Actualización de la lista de Árcaros (Arachnida:Acari) de Cuba

espanolSe expone el listado actualizado de los acaros de Cuba. Para conformarlo se reviso toda la literatura disponible que incluye nuevos registros de especies cubanas. Los taxones estan en orden alfabetico y se actualizo cada nombre segun los datos mas recientes. Ademas de revisar la bibliografia existente se consulto a especialistas tanto cubanos como extranjeros. Las especies endemicas estan marcadas con un asterisco. El resultado final muestra que existen informadas 918 especies de 169 familias con un 35,62 % de endemismo. La mayor representatividad de especies la muestra el orden Sarcoptiformes, con 405, seguido de Trombidiformes, con 282, Mesostigmata, con 195, Ixodida, con 33 y Opilioacarida, con tres especies. Entre los grupos mas estudiados estan los fitofagos y los del suelo. Le siguen los parasitos de mamiferos, aves, reptiles y anfibios. Desafortunadamente hay grupos, como los acuaticos y parasitos de invertebrado,s que precisan mas atencion. EnglishAn updated list of the mites of Cuba is provided. To make it, all available literature including new records of Cuban species was reviewed. The taxa appear in alphabetical order and each name was updated according to the most recent data. In addition to reviewing the existing bibliography, specialists both from Cuba and abroad were consulted. The endemic species are marked with an asterisk. The final result shows that there are 918 species reported, in 169 families, with a percentage of endemism of 35.62%. The best represented orders were Sarcoptiformes, with 405 species, followed by Trombidiformes, with 282, Mesostigmata, with 195, Ixodida, with 33 and Opilioacarida, with three species. Among the most studied groups are the phytophages and soildwellers. They are followed by parasites of mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians. Unfortunately there are groups, such as aquatic and invertebrate parasites, that need more attention.