''Steneotarsonemus'' is a genus of plant-feeding
mites
Mites are small arachnids (eight-legged arthropods). Mites span two large orders of arachnids, the Acariformes and the Parasitiformes, which were historically grouped together in the subclass Acari, but genetic analysis does not show clear evi ...
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Taxonomy
Selected species (35) include;
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Steneotarsonemus laticeps''
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Steneotarsonemus pallidus
The cyclamen mite (''Phytonemus pallidus'') is a tiny mite often found as a pest on African violets and cyclamen plants. It is invisible to the naked eye, measuring only 0.02 cm (0.01 inch) at maturity. It requires a warm, humid environ ...
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Steneotarsonemus spinki
''Steneotarsonemus spinki'', the panicle rice mite, spinki mite, or rice tarsonemid mite, is a species of mite in the family Tarsonemidae, the white mites. It is a serious pest of rice in tropical Asia, Central America, and the Caribbean. ...
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References
Trombidiformes
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