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Flat mites
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.
22 branches of this family, most-observed first
Dolichotetranychus
genusDolichotetranychus
Raoiella
genusRaoiella
Cenopalpus
genusCenopalpus
Brevipalpus
genusBrevipalpus
Tenuipalpus
genusTenuipalpus
Pentamerismus
genusPentamerismus
Acaricis
genusAcaricis
Prolixus
genusProlixus
Aegyptobia
genusAegyptobia
Phytoptipalpus
genusPhytoptipalpus
Priscapalpus
genusPriscapalpus
Pseudoleptus
genusPseudoleptus
Extenuipalpus
genusExtenuipalpus
Afronychus
genusAfronychus
Capedulia
genusCapedulia
Amblypalpus
genusAmblypalpus
Obuloides
genusObuloides
Krugeria
genusKrugeria
Coleacarus
genusColeacarus
Magdalenapalpus
genusMagdalenapalpus
Colopalpus
genusColopalpus
Ultratenuipalpus
genusUltratenuipalpus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 208542.