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.
Raoiella species 13 is similar morphologically to Raoiella species 5.
Raoiella species 13: opisthosomal setae f2 subequal in length with f3.
Raoiella species 5: opisthosomal setae f2 shorter than f3.
Australia (QLD)
Swamp Box, Lophostemon suaveolens (Myrtaceae)
This species is currently being described by Beard et al.
Listed as Raoiella australica in Dowling et al. (2012); listed as undescribed species of Raoiella in Ochoa et al. (2011); listed as Raoiella nr australica in Beard et al. (2012).
A new predatory thrips, Scolothrips ochoa, was found feeding on this species, and was described by Mound et al. (2010).
Beard et al. (2012); Dowling et al. (2012); Mound et al. (2010); Ochoa et al. (2011)