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Acarus Linnaeus, 1758

1279416  (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:1279416)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Arthropoda (Phylum)
  4. Chelicerata (Subphylum)
  5. Arachnida (Class)
  6. Astigmata (Order)
  7. Acaridae (Family)
  8. Acarus (Genus)
accepted
Genus
Acarellus Tatem, 1872 · unaccepted (A misinterpretation of early life stage)
Acarellus Westwood, 1870 · unaccepted (unavailable, the seemingly...)  
unavailable, the seemingly correct author citation is Tatem, 1872
Ararus Oudemans, 1901 · unaccepted
Ascarus Claus, 1880 · unaccepted

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  1. Species Acarus ananas (Tryon, 1898)
  2. Species Acarus beschkovi (Mitov, 1994)
  3. Species Acarus bomiensis Wang, 1982
  4. Species Acarus calcarabellus (Griffiths, 1965)
  5. Species Acarus chaetoxysilos Griffiths, 1970
  6. Species Acarus ebrius Ashfaq, Akhtar & Chaudhri, 1986
  7. Species Acarus farinae DeGeer, 1778
  8. Species Acarus farris (Oudemans, 1905)
  9. Species Acarus fengxianensis Wang, 1985
  10. Species Acarus gracilis Hughes, 1957
  11. Species Acarus griffithsi Ranganath & Channa Basavanna in Ranganath, Channa Basavanna & Krishna-Rao, 1981
  12. Species Acarus immobilis Griffiths, 1964
  13. Species Acarus inaequalis (Banks, 1916)
  14. Species Acarus lushanensis Jiang, 1992
  15. Species Acarus monopsyllus Fain & Schwan, 1984
  16. Species Acarus nidicolus Griffiths, 1970
  17. Species Acarus queenslandiae (Canestrini, 1884)
  18. Species Acarus rhombeus Koch & Berendt, 1854 †
  19. Species Acarus sentus Ashfaq, Akhtar & Chaudhri, 1986
  20. Species Acarus siro Linnaeus, 1758
  21. Species Acarus squamosus De Geer, 1776
  22. Species Acarus umbonis Ashfaq, Akhtar & Chaudhri, 1986
  23. Species Acarus acarorum Goeze, 1780 accepted as Scutacarus acarorum (Goeze, 1780)
  24. Species Acarus aegyptium Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Hyalomma aegyptium Linnaeus, 1758
  25. Species Acarus aegyptius Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Hyalomma aegyptium Linnaeus, 1758
  26. Species Acarus alaudae Schrank, 1781 accepted as Microdermanyssus alaudae (Schrank, 1781)
  27. Species Acarus ambulantium Gmelin, 1802 accepted as Ixodes ricinus Linnaeus, 1758
  28. Species Acarus americanus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Amblyomma americanum Linnaeus, 1758
  29. Species Acarus aphidioides Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Asca aphidioides (Linnaeus, 1758)
  30. Species Acarus aquaticus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Limnochares aquatica (Linnaeus, 1758)
  31. Species Acarus aureolatus Pallas, 1772 accepted as Amblyomma aureolatum Pallas, 1772
  32. Species Acarus baccarum Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Anystis baccarum (Linnaeus, 1758)
  33. Species Acarus cadaverum Schrank, 1781 accepted as Lepidoglyphus destructor (Schrank, 1781)
  34. Species Acarus cajennensis Fabricius, 1787 accepted as Amblyomma cajennense Fabricius, 1787
  35. Species Acarus cancroides Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Chelifer cancroides (Linnaeus, 1758)
  36. Species Acarus caraborum Fabricius, 1794 accepted as Ixodes ricinus Linnaeus, 1758
  37. Species Acarus caudatus de Geer, 1778 accepted as Arrenurus buccinator (Müller, 1776)
  38. Species Acarus ciliatus Schrank, 1803 accepted as Limnozetes ciliatus (Schrank, 1803)
  39. Species Acarus cinnabarinus Boisduval, 1867 accepted as Tetranychus cinnabarinus (Boisduval, 1867)
  40. Species Acarus coccinellae Scopoli, 1763 accepted as Linobia coccinellae (Scopoli, 1763)
  41. Species Acarus coffeae Nietner, 1861 accepted as Oligonychus coffeae (Nietner, 1861)
  42. Species Acarus coleoptratorum Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Parasitus coleoptratorum (Linnaeus, 1758)
  43. Species Acarus collurionis Scopoli, 1763 accepted as Ixodes ricinus Linnaeus, 1758
  44. Species Acarus columbarum Shaw, 1793 accepted as Argas reflexus Fabricius, 1794
  45. Species Acarus corbicula Sowerby, 1806 accepted as Ameroseius corbiculus (Sowerby, 1806)
  46. Species Acarus crassipes Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Pergamasus crassipes (Linnaeus, 1758)
  47. Species Acarus cucumeris Boisduval, 1867 accepted as Tetranychus urticae Koch, 1836
  48. Species Acarus denticulatus Schrank, 1776 accepted as Labidostomma denticulatum (Schrank, 1776)
