CHECKLIST OF ACARI OF FIJI
compiled by Neal L. Evenhuis

 

ACARIDAE
Rhizoglyphus
echinopus
(Fumouze & Robin), 1868: 287 [Tyroglyphus]
minutus Manson, 1972: 642
setosus Manson, 1972: 633
singularis Manson, 1972: 644


Tyrophagus
communis
Fan & Zhang, 2007: 18
pacificus Fan & Zhang, 2007: 44



ALLOPTIDAE
Alloptes

fregatae Atyeo & Peterson ,1992: 86

 


ARRENURIDAE
Arrenurus

laticodulus Piersig, 1898: 571
multicornutus Walter, 1915: 118
nausoriensis Smit, 2004: 15


ASTEGISTIDAE
Sulcoribula
laticuspidata
Hammer, 1971: 16

 


BASILOBELBIDAE
Basilobelba

pacifica Hammer, 1971: 13

 


CARABODIDAE
Gibbicepheus

frondosus (Aoki), 1959: 12 [Diplobodes]

 


CERATOKALUMMIDAE
Achipterina

naisselinei (Balogh & Balogh), 1988: 200 [Ceratokalumma]

 


CERATOZETIDAE
Punctizetes

penicillifer Hammer, 1971: 34

 


CYMBAEREMAEIDAE
Scapheremaeus

arcuatus Hammer, 1971: 31
bicornutus Hammer, 1971: 30


Seteremaeus
spinosus
Hammer, 1971: 32

 


DAMAEOLIDAE
Fosseremus
quadripertitus
Grandjean, 1965: 343


Gressittolus
marginatus
Balogh, 1970: 297.
     mollis (Hammer), 1971: 17 [Fijirella]

 


DAMPFIELLIDAE
Dampfiella
dubia
Hammer, 1971: 22
similis Hammer, 1971: 21

 


EPILOHMANNIIDAE
Neoepilohmannia
multisetosa
(Hammer), 1971: 6 [Epilohmannia]

 


EREMULIDAE
Eremulus
curviseta
Hammer, 1971: 15
truncatus Hammer, 1971: 15

 


ERIOPHYIDAE
Aceria
guerronensis
Keifer
hibisci
(Nalepa), 1906: 147 [Eriophyes]
sheldoni (Ewing), 1937: 193 [Eriophyes]
tulipae Keifer, 1938


Phyllocoptruta
oleivora
(Ashmead), 1879: 159 [Typhlodromus]

 


EUPELOPIDAE
Nesopelops
monodactylus
(Hammer), 1966: 97 [Pelops]



EUPHTHIRACARIDAE
Acrotritia
spiculifera
(Mahunka), 1991 [Rhysotritia]


Rhysotritia
curticephala
(Jacot), 1938: 118 [Pseudotritia]
     lucida Niedbala, 1998: 475
niedbalai
Balogh & Balogh, 2002: 46

 



EUTEGAEIDAE
Dudichella
membranigra
Balogh, 1970: 36

 



FALCULIFERIDAE
Cheiloceras
ancoratum
Atyeo & Gaud, 1978: 512

 


GALUMNIDAE
Galumna
fijiensis
Hammer, 1973
flabellifera
Hammer, 1958: 93
fordi (Jacot), 1934: 73 [Zetes]
samoaensis Jacot, 1927: 85


Pergalumna
corolevuensis
Hammer, 1971: 35


Trichogalumna
duoporosa
Hammer, 1971: 36
taeniata Hammer, 1971: 36


HAPLOZETIDAE
Acutozetes
bornemisszai
Balogh & Balogh, 1996: 278


Brasilobates
seminudus
(Hammer), 1971: 38 [Xylobates]


Indoribates
(Haplozetes)
quadripilus
(Berlese), 1916: 316 [Protoribates]


Lignobates
berndhauseri
Mahunka, 2006: 590


Perxylobates
sinlimes
(Hammer), 1971: 39 [Xylobates]


Rostrozetes
foveolatus
Sellnick, 1925: 84


Xylobates
capucinus
(Berlese), 1908: 2 [Protoribates]
triangularis Hammer, 1971: 37

 


HERMANNIELLIDAE
Hermanniella
punctulata
var. columbiana Berlese, 1910: 224



HISTIOSOMATIDAE
Histriosoma

genavensium Mahunka, 1992: 396
pseudolongipes Mahunka, 1992: 398


Myionoetus
dycei
Fain & Domrow, 1980: 41



HYDROZETIDAE
Hydrozetes
lemnae
(Coggi), 1897: 916 [Notaspis]

 


HYPOCHTHONIIDAE
Euhypochthonius
gracilis
(Jacot), 1936: 251 [Hypochthonius]


Malacoangelia
remigera
Berlese, 1913: 101


Malaconothrus
hexasetosus
Hammer, 1971: 9
variestosus Hammer, 1971: 8


Trimalaconothrus
crassissetosus
ssp. fijiensis Hammer, 1971: 10

 


