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]
^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.