Brevipalpus phoenicis

Brevipalpus phoenicis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Trombidiformes
Family: Tenuipalpidae
Genus: Brevipalpus
Species:
B. phoenicis
Binomial name
Brevipalpus phoenicis
(Geijskes, 1936)
Synonyms[1]
  • Brevipalpus deleoni Pritchard & Baker, 1958
  • Brevipalpus mcbridei Baker, 1949
  • Brevipalpus papayensis Baker, 1949
  • Brevipalpus phoenicoides Gonzalez, 1975
  • Brevipalpus yothersi Baker, 1949
  • Tenuipalpus phoenicis Geijskes, 1939

Brevipalpus phoenicis, also known as the false spider mite, red and black flat mite,[2] and in Australia as the passionvine mite,[3] is a species of mite in the family Tenuipalpidae.[3][4][5] 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.[2] They are unique in having haploid females,[6] a condition caused by a bacterium that change haploid males into females.[7]

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  2. ^ a b "Brevipalpus phoenicis - Bayer CropScience Crop Compendium". Compendium.bayercropscience.com. Archived from the original on 2011-12-31. Retrieved 2012-07-24.
  3. ^ a b H.A. Denmark & Thomas R. Fasulo (December 2009) [July 2006]. "a false spider mite - Brevipalpus phoenicis (Geijskes)". University of Florida Entomology and Nematology Department. Retrieved 2012-07-24.
  4. ^ Jayma L. Martin Kessing & Ronald F.L. Mau (1992). "Brevipalpus phoenicis (Geijskes); Red and Black Flat Mite". Crop Knowledge Master. University of Hawaii, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, and Hawaii Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2012-07-22.
  5. ^ Reis, P. R.; Teodoro, A. V. (August 2006). "Reproductive performance of the mite Brevipalpus phoenicis (Geijskes, 1939) on citrus and coffee, using life table parameters". Brazilian Journal of Biology. 66 (3): 899–905. doi:10.1590/S1519-69842006000500016. PMID 17119838.
  6. ^ Rodrigues, Jose Carlos Verle; Childers, Carl C. (2013). "Brevipalpus mites (Acari: Tenuipalpidae): Vectors of invasive, non-systemic cytoplasmic and nuclear viruses in plants" (PDF). Experimental and Applied Acarology. 59 (1–2): 165–175. doi:10.1007/s10493-012-9632-z. PMC 3545198. PMID 23203501.
  7. ^ Whitfield, John (2001). "Single mite female". Nature. doi:10.1038/news010705-1.