IXODIDAE
Amblyomma
acutangulum
[from Swaine, 1971]
cyprium Neumann, 1899: 219
quasicyprium Robinson


Haemaphysalis
longicornis
Neumann, 1901 [from Swaine, 1971]


Rhipicephalus
sanguineus
(Latreille), 1806 [from Swaine, 1971]

 


LICNEREMAEIDAE
Licneremaeus
polygonalis
Hammer, 1971: 29

 


LIMNESIIDAE
Fijilimnesia
fluviatilis
Smit, 2003: 352
sp. [from Smit, 2003: 354]
vitlevuensis Smit, 2003: 352

 


LIMNOCHARIDAE
Limnochares
australica
Lundblad, 1941

 


LIODIDAE
Liodes
ramosus
Hammer, 1971: 12


Pedrocortesella
sexpilosus (Ramsay), 1960: 5 [Arthrodamacus]


Tectocepheus
velatus
(Michael), 1884: 313 [Tegocranus]


Tegeocranellus
laevis
(Berlese), 1904: 237 [Tegocranus]


Tegozetes
tunicatus
Berlese, 1913: 91

 


LISTROPHORIDAE
Lynxacarus

radovskyi

 


LOHMANNIIDAE
Javacarus
granulatus
Csiszár, 1961: 348
kuehnelti
Balogh, 1961: 31


Lohmannia
javana javana
Balogh, 1961: 26


Meristacarus
heterotrichus heterotrichus
Csiszár, 1961: 348



MACROCHELIDAE
Macrocheles
kraepelini
(Berlese), 1905: 164 [Holostaspinus]
robustulus (Berlese), 1904 [Holastipinus subbadius ssp.]

 


MACRONYSSIDAE
Ornithonyssus
bursa
(Berlese), 1888 [Leiognathus]

 


MICROZETIDAE
Berlesezetes
auxillaris
var. pachyseta (Hammer), 1971: 33 [Microzetes]


MOCHLOZETIDAE
Uracrobates
pygiseta
(Hammer), 1973: 33 [Urobates]

 


NANHERMANNIIDAE
Cyrthermannia
luminosa
Hammer, 1971: 8


Masthermannia
mammillaris
Berlese, 1913: 100

 

 

NESOZETIDAE
Nesozetes
rostropterus
Hammer, 1971: 49

 


OPPIIDAE
Arcoppia
biflagellata
Balogh & Balogh, 1986: 276
corniculifera fijiensis Mahunka, 2006: 580


Cheloppia
hyalina
Hammer, 1971: 28


Heteroppia
pauciseta
(Hammer), 1971: 27 [Globoppia]


Karenella
lanceosetoides (Hammer), 1971: 25 [Oppia]


Machuella
ventrisetosa
var. robusta Hammer, 1971: 20


Multioppia
similis
Mahunka, 1982: 386


Neoameroppia
aelleni
(Mahunka), 1982: 383 [Ameroppia]
vicina (Hammer), 1971: 26 [Ameroppia]
woolleyi (Hammer), 1968: 31 [Ameroppia]


Opiella
nova
(Oudemans), 1902: 36 [Eremaeus]


Oppia
arcualis
(Berlese), 1913: 89 [Damoeosoma]


Ramusella
chulumaniensis
var. curtipilus Hammer, 1971: 26
puertomonttensis Hammer, 1962: 50


Subiasella
exigua (Hammer), 1971: 24 [Oppia]


ORIBATELLIDAE
Lamellobates
palustris
Hammer, 1958: 100


Oribatella
schoutendeni
Balogh, 1959: 106



ORIBATULIDAE
Maculobates
dubius
Hammer, 1971: 41
ventroacutus Hammer, 1971: 41



ORIBOTRITIIDAE
Oribotritia
ampla
Niedbala, 1991: 33


ORIPODIDAE
Monstroripoda
tubulifera
Mahunka, 2006: 583




PHTHIRACARIDAE
Apoplorophora
pantotrema
(Berlese), 1913: 101 [Mesoplorophora]



Atropacraus
(Holophorella)
cucullata
(Ewing), 1909: 133 [Hoploderma]
rangiroaensis (Hammer), 1972: 8 [Holophorella]
vitrinus (Berlese), 1913: 103
     andrei (Balogh), 1958: 33 [Steganacrarus]


Austrotritia
saraburensis
Aoki, 1965: 135 [as lebronneci ssp.]


