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| Raoiella indica, an SEM image with false color | |
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| Family: | Tenuipalpidae Berlese, 1913
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| 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.