Tenuipalpidae, also called "flat mites" or "false spider mites", are a family of mite

Mite

Mites, along with ticks, are small arthropods belonging to the subclass Acari and the class Arachnida. The scientific discipline devoted to the study of ticks and mites is called acarology.-Diversity and systematics:...

s, closely related to the Tetranychidae. They are reddish, slow moving, and normally feed near the midrib or veins on the underside of leaves. Several species, among them Raoiella indica, are important crop pests. Other common species include the Brevipalpus species B. phoenicis, B. californicus, B. obovatus, and B. lewisi.

Genera

• Aegyptobia Sayed, 1950
• Afronychus M. K. P. Smith-Meyer, 1979
• Australopalpus Smiley & Gerson, 1995
• Brevipalpus Donnadieu, 1875
• Cenopalpus Pritchard & Baker, 1958
• Capedulia M. K. P. Smith-Meyer, 1979
• Coleacarus M. K. P. Smith-Meyer, 1979
• Crossipalpus Smiley, Frost & Gerson, 1996
• Cyperacarus
  Cyperacarus
  Cyperacarus is a genus of flat mites in the family Tenuipalpidae, containing the following species:* Cyperacarus foliatus Beard & Ochoa, 2011* Cyperacarus naomae Beard & Ochoa, 2011...
  
  Beard & Ochoa, 2011
• Dolichotetranychus Sayed, 1938
• Gahniacarus
  Gahniacarus
  Gahniacarus is a genus of flat mites in the family Tenuipalpidae, containing the following species:* Gahniacarus gersonus Beard & Ochoa, 2011* Gahniacarus tuberculatus Beard & Ochoa, 2011...
  
  Beard & Ochoa, 2011
• Krugeria M. K. P. Smith-Meyer, 1979
• Larvacarus Baker & Pritchard, 1952
• Lisaepalpus Smiley & Gerson, 1995
• Macfarlaniella Baker & Pritchard, 1962
• Meyeraepalpus Smiley, Frost & Gerson, 1996
• Neoraoiella Mohanasundaram, 1996
• Obdulia Pritchard & Baker, 1958
• Obuloides Baker & Tuttle, 1975
• Pentamerismus McGregor, 1949
• Phyllotetranychus Sayed, 1938
• Phytoptipalpus Trägårdh, 1904
• Priscapalpus de Leon, 1961
• Pseudoleptus Bruyant, 1911
• Raoiella
  Raoiella
  Raoiella is a genus of mite belonging to the family Tenuipalpidae.-Species:* Raoiella indica Hirst, 1924, the red palm mite* Raoiella australica Womersley, 1940* Raoiella macfarlanei Pritchard & Baker, 1958...
  
  Hirst, 1924
• Raoiellana Baker & Tuttle, 1972
• Rarosiella Rimando, 1996
• Tegopalpus Womersley, 1940
• Tenuilichus M. Mohanasundaram, 1988
• Tenuipalpus Donnadieu, 1875
• Terminalichus Anwarullah & Khan, 1974
• Ultratenuipalpus Mitrofanov, 1973