| Tenuipalpidae | |
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| Raoiella indica , an SEM image with false color | |
Scientific classification  | |
| 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 .
