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Prostigmata

Arachnida - Acariformes

Taxonomy
Prostigmata was named as a suborder. It is extant.

It was reranked as the infraorder Prostigmata by Dunlop et al. (2013).

It was assigned to Acariformes by Dalgleish et al. (2006); and to Trombidiformes by Dunlop et al. (2013).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
2004Amblyceropsis Kumar
2006Prostigmata Dalgleish et al.
2013Prostigmata Dunlop et al. p. 69

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Deuteropoda
subphylumChelicerataHeymons 1901
EuchelicerataWeygoldt and Paulus 1979
RankNameAuthor
Prosomapoda
Planaterga
Dekatriata
SclerophorataKamenz et al. 2011
classArachnidaLamarck 1801
PoecilophysideaPepato et al. 2010
orderAcariformes(Zakhvatkin 1952)
suborderTrombidiformesReuter 1909
infraorderProstigmata
infraorderProstigmata

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Infraor. Prostigmata
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Unr. Anystides Van der Hammen 1972
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Unr. Anystina Van der Hammen 1972
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Superfm. Anystoidea Oudemans 1902
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Fm. Anystidae Oudemans 1902
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G. Anystis Von Heyden 1826
Unr. Parasitengona Oudemans 1909
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Superfm. Erythraeoidea Grandjean 1947
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Fm. Erythraeidae Robineau-Desvoidy 1828
G. †Pararainbowia Dunlop 2007
Fm. Smarididae Vitzthum 1929
Unr. Hydracarnidiae Van der Hoeven 1849
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Superfm. Arrenuroidea Thor 1900
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G. †Protoarrenurus Cook 1957
Superfm. Eylaoidea Leach 1815
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Fm. Limnocharidae Grube 1859
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G. †Megameropsis Gourret 1887
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Megameropsis aquensis Gourret 1887
G. †Pseudopachygnathus Gourret 1887
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Superfm. Tanaupodoidea Thor 1935
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Fm. Tanaupodidae Thor 1935
Superfm. Trombidioidea Leach 1815
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Fm. Trombidiidae Leach 1815
Infraor. Eleutherengona Oudemans 1909
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Unr. Heterostigmata Berlese 1899
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Superfm. †Nasutiacaroidea Sidorchuk and Lindquist 2015
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Fm. †Nasutiacaridae Sidorchuk and Lindquist 2015
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G. †Nasutiacarus Sidorchuk and Lindquist 2015
Unr. Eleutherengonides Oudemans 1909
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Unr. Heterostigmatina Berlese 1899
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Superfm. Pyemotoidea Oudemans 1937
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Fm. Pyemotidae Oudemans 1937
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G. Pyemotes Amerling 1862
Fm. Resinacaridae Mahunka 1975
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G. †Protoresinacarus Khaustov and Poinar 2011
Unr. Raphignathina Kethley 1982
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Superfm. Cheyletoidea Leach 1815
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Fm. Cheyletidae Leach 1815
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G. Cheyletus Latreille 1796
Superfm. Tetranychoidea Donnadieu 1876
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Fm. Tetranychidae Donnadieu 1876
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G. Metatetranychus Oudemans 1931
G. Schizotetranychus Tragardh 1915
Superfm. Raphignathoidea Kramer 1877
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Fm. Stigmaeidae Oudemans 1931
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G. Mediolata Canestrini 1889
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Mediolata eocenica Kuznetsov et al. 2010
Unr. Eupodides Krantz 1978
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Superfm. Bdelloidea Duges 1834
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Fm. Bdellidae Duges 1834
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G. Bdella Latreille 1795
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Bdella vetusta Ewing 1937
G. Bdellodes Oudemans 1937
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Bdellodes lata Koch and Berendt 1854
Superfm. Eupodoidea Koch 1842
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Fm. Penthalodidae Thor 1933
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G. Penthalodes Murray 1877
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Penthalodes tristiculus Koch and Berendt 1854
Fm. Rhagidiidae Oudemans 1922
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G. Poecilophysis Cambridge 1876
G. †Zachardia Judson and Wunderlich 2003
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Zachardia flexipes Judson and Wunderlich 2003
Superfm. Tydeoidea Kramer 1877
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Fm. Tydeidae Kramer 1877
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G. †Palaeotydeus Dubinin 1962
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Palaeotydeus devonicus Dubinin 1962
G. †Paraprotacarus Dubinin 1962
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Paraprotacarus hirsti Dubinin 1962
Unr. Labidostommatides Lindquist et al. 2009
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Superfm. Labidostommatoidea Oudemans 1906
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Fm. Labidostommatidae Oudemans 1906
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G. Eunicolina Berlese 1911
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Eunicolina glaesi Bertrand et al. 2015
G. Labidostomma Kramer 1879
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Subg. Labidostomma (Nicoletiella) Canestrini 1882
Subg. †Labidostomma (Pseudocornutella) Sidorchuk and Bertrand 2013
G. Sellnickiella Feider and Vasilu 1969
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Sellnickiella balticae Sidorchuk and Bertrand 2013
Invalid names: Amblyceropsis Kumar 2004 [nomen dubium]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available