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Genera of Tenuipalpidae
Identify all 38 known genera of flat mites from around the world.
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Species of Brevipalpus
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Species of Raoiella
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Species of Cenopalpus
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Flat Mites of the World
Key characters
- c2, d2, e2, f2, f3 absent (Fig. 1)
- no setae in f series present
- h2
not elongate (Figs. 1-2) - anterior margin of prodorsum with forked projection anterior to v2 (Fig. 1)
- ventral, genital plate not well developed
- 2 pairs ps setae
- 3 segmented palp
Similar taxa
Brevipalpus - f3 present; f2 present/absent; ventral and genital plates strongly developed
Number of species
Mitrofanov and Strunkova
Authority
Mitrofanov and Strunkova
Distribution
South Africa, Tajikistan
Hosts
Asteraceae, Bruniaceae
Colour
yt
Fig. 1. Amblypalpus narsikulovi female dorsum (after Mitrofanov & Strunkova 1978).
Fig. 2. Amblypalpus female dorsum.