ACARI PROJECT STATUS
DATE: 6/26/04
    
                                  World    In DataBase      NEED          AVAILABLE
                                Gen.  Spec. Gen.  Spec.     Spec.            Spec.
 
   ACARI FAMILIES:              5500 46540 5463  38889         8207            6319
    * (fossils)                              37    103
     Opilioacarida                 9    21    9     21
     Holothyrida                  10    25   10     25
     Ixodida                      18   878   18    878
    *                                         0      4
     Mesostigmata                902 10000  902   7626         1873               0
    *                                         2      5
     Actinedida [Prostigmata]   2200 20420 2155  19608         1365             500
    *                                        10     28
        Tetranychidae                                           500             500
     Astigmata                  1100  5500 1096   3419         2081            2081
    *                                         2      3
        Feather Mites                                           460             460
        Acaridia, Sarcoptoidea                                 1621            1621
     Oribatida                  1316  9896 1274   6658         3238            3238
    *                                        23     66    

There are 546 families of Acari.
There are 468 with Coordinators: 86% of families
85% of the estimated number of species are listed.


Coordinators are still needed for:

    GROUP            TOTAL

    Rhodacaroidea     750
    Veigaiidae        100
    Eviphidoidea      550 [250]
    Ameroseiidae      100
    Dermanyssoidea   2000 [127]
    Eupodoidea        300 [150]
    Halacaroidea     1000
    Trombidioidea    2500 [600]        
    
 First figure is estimated total number of species in the group.
 Second figure indicates number of species for families that have Coordinators in group.

 
 I have approached specialists for the Halacaroidea and Trombidioidea to be
 Coordinator of the group/and or families in the group.
 
 Some small families are not included and a few medium size families of superfamilies
 that have a coordinator, have not had a Coordinator assigned.  See the Family listing
 of Acari and look in the status column.  An asterisk indicates a Coordinator exists
 for that family.