  49. Species Acarus destructor Schrank, 1781 accepted as Lepidoglyphus destructor (Schrank, 1781)
  50. Species Acarus domesticus De Geer, 1778 accepted as Glycyphagus domesticus (de Geer, 1778)
  51. Species Acarus entomophagus Laboulbène & Robin, 1862 accepted as Thyreophagus entomophagus (Laboulbène & Robin, 1862)
  52. Species Acarus entomophagus Laboulbène, 1852 accepted as Thyreophagus entomophagus (Laboulbène & Robin, 1862)
  53. Species Acarus eruditus Schrank, 1781 accepted as Cheyletus eruditus (Schrank, 1781)
  54. Species Acarus fluviatilis Ström, 1768 accepted as Hygrobates fluviatilis (Strom, 1768)
  55. Species Acarus folliculorum Simon, 1842 accepted as Demodex folliculorum (Simon, 1842)
  56. Species Acarus frontalis Panzer, 1798 accepted as Ixodes frontalis Panzer, 1798
  57. Species Acarus fucorum DeGeer, 1778 accepted as Parasitus coleoptratorum (Linnaeus, 1758)
  58. Species Acarus fuscus Vallot, 1801 accepted as Ixodes ricinus Linnaeus, 1758
  59. Species Acarus gallinae De Geer, 1778 accepted as Dermanyssus gallinae (de Geer, 1778)
  60. Species Acarus geniculatus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Lucoppia geniculatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  61. Species Acarus globosus DeGeer, 1778 accepted as Hydrachna globosa (DeGeer, 1778)
  62. Species Acarus gracilis Nitzsch, 1818 accepted as Pteronyssus gracilis (Nitzsch, 1818)
  63. Species Acarus graminisurgus Hardy, 1851 accepted as Siteroptes graminisurgus (Hardy, 1851)
  64. Species Acarus graminum Schrank, 1781 accepted as Bryobia graminum (Schrank, 1781)
  65. Species Acarus gymnopterorum Linnaeus, 1767 accepted as Braula coeca Nitzsch, 1818
  66. Species Acarus hirudo Fabricius, 1781 accepted as Ixodes ricinus Linnaeus, 1758
  67. Species Acarus hirundinis Hermann, 1804 accepted as Dermanyssus hirundinis (Hermann, 1804)
  68. Species Acarus hispanus Fabricius, 1787
  69. Species Acarus holosericeus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Trombidium holosericeum (Linnaeus, 1758)
  70. Species Acarus holsatus Fabricius, 1787 accepted as Ixodes ricinus Linnaeus, 1758
  71. Species Acarus hyalinus Koch, 1841 accepted as Crastidoglyphus hyalinus (Koch, 1841)
  72. Species Acarus lactis Linnaeus, 1767 accepted as Carpoglyphus lactis (Linnaeus, 1767)
  73. Species Acarus latens Müller, 1776 accepted as Petrobia latens (Müller, 1776)
  74. Species Acarus lepidopterorum Shaw, 1794 accepted as Cheletomorpha lepidopterorum (Shaw, 1794)
  75. Species Acarus limacum Schrank, 1776 accepted as Riccardoella limacum (Schrank, 1776)
  76. Species Acarus lipsiensis Fabricius, 1775 accepted as Ixodes ricinus Linnaeus, 1758
  77. Species Acarus littoralis Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Neomolgus littoralis (Linnaeus, 1758)
  78. Species Acarus longicornis Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Bdella longicornis (Linnaeus, 1758)
  79. Species Acarus maculatus Schrank, 1803 accepted as Eustigmaeus rhodomela (Koch, 1841)
  80. Species Acarus maculatus Geer, 1778 accepted as Arrenurus buccinator (Müller, 1776)
  81. Species Acarus malus Shimer, 1868 accepted as Hemisarcoptes malus (Shimer, 1868)
  82. Species Acarus marginatus Fabricius, 1794 accepted as Argas reflexus Fabricius, 1794
  83. Species Acarus marginatus Sulzer, 1776 accepted as Dermacentor marginatus Sulzer, 1776
  84. Species Acarus mori Rondani, 1870 accepted as Raoiellana mori (Rondani, 1870)
  85. Species Acarus muris Ljungh, 1799 accepted as Laelaps muris (Ljungh, 1799)
  86. Species Acarus muscaedomesticae Scopoli, 1772 accepted as Macrocheles muscaedomesticae (Scopoli, 1772)
  87. Species Acarus muscarum Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Leptus muscarum (Linnaeus, 1758)
  88. Species Acarus muscorum Scopoli, 1763 accepted as Astegistes muscorum (Scopoli, 1763)
  89. Species Acarus musculi Schrank, 1803 accepted as Steatonyssus musculi (Schrank, 1803)
  90. Species Acarus natator Schrank, 1781 accepted as Arrenurus albator (Müller, 1776)
  91. Species Acarus nepaeformis Scopoli, 1763 accepted as Trogulus nepaeformis (Scopoli, 1763)
  92. Species Acarus nigua De Geer, 1778 accepted as Amblyomma americanum Linnaeus, 1758
  93. Species Acarus orbicularis Müller, 1776 accepted as Uropoda orbicularis (Müller, 1776)
  94. Species Acarus parasiticus de Geer, 1778 accepted as Trombidium parasiticus (de Geer, 1778)
