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Reddish-black mite

Brevipalpus phoenicis (Geijskes, 1939)

Status not recordedarachnids

The reddish-black mite (Brevipalpus phoenicis) is a species in the family Tenuipalpidae, order Trombidiformes.

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Quick facts about the reddish-black mite

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the reddish-black mite live?

Not recorded

Is the reddish-black mite endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the reddish-black mite classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classArachnida
  4. orderTrombidiformes
  5. familyTenuipalpidae
  6. genusBrevipalpus
  7. SpeciesBrevipalpus phoenicis (Geijskes, 1939)

Synonyms Brevipalpus deleoni, Brevipalpus mcbridei, Brevipalpus mobridei, Brevipalpus papayensis, Brevipalpus phoenicoides, Brevipalpus yothersi, Tenuipalpus phoenicis

Other names and names in other languages (6)
  • Red-and-black flat miteEnglish
  • sviluše fénickáCzech
  • PalmmijtDutch
  • Пальмовая плоскотелкаRussian
  • Düz AkarTurkish
  • 紫紅短須蟎Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the reddish-black mite

Other species in the same genus Brevipalpus.

Privet mite

Brevipalpus obovatus

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the reddish-black mite?

The reddish-black mite (Brevipalpus phoenicis) belongs to the family Tenuipalpidae in the order Trombidiformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Reddish-black mite (Brevipalpus phoenicis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/reddish-black-mite

MLA

“Reddish-black mite (Brevipalpus phoenicis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/reddish-black-mite.

BibTeX
@misc{reddish_black_mite_2026,
  title = {Reddish-black mite (Brevipalpus phoenicis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/reddish-black-mite},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}