Tuckerella
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| Tuckerella | |
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| False-colour SEM of Tuckerella sp. , magnified 260× | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Subclass: | Acari |
| Order: | Trombidiformes |
| (unranked): | Raphignathina |
| Superfamily: | Tetranychoidea |
| Family: | Tuckerellidae Baker & Pritchard, 1953 |
| Genus: | Tuckerella Womersley, 1940 |
| Type species | |
| Tuckerella ornatus (Tucker, 1926) [1] |
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The peacock mites (Tuckerella) are a significant pest in the tropics, for example on citrus fruit. It is the only genus of the mite family Tuckerellidae. Peacock mites are so named because of the elaborate ornamentations adorning the dorsal surface of their bodies [2]. They also possess five to seven posteriorly projecting pairs of whip-like setae which are used to defend themselves against predators[3]. They may also help in wind-borne dispersal.
They are considered tetranychoid mites.[4]
[edit] Species
- Tuckerella anommata Smith-Meyer & Ueckermann, 1997 (South Africa)
- Tuckerella channabasavannai Mallik & Kumar, 1992 (host: Saraca indica; Andhra Pradesh)
- Tuckerella eloisae Servin & Otero, 1989 (host: Fouquieria diguetii; Mexico)
- Tuckerella filipina Corpuz-Raros, 2001 (parasite of Hydnocarpus anthelmintica; Philippines)
- Tuckerella hainanensis Lin & Fu, 1997 (host: Coffea arabica; Hainan)
- Tuckerella jianfengensis Lin & Fu, 1997 (host: Annona muricata; Jianfengling)
- Tuckerella kumaonensis Gupta, 1979 (India)
- Tuckerella litoralis Collyer, 1969
- Tuckerella nilotica Zaher & Rasmy, 1970
- Tuckerella ornatus (Tucker, 1926)
- Tuckerella xiamenensis Lin, 1982 (host: Manilkara zapota)
- Tuckerella xinglongensis Lin-Yanmou & Fu-Yuegua, 1997 (host: Polyscias fruticosa var. plumata (Araliaceae), Hainan)
[edit] References
- ^ "Index of the Described Animalia of the World: Tuckerellidae". Texas A&M University. http://insects.tamu.edu/research/collection/hallan/acari/Tuckerellidae.txt.
- ^ ""Peacock mites" Tuckerellidae". United States Department of Agriculture. 2005-09-28. http://www.sel.barc.usda.gov/acari/content/tuck1.html.
- ^ ""Peacock mites" Tuckerellidae". United States Department of Agriculture. 2005-09-28. http://www.sel.barc.usda.gov/acari/content/tuck1.html.
- ^ Margaret Lowman; H. Bruce Rinker (2004). Forest canopies. Academic Press. pp. 229–. ISBN 9780124575530. http://books.google.com/books?id=F471I0uJv-8C&pg=PA229. Retrieved 14 April 2010.
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