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Taxonomy of Family Tenuipalpidae Berlese, 1913
False spider mites, Flat mites


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
1342
20133
198818
Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
1080
16061
173944
Families
Genera
Species

Infraclass
 
Acari
Nitzsch, 1818
Mites and Ticks
798
8977
91345
Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 
Acariformes
Zakhvatkin, 1952
Dust mites, Mites
623
7170
67107
Families
Genera
Species

Order
 
Trombidiformes
Reuter, 1909
Mites, Trombidiform mites
224
3746
38071
Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 
Prostigmata
Kramer, 1877
True mites
196
3739
38055
Families
Genera
Species

Infraorder
 
Eleutherengona
Oudemans, 1909
58
940
10011
Families
Genera
Species
GroupRaphignathina
Kethly, 1982
31
631
7510
Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 
Tetranychoidea
Donnadieu, 1875
7
245
3779
Families
Genera
Species
FamilyTenuipalpidae
Berlese, 1913
False spider mites, Flat mites
73
1276
Genera
Species
Subnodes of Tenuipalpidae Berlese, 1913
GenusAcaricis
Beard & Gerson, 2009
5Species
GenusAegyptobia
Sayed, 1950
127Species
GenusAegyptobiopsis
Mitrofanov, 1973
  ⇒ Aegyptobia
0Species
GenusAegyptopalpus
Mitrofanov, 1973
  ⇒ Tenuipalpus
0Species
GenusAfronychus
M. K. P. Smith-Meyer, 1979
4Species
GenusAmblypalpus
Mitrofanov & Strunkova, 1978
  ⇒ Tenuipalpus
5Species
GenusAustralopalpus
Smiley & Gerson, 1995
1Species
GenusBauchania
Beard & Seeman, 2022
2Species
GenusBrachypalpus
Mitrofanov, 1973
0Species
GenusBrevipalpoides
Rekk, 1951
1Species
GenusBrevipalpus
Donnadieu, 1876
368Species
GenusCapedulia
M. K. P. Smith-Meyer, 1979
4Species
GenusCenopalpoides
Mitrofanov, 1973
0Species
GenusCenopalpus
Pritchard & Baker, 1958
72Species
GenusChaudhripalpus
Mesa, Welbourn & Evans, 2009
2Species
GenusColeacarus
M. K. P. Smith-Meyer, 1979
1Species
GenusColopalpus
Pritchard & Baker, 1958
  ⇒ Tenuipalpus
9Species
GenusCrossipalpus
Smiley, Frost & Gerson, 1996
5Species
GenusCyperacarus
Beard & Ochoa, 2011
2Species
GenusDeleoniella
Mitrofanov, 1973
0Species
GenusDeleonipalpus
Mitrofanov, 1973
  ⇒ Tenuipalpus
0Species
GenusDolichotetranychoides
Mitrofanov, 1973
0Species
GenusDolichotetranychus
Sayed, 1938
29Species
GenusDolichtetranychus
1Species
GenusExtenuipalpus
Reck, 1959
  ⇒ Tenuipalpus
3Species
GenusGahniacarus
Beard & Ochoa, 2011
2Species
GenusGnathopalpus
Mitrofanov, 1973
  ⇒ Tenuipalpus
1Species
GenusHystripalpus
Mitrofanov, 1973
8Species
GenusKrobuloides
Ueckermann, 2022
3Species
GenusKrugeria
M. K. P. Smith-Meyer, 1979
6Species
GenusLarvacarus
Baker & Pritchard, 1952
2Species
GenusLeoniella
Mitrofanov, 1973
0Species
GenusLeonipalpus
Mitrofanov, 1973
  ⇒ Tenuipalpus
0Species
GenusLisaepalpus
Smiley & Gerson, 1995
1Species
GenusLivschitzia
Mitrofanov, 1973
0Species
GenusLivshitzia
Mitrofanov, 1973
0Species
GenusMacfarlaniella
Baker & Pritchard, 1963
1Species
GenusMagdalenapalpus
Mesa, Welbourn & Evans, 2009
3Species
GenusMeyeraepalpus
Smiley, Frost & Gerson, 1996
2Species
GenusNeophytoptipalpus
Mitrofanov, 1973
0Species
GenusNeoraoiella
Mohanasundaram, 1996
1Species
GenusObdulia
Pritchard & Baker, 1958
4Species
GenusObuloides
Baker & Tuttle, 1975
8Species
GenusOligomerismus
Mitrofanov, 1973
1Species
GenusPalpipalpus
Beard & Seeman, 2014
1Species
GenusPentamerismus
McGregor, 1949
29Species
GenusPhilippipalpus
Corpuz-Raros, 1978
4Species
GenusPhyllotetranychus
Sayed, 1938
5Species
GenusPhytoptipalpoides
Reck, 1952
0Species
GenusPhytoptipalpus
Trägårdh, 1905
28Species
GenusPiriscapalpus
0Species
GenusPriscapalpus
De Leon, 1961
5Species
GenusPritchardipalpus
Mitrofanov, 1973
0Species
GenusProlixus
Beard, Fan & Walter, 2005
6Species
GenusPseudoleptus
Bruyant, 1911
16Species
GenusRaoiella
Hirst, 1924
32Species
GenusRaoiellana
Baker & Tuttle, 1972
2Species
GenusRarosiella
Rimando, 1996
1Species
GenusRondaniacarus
Oudemans, 1938
0Species
GenusStenotetranychus
Mitrofanov, 1973
0Species
GenusTauripalpoides
Pegazzano, 1975
  ⇒ Brevipalpus
1Species
GenusTauripalpus
Mitrofanov, 1973
  ⇒ Brevipalpus
1Species
GenusTegopalpus
Womersley, 1940
1Species
GenusTenuilichus
M. Mohanasundaram, 1988
3Species
GenusTenuipalpis
1Species
GenusTenuipalpus
Donnadieu, 1876
418Species
GenusTerminalichus
Anwarullah & Khan, 1973
8Species
GenusTrichadenus
Rondani, 1870
1Species
GenusTuttlepalpus
Mitrofanov, 1973
  ⇒ Tenuipalpus
0Species
GenusUltratenuipalpus
Mitrofanov, 1973
27Species
GenusUrigersonus
Mesa, Ochoa & Evans, 2009
1Species
GenusZacheria
Mitrofanov, 1973
0Species
GenusZaheria
Mitrofanov, 1973
1Species