  95. Species Acarus passerinus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Analges passerinus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  96. Species Acarus persicus Manson, 1904 accepted as Argas persicus Oken, 1818
  97. Species Acarus phaetontis Fabricius, 1775 accepted as Laminalloptes phaetontis (Fabricius, 1775)
  98. Species Acarus phalangioides DeGeer, 1778 accepted as Erythraeus phalangioides (DeGeer, 1778)
  99. Species Acarus piger Scopoli, 1763 accepted as Phthiracarus piger (Scopoli, 1763)
  100. Species Acarus pipistrellae Bedford, 1934 accepted as Carios vespertilionis Latreille, 1796
  101. Species Acarus plumiger Koch, 1836 accepted as Ctenoglyphus plumiger (Koch, 1836)
  102. Species Acarus putorii Razoumowski, 1789 accepted as Ixodes ricinus Linnaeus, 1758
  103. Species Acarus putrescentiae Schrank, 1781 accepted as Tyrophagus putrescentiae (Schrank, 1781)
  104. Species Acarus reduvius Linnaeus, 1746 accepted as Ixodes ricinus Linnaeus, 1758
  105. Species Acarus reflexus Latreille, 1796 accepted as Argas reflexus Fabricius, 1794
  106. Species Acarus reticulatus Fabricius, 1794 accepted as Dermacentor reticulatus Fabricius, 1794
  107. Species Acarus rhinocerotis De Geer, 1778 accepted as Amblyomma rhinocerotis de Geer, 1778
  108. Species Acarus ricinoides Oudemans, 1929 accepted as Ixodes ricinus Linnaeus, 1758
  109. Species Acarus ricinoides De Geer, 1778 accepted as Ixodes ricinus Linnaeus, 1758
  110. Species Acarus ricinus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Ixodes ricinus Linnaeus, 1758
  111. Species Acarus ricinus Sulzer, 1776 accepted as Dermacentor marginatus Sulzer, 1776
  112. Species Acarus rosarum Boisduval, 1867 accepted as Tetranychus urticae Koch, 1836
  113. Species Acarus ruber DeGeer, 1778 accepted as Hydryphantes ruber De Geer, 1778
  114. Species Acarus rufipes Gmelin, 1790 accepted as Ixodes ricinus Linnaeus, 1758
  115. Species Acarus russulus Boisduval, 1867 accepted as Brevipalpus russulus (Boisduval, 1867)
  116. Species Acarus sanguisugus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Ixodes ricinus Linnaeus, 1758
  117. Species Acarus scabiei DeGeer, 1778 accepted as Sarcoptes scabiei (DeGeer, 1778)
  118. Species Acarus scabiei Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Sarcoptes scabiei (Linnaeus, 1758)
  119. Species Acarus scorpioides Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Cordylochernes scorpioides (Linnaeus, 1758)
  120. Species Acarus sulcatus Müller, 1776 accepted as Tignyia sulcatus (Müller, 1776)
  121. Species Acarus sylvaticus De Geer, 1778 accepted as Amblyomma sylvaticum de Geer, 1778
  122. Species Acarus telarius Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Tetranychus urticae Koch, 1836
  123. Species Acarus testudinis Hasselquist, 1762 (unaccepted)
  124. Species Acarus testudo Risso, 1790 (unaccepted)
  125. Species Acarus tinctorius Linnaeus, 1767 (unaccepted)
  126. Species Acarus tini Boisduval, 1867 (unaccepted)
  127. Species Acarus translucens Nietner, 1861 (unaccepted)
  128. Species Acarus tristriatus Panzer, 1798 (unaccepted)
  129. Species Acarus tritici LaGrèze-Fossat & Montagné, 1851 (unaccepted)
  130. Species Acarus truncatus (Olfers, 1816) (unaccepted)
  131. Species Acarus undatum Fabricius, 1775 (unaccepted)
  132. Species Acarus undatus Fabricius, 1775 (unaccepted)
  133. Species Acarus variegatus Fabricius, 1794 (unaccepted)
  134. Species Acarus vegetans DeGeer, 1768 (unaccepted)
  135. Species Acarus velutinus Müller, 1776 (unaccepted)
  136. Species Acarus vulgaris Fabricius, 1794 (unaccepted)
  137. Species Acarus ypsilophorus Bonz, 1783 (unaccepted)
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Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. 10th edition. Laurentius Salvius, Holmiae, 824 pp. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10277
page(s): 615 [details] 
Taxonomic remark Includes some species now assigned to Insecta (Diptera).  
Taxonomic remark Includes some species now assigned to Insecta (Diptera). [details]
IRMNG (2023). Acarus Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1279416 on 2025-03-25
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2006-09-20 22:00:00Z
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original description Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. 10th edition. Laurentius Salvius, Holmiae, 824 pp. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10277
page(s): 615 [details] 