Indotritia
krakatauensis
(Sellnick), 1923: 314 [Tritia]


Mesoplorophora
(Parplorophora)
leviseta
Hammer, 1979: 6


Plonaphacarus
fosslundi
Neidbala, 1987: 310
kugohi
Aoki, 1959: 17 [ Holophthiracarus]


Notophthiracarus
craterifer (Hammer), 1971: 5 [Steganacarus]

Rhapalacrarus
(Mantigueracarus)
grandjeani
(Niedbala), 1987: [Plonaphacarus]


PHYLLOCOPTIDAE
Aculops
lycospersici
(Tryon), 1917 [Aculus] [from Swaine, 1971]

 


PHYTOSEIDAE
Amblyseius
fijiensis
McMurtry & Moraes, 1984: 31
largoensis (Muma), 1955 [Amblyseiopsis]
ovalis (Evans), 1953: 458
peltatus Merwe, 1968: 119
tamatavensis Blommers, 1974: 144


Phytoseiulus
macropilis
(Banks), 1905: 139 [Laelaps]


Typhlodromips
montdorensis (Schicha), 1979: 44 [Amblyseius]



PLASMOBATIDAE
Plasmobates
hyalinus
Hammer, 1971: 11




PROTORIBATIDAE
Protoribates
dentatus
(Berlese), 1883: pl. 9, fig. 3 [Oribata]
    monodactylus (Haller), 1884: 217 [Oribata]

 



PSOROPTIDAE
Psoroptes
cuniculi
(Delafond), 1859: 74 [Dermatodectes]

 



PTEROLICHIDAE
Rhytidelasma
lanceolata
Mironov & Perez, 2003: 155




PTERYGOSOMATIDAE
Geckobia
crassipes
Bertand & Ineich, 1987: 247




SARCOPTIDAE
Nycteridocoptes
notopteris
Klompen, 1992: 49


Pterolichus
velifer
Trouessart, 1898: 290




SCHELORIBATIDAE
Brassiella
penicellifer
Hammer, 1973: 40



Euscheloribates

acutus
(Hammer), 1971: 45 [Trischeloribates]
latus (Hammer), 1971: 47 [Trischeloribates]
rotundus (Hammer), 1971: 46 [Trischeloribates]



Fijibates
aelleni
(Mahunka), 1988: 871 [Schleroribates]
rostratus
Hammer, 1971: 48



Hemileius
bellissimus
(Hammer), 1971: 50 [Tuberemaeus]


Incabates
angustus
Hammer, 1967: 43
    medius Hammer, 1971: 42


Scheloribates
corolevuensis
Hammer, 1971: 44 [as thermophilus var.]
fijiensis Hammer, 1971: 44 [as praeincisus var.]
fimbriatoides Hammer, 1977: 49 [n.n. for fimbriatus Hammer, 1971]
     fimbriatus Hammer, 1971: 45 [Preocc. by Thor, 1930]
praeincisus (Berlese), 1910: 384 [Protoribates]
praeincisus interruptus (Berlese), 1916: 315 [Protoribates]
praeincisus tenuiseta Hammer, 1971


Tuberemaeus
vanharteni
Mahunka, 2006: 588



SPHAEROCHTHONIIDAE
Sphaerochthonius
strinatii
Mahunka, 1982: 381




SPINTURNICIDAE
Ancystropus
notopteris
Uchikawa, 1990: 31

 


SUCTOBELBIDAE
Fenestrobelba
(Parasuctobelba)
fijiensis
(Hammer), 1971: 18 [Suctobelba]


Suctobelba
ponticulus Hammer, 1971: 19
varisetosa Hammer, 1961: 43


Suctobelbila
dentata
(Hammer), 1961: 46 [Rhyncobella]
squamosa var. scutata Hammer, 1972: 33




SYRINGOPHILIDAE
Syringophilus

sp. [from Swaine, 1971]

 


TENUIPALPIDAE
Brevipalpus
californicus
(Banks), 1904: 55 [Tenuipalpus]
     australis (Tucker), 1926: 3 [Tenuipalpus] [from Swaine, 1971]
phoenicis (Geijskes), 1939: 23 [Tenuipalpus]



TARSONEMIDAE
Polyphagotarsonemus
latus
(Banks), 1904: 53 [Tarsonemus]


TETRACONDYLIDAE
Dolichoremaeus
fijiensis
Hammer, 1971: 23


TETRANYCHIDAE
Oligonychus
biharensis
(Hirst), 1924
coffeae
(Nietner), 1861 [Acarus]
plegas Baker & Pritchard, 1960

Petrobia
harti
(Ewing), 1909: 410 [Neophyllobius]


Tetranychus
equatorius
McGregor, 1950: 285
fijiensis Hirst, 1924: 523
lambi Pritchard & Baker, 1955
ludeni Zacher, 1913: 41
marianae McGregor, 1950
neocaledonicus (Andre), 1933: 303 [Eotetranychus]




TRHYPOCHTHONIIDAE
Allonothrus
russeolus russeolus
Wallwork, 1960: 571
russeolus
var. reticulatus Hammer, 1972: 17




TROMBICULIDAE
Trombicula
leveri
Womersley, 1952: 134

 


UNIONICOLIDAE
Koenikea
cooki
Smit, 2003: 359
fijica Smit, 2003: 357


Neumannia
curvitarsis
Smit, 2003: 355

 

UROPODIDAE
Macrodinychus
loksai
Hirschmann, 1975

 

 


Last revised 11 October 2011

Supported in part by National Science Foundation grant DEB-0425790 "Fiji Terrestrial Arthropods Survey".