title: Tenuipalpidae
text: # Tenuipalpidae
  
  Tenuipalpidae, also called flat mites or false spider mites, are a family of mites, closely related to the Tetranychidae. They are reddish and 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 Acaricis urigersoni and the Brevipalpus species B. phoenicis, B. californicus, B. obovatus, and B. lewisi.
  
  ## Genera
  
  The family includes the following 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 Beard & Ochoa, 2011
  * Dolichotetranychus Sayed, 1938
  * Gahniacarus 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 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
  