Identify all 38 known genera of flat mites from around the world.
Identify commonly intercepted species of Brevipalpus.
Identify all known and some new species of Raoiella.
Identify the three most commonly intercepted species of Cenopalpus.
Beard & Ochoa
Brevipalpus phoenicis species group
Dorsal opisthosomal setae f2 absent; tarsi II with 2 solenidia (one adaxial, one abaxial). Palps four segmented, setal formula 0-1-2-3(1s+2e) (s = solenidion, e = eupathidium).
Setal formula for legs I-IV (coxae to tarsi): 2-2-1-1, 1-1-2-1, 4-4-2-1, 3-3-1-1, 5-5-3-3, 9(1)-10(1)-5-5. Leg chaetotaxy: feI-II d, l', v', bv", fe III d, ev', fe IV ev'; ge I-II d, l', l", ge III-IV l'; ti I-II d, l', l", v', v", ti III-IV d, v', v".
Azores, Canary Islands, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guatemala, Honduras, India, Portugal, Rwanda and Burundi, South Africa, Spain, USA
Azores, Canary Islands, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guatemala, Honduras, India, Portugal, Rwanda and Burundi, South Africa, Spain, USA
The most important host plant family for this mite is the Citrus family - Rutaceae (Citrus aurantium, C. reticulata, Citrus spp.; bitter orange, lemon, mandarine, tangerine).
Other hosts include: Datura stramonium (Solanaceae); Camelia sinensis (tea; Theaceae); Chinchona sp. (large leaf quinine; Rubiaceae); Hedera sp. (ivy; Araliaceae); Musa spp. (banana; Musaceae).
Previously listed as Brevipalpus phoenicis species group sp. D.
Beard, J.J., Ochoa, R., Braswell, W.E. & Bauchan, G.R. (2015) Brevipalpus phoenicis (Geijskes) species complex (Acari: Tenuipalpidae) — a closer look. Zootaxa, 3944(1), 1-67. (open access: http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/list/2015/3944%281%29.html)