Tenuipalpidae
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 ''Brevipalpus'' is a genus of mites in the family Tenuipalpidae, the flat mites.
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Brevipalpus Phoenicis
''Brevipalpus phoenicis'', also known as the false spider mite, red and black flat mite, and in Australia as the passionvine mite, is a species of mite in the family Tenuipalpidae. This species occurs globally, and is a serious pest to such crops as citrus, tea, papaya, guava and coffee, and can heavily damage numerous other crops. They are unique in having Ploidy#Haploid and monoploid, haploid females, a condition caused by a bacterium that change haploid males into females. Description Adults Adult specimens can grow to long (including the rostrum (anatomy), rostrum) and wide. They are flat, oval, and have a dark green to red-orange colour. The adult males are more wedge-shaped than females. This species has two pairs of legs that extend forward and two extending back. It has two sensory rods on tarsus II that distinguish it from another mite species that is known to occur on the same plants, the privet mite, (''Brevipalpus obovatus'' Donn.). A black, "H"-shaped mark occurs ...
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