A newly available database of an important family of phytophagous mites: Tenuipalpidae Database

Zootaxa. 2020 Oct 29;4868(4):zootaxa.4868.4.7. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4868.4.7.

Abstract

This paper announces a database on the taxonomy, distribution and host plants of mites of the family Tenuipalpidae Berlese (Acari: Tetranychoidea), available online at https://www.tenuipalpidae.ibilce.unesp.br/. In the Tenuipalpidae Database the recorded world distribution and range of host plants are provided for each tenuipalpid species, including synonyms, with a list of all relevant publications.

Keywords: Acari, flat mites, false spider mites, Tetranychoidea, Prostigmata, taxonomy, distribution, host plant.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Databases, Factual
  • Family
  • Mites*
  • Plants