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:
Acaricis Beard and Gerson, 2009 Aegyptobia Sayed, 1950 Afronychus M. K. P. Smith-Meyer, 1979 Amblypalpus Mitrofanov & Strunkova, 1978 Australopalpus Smiley & Gerson, 1995 Brevipalpus Donnadieu, 1875 Capedulia M. K. P. Smith-Meyer, 1979 Cenopalpus Pritchard & Baker, 1958 Chaudhripalpus Mesa, Welbourn & Evans, 2009 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 Magdalenapalpus Mesa, Welbourn & Evans, 2009 Meyeraepalpus Smiley, Frost & Gerson, 1996
Obdulia Pritchard & Baker, 1958 Obuloides Baker & Tuttle, 1975 Palpipalpus Beard & Seeman, 2014 Pentamerismus McGregor, 1949 Philippipalpus Corpuz-Raros, 1978 Phyllotetranychus Sayed, 1938 Phytoptipalpus Trägårdh, 1904 Priscapalpus de Leon, 1961 Prolixus Beard, Fan & Walter, xxxx Pseudoleptus Bruyant, 1911 Raoiella Hirst, 1924 Raoiellana Baker & Tuttle, 1972
Tegopalpus Womersley, 1940 Tenuilichus M. Mohanasundaram, 1988 Tenuipalpus Donnadieu, 1875 Terminalichus Anwarullah & Khan, 1974 Ultratenuipalpus Mitrofanov, 1973 Urigersonus Mesa, Ochoa & Evans, 2009
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 Zoology 194: 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