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Mites and Ticks (Acarina)

Mite and Tick (Acarina) species

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Overview

Following is  a good introduction:

http://www.ento.csiro.au/education/allies/acarina.htm

31 species

Acari (informal subclass) (Unidentified mite)

Acari (informal subclass)
Acari (informal subclass)
Acari (informal subclass)
Acari (informal subclass)
Acari (informal subclass)
Acari (informal subclass)

Amblyseius sp.(genus) (A predatory mite)

Amblyseius sp.(genus)
Amblyseius sp.(genus)
Amblyseius sp.(genus)
Amblyseius sp.(genus)

Anystidae (family) (Unidentified anystid mite)

Anystidae (family)
Anystidae (family)
Anystidae (family)
Anystidae (family)
Anystidae (family)
Anystidae (family)

Argas sp. (genus) (A soft or leather tick)

Argas sp. (genus)
Argas sp. (genus)
Argas sp. (genus)
Argas sp. (genus)

Barwontius setipes (A hyporheic water mite)

Bdellidae sp. (family) (Unidentified Snout Mite)

Bdellidae sp. (family)
Bdellidae sp. (family)
Bdellidae sp. (family)
Bdellidae sp. (family)
Bdellidae sp. (family)
Bdellidae sp. (family)

Bothriocroton sp. (genus) (Reptile Tick)

Bothriocroton sp. (genus)
Bothriocroton sp. (genus)
Bothriocroton sp. (genus)
Bothriocroton sp. (genus)

Eriophyes lambi (Muehlenbeckia gall mite)

Eriophyes lambi
Eriophyes lambi
Eriophyes lambi
Eriophyes lambi
Eriophyes lambi
Eriophyes lambi

Erythraeidae (family) (Erythraeid mite)

Erythraeidae (family)
Erythraeidae (family)
Erythraeidae (family)
Erythraeidae (family)
Erythraeidae (family)
Erythraeidae (family)

Eupodoidea (super family) (A mite)

Eupodoidea (super family)
Eupodoidea (super family)
Eupodoidea (super family)
Eupodoidea (super family)
Eupodoidea (super family)
Eupodoidea (super family)

Haemaphysalis bancrofti (Wallaby tick)

Haemaphysalis bancrofti
Haemaphysalis bancrofti

Haemaphysalis longicornis (Scrub Tick, Bush Tick, New Zealand Cattle Tick)

Haemaphysalis longicornis

dorsal view showing rectangular divisions on rear body edge and flared palps

Haemaphysalis longicornis

ventral view showing all legs with dark brown colouration, short proboscis
Haemaphysalis longicornis

ventral view of another individual. note that the groove around the anus comes to a point before the posterior edge of the body
Haemaphysalis longicornis
Haemaphysalis longicornis
Haemaphysalis longicornis

Hydracarina (informal subclass) (Water mites)

Hydracarina (informal subclass)
Hydracarina (informal subclass)
Hydracarina (informal subclass)
Hydracarina (informal subclass)

Hydrachnidia sp. (sub-order) (A water mite)

Hydrachnidia sp. (sub-order)
Hydrachnidia sp. (sub-order)
Hydrachnidia sp. (sub-order)
Hydrachnidia sp. (sub-order)
Hydrachnidia sp. (sub-order)
Hydrachnidia sp. (sub-order)

Ixodes holocyclus (Paralysis Tick)

Ixodes holocyclus

dorsal view - note prominent marginal body fold

Ixodes holocyclus

ventral view - note first and last legs brown while other legs are pale.
Ixodes holocyclus
Ixodes holocyclus
Ixodes holocyclus
Ixodes holocyclus

Ixodes sp. (genus) (A hard bodied tick)

Ixodes sp. (genus)
Ixodes sp. (genus)
Ixodes sp. (genus)
Ixodes sp. (genus)
Ixodes sp. (genus)
Ixodes sp. (genus)

Ixodoidea (superfamily) (Tick)

Ixodoidea (superfamily)
Ixodoidea (superfamily)
Ixodoidea (superfamily)
Ixodoidea (superfamily)
Ixodoidea (superfamily)
Ixodoidea (superfamily)

Koenikea saponaria (Water Mite)

Limnochares australica (A mite)

Macrodinychus sp. (genus) (A Mite)

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  • Local native (change?)
    * designates formal legal status
  • Non-invasive or negligible (change?)

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