribution Status Taxon Profile
Thermacarus nevadensis Marshall, 1928 Nevada water mite ? Nevada (& Utah?), USA ? Access

 

Family Xolalgidae

Scientific Name Author/s Common Name Last Record Distribution Status Taxon Profile
Fainalges gracilitarsus Mironov, Dabert & Ehrnsberger, 2005 Carolina parakeet feather mite Before 1869 North America Extinct

Access

             
Protonyssus proctorae Mironov, Dabert & Ehrnsberger, 2005 - Before 1869 North America Extinct Access

 

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Appendix 1: Taxa not recorded since the type collection

Andre, H. M. and Ducarme, X. (2003). Rediscovery of the genus Pseudotydeus (Acari: Tydeoidea), with description of the adult using digital imaging. Insect Systematics & Evolution 34(4): 373-379. [Pseudotydeus perplexus: "The type-material...from old lawn clippings collected from Columbus (Ohio, USA)."]