Synonyms
Brevipalpinae (Reck, 1959)
Colopalpini (Mitrofanov, 1973)
Dolichotetranychini (Mitrofanov, 1973)
Pentamerismini (Mitrofanov, 1973)
Phyllotetranychini (Mitrofanov, 1973)
Phytoptipalpini (Ewing, 1922)
Pseudoleptidae (Oudemans, 1928)
Pseudotetranychinae (Sayed, 1938)
Tegopalpinae (Smiley & Gerson, 1996)
Trichadenidae (Oudemans, 1938)

Native, vernacular names and spellings of Tenuipalpidae
GermanFalsche Spinnmilben, Orchideenmilben, Unechte Spinnmilben
EnglishFalse spider mites, Flat mites
DutchValse spintmijten
SwedishFalska spinnkvalstert


Distribution and Species lists of Tenuipalpidae Berlese, 1913
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Algeria
1 Genus  1 Species
Angola
1 Genus  2 Species
Argentina
1 Genus  2 Species
Australia
26 Genera  98 Species
Austria
1 Genus  1 Species
Barbados
1 Genus  1 Species
Belgium
2 Genera  8 Species
Bolivia
1 Genus  1 Species
Bosnia and Herzegovina
1 Genus  1 Species
Botswana
1 Genus  1 Species
Brazil
3 Genera  10 Species
Bulgaria
1 Genus  1 Species
Cameroon
2 Genera  6 Species
Canada
1 Genus  1 Species
Cape Verde
2 Genera  2 Species
Chile
1 Genus  1 Species
China
8 Genera  57 Species
Colombia
1 Genus  1 Species
Costa Rica
1 Genus  5 Species
Croatia
1 Genus  1 Species
Cuba
2 Genera  2 Species
Cyprus
1 Genus  2 Species
Denmark
3 Genera  3 Species
Dominica
1 Genus  1 Species
Dominican Republic
3 Genera  3 Species
Egypt
6 Genera  13 Species
Ethiopia
1 Genus  1 Species
France
5 Genera  13 Species
Gambia
1 Genus  1 Species
Georgia
1 Genus  2 Species
Germany
2 Genera  6 Species
Greece
4 Genera  28 Species
Guatemala
1 Genus  2 Species
Guyana
3 Genera  10 Species
Haiti
1 Genus  1 Species
Honduras
2 Genera  7 Species
Hungary
3 Genera  6 Species
India
10 Genera  52 Species
Indonesia
2 Genera  1 Species
Iran
3 Genera  5 Species
Iraq
3 Genera  3 Species
Israel
5 Genera  7 Species
Italy
7 Genera  23 Species
Jamaica
3 Genera  12 Species
Japan
5 Genera  9 Species
Kenya
1 Genus  1 Species
Madagascar
1 Genus  1 Species
Malawi
1 Genus  1 Species
Malaysia
1 Genus  1 Species
Malta
1 Genus  1 Species
Mauritius
1 Genus  1 Species
Mexico
8 Genera  148 Species
Monaco
1 Genus  1 Species
Mongolia
1 Genus  1 Species
Montenegro
1 Genus  1 Species
Mozambique
1 Genus  1 Species
Namibia
3 Genera  3 Species
Netherlands
3 Genera  13 Species
New Zealand
5 Genera  17 Species
Nicaragua
1 Genus  1 Species
Nigeria
1 Genus  1 Species
Oman
1 Genus  1 Species
Pakistan
4 Genera  21 Species
Panama
1 Genus  1 Species
Peru
2 Genera  3 Species
Philippines
2 Genera  5 Species
Poland
1 Genus  1 Species
Portugal
3 Genera  6 Species
Republic South Africa
14 Genera  106 Species
Romania
2 Genera  3 Species
Saint Lucia
1 Genus  1 Species
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
1 Genus  1 Species
Saudi Arabia
1 Genus  1 Species
Senegal
1 Genus  1 Species
Serbia
2 Genera  2 Species
Solomon Islands
2 Genera  8 Species
South Korea
2 Genera  2 Species
Spain
1 Genus  3 Species
Sri Lanka
2 Genera  5 Species
Sudan
1 Genus  2 Species
Suriname
1 Genus  2 Species
Sweden
5 Genera  7 Species
Taiwan
7 Genera  46 Species
Tajikistan
1 Genus  1 Species
Tanzania
1 Genus  1 Species
Thailand
1 Genus  1 Species
Trinidad and Tobago
3 Genera  11 Species
Turkey
1 Genus  1 Species
Turkmenistan
1 Genus  1 Species
Ukraine
3 Genera  5 Species
United Kingdom
5 Genera  18 Species
Uruguay
3 Genera  3 Species
USA
8 Genera  76 Species
Venezuela
2 Genera  3 Species
Zimbabwe
2 Genera  4 Species


Distribution on islands


Links, sources and further information
Tenuipalpidae at artfakta.se
Tenuipalpidae at biodiversity.org.au
Tenuipalpidae at dyntaxa.se
Tenuipalpidae at gbif.org
Tenuipalpidae at irmng.org
Tenuipalpidae at itis.gov