basis of record SN2000/OConnor, 1982 [details] 

basis of record Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current). , available online at https://insecta.bio.spbu.ru/z/nomenclator_zoologicus_PDF.htm [details] 

verified source for family Hallan, J. (2000-2017). Biology Catalog (2012 version), http://bug.tamu.edu/research/collection/hallan/ (as at 2012). [details] 

name verified source Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library]. Previously at http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus/ (URL no longer current). , available online at https://insecta.bio.spbu.ru/z/nomenclator_zoologicus_PDF.htm [details] 

current name source Australian Faunal Directory, 2007 version. Available online at https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/home. [details] 

extant flag source as per included species [details] 

habitat flag source as per family [details] 

original description (of Tyroglypus Canestrini, 1897) Prosp. Acarofauna Ital., pt. 7
page(s): 855 [details] 

original description (of Acarellus Westwood, 1870) Zoologist, (2) 5,
page(s): 2268 [details] 

original description (of Aleurobius Canestrini, 1888) Tiroglifidi
page(s): 7 [details] 

original description (of Tyroglyphus Latreille, 1796) Latreille, P.A. (1797). Précis des caractères génériques des insectes, disposés dans un ordre naturel. Prévôt, Paris; F. Bourdeaux, Brive.xiii+201., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/119655
page(s): 185 [details] 

original description (of Acarellus Tatem, 1872) Tatem, J. G. (1872). Notes on New Acarelli. <em>The Monthly Microscopical Journal.</em> 8(6): 263-264., available online at https://books.google.ca/books?id=LpW5wVhpYvIC&pg=PA263
page(s): 263 [details] 

original description (of Ararus Oudemans, 1901) Ent. Ber. Nederl. Ver., 1, no. 2
page(s): 16 [details] 

original description (of Ascarus Claus, 1880) Grundzüge Zool., ed. 4, 1
page(s): 651 [details] 
Unreviewed
Descriptive info known from both adults & deutonymphs (Hallan, 2000-) [details]

Nomenclatural status available [details]

Taxonomic remark Includes some species now assigned to Insecta (Diptera). [details]
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