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Red-and-black Flat Mite
Courtesy, Erbe, Pooley: USDA, ARS, EMU. "All of the micrographs on the web site, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Ticks & mites

Red-and-black Flat Mite

Brevipalpus phoenicis (Geijskes, 1939)

Names

EnglishRed-and-black Flat Mite
DutchPalmmijt
Spanish—
Chinese紫红短须螨
Scientific nameBrevipalpus phoenicis (Geijskes, 1939)

About this species

Brevipalpus phoenicis, also known as the false spider mite, red and black flat mite, and in Australia as the passionvine mite, is a species of mite in the family Tenuipalpidae. 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. They are unique in having haploid females, a condition caused by a bacterium that change haploid males into females.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassArachnida
OrderTrombidiformes
FamilyTenuipalpidae
GenusBrevipalpus