Tenuipalpidae

Tenuipalpidae
Raoiella indica , an SEM image with false color
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Trombidiformes
Suborder:	Prostigmata
Infraorder:	Eleutherengona
Superfamily:	Tetranychoidea
Family:	Tenuipalpidae Berlese, 1913
Diversity
> 30 genera, > 780 species

Tenuipalpidae, also called flat mites or false spider mites, are a family of mites, closely related to the Tetranychidae. They are reddish and slow-moving and normally feed near the midrib or veins on the underside of leaves. Several species, among them Raoiella indica , are important crop pests. Other common species include Acaricis urigersoni and the Brevipalpus species B. phoenicis , B. californicus , B. obovatus , and B. lewisi .

Genera

The family includes the following genera:

• Aegyptobia Sayed, 1950
• Afronychus M. K. P. Smith-Meyer, 1979
• Australopalpus Smiley & Gerson, 1995
• Brevipalpus Donnadieu, 1875
• Cenopalpus Pritchard & Baker, 1958
• Capedulia M. K. P. Smith-Meyer, 1979
• Coleacarus M. K. P. Smith-Meyer, 1979
• Crossipalpus Smiley, Frost & Gerson, 1996
• Cyperacarus Beard & Ochoa, 2011
• Dolichotetranychus Sayed, 1938
• Gahniacarus Beard & Ochoa, 2011
• Krugeria M. K. P. Smith-Meyer, 1979
• Larvacarus Baker & Pritchard, 1952
• Lisaepalpus Smiley & Gerson, 1995
• Macfarlaniella Baker & Pritchard, 1962
• Meyeraepalpus Smiley, Frost & Gerson, 1996
• Neoraoiella Mohanasundaram, 1996
• Obdulia Pritchard & Baker, 1958
• Obuloides Baker & Tuttle, 1975
• Pentamerismus McGregor, 1949
• Phyllotetranychus Sayed, 1938
• Phytoptipalpus Trägårdh, 1904
• Priscapalpus de Leon, 1961
• Pseudoleptus Bruyant, 1911
• Raoiella Hirst, 1924
• Raoiellana Baker & Tuttle, 1972
• Rarosiella Rimando, 1996
• Tegopalpus Womersley, 1940
• Tenuilichus M. Mohanasundaram, 1988
• Tenuipalpus Donnadieu, 1875
• Terminalichus Anwarullah & Khan, 1974
• Ultratenuipalpus Mitrofanov, 1973

References

• Baker, Edward J.; Tuttle, Donald M. & Abbatiello, Michael J. (1975): The False Spider Mites of Northwestern and North Central Mexico (Acarina: Tenuipalpidae). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology194: 1-23.
• Beard, J.J. & Ochoa, R. (2011). "New flat mite genera (Acari: Trombidiformes: Tenuipalpidae) associated with Australian sedges (Cyperaceae)." Zootaxa 2941: 1-37.
• Joel Hallan's Biology Catalog: Tenuipalpidae
• Mites and Ticks: A Virtual Introduction — Tenuipalpidae