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

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