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The peacock mites of the genus ''Tuckerella'' (the only genus of the mite family Tuckerellidae) are a significant pest in the tropics, for example on citrus fruit. Peacock mites are so named because of the elaborate ornamentations adorning the dorsal surface of their bodies.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title="Peacock mites" Tuckerellidae )〕 They also possess five to seven posteriorly projecting pairs of whip-like setae which are used to defend themselves against predators.〔 They may also help in wind-borne dispersal. They are classified in the superfamily Tetranychoidea. ==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) – type species〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Index of the Described Animalia of the World: Tuckerellidae )〕 * ''Tuckerella xiamenensis'' Lin, 1982 (host: ''Manilkara zapota'') * ''Tuckerella xinglongensis'' Lin-Yanmou & Fu-Yuegua, 1997 (host: ''Polyscias fruticosa'' var. ''plumata'' (Araliaceae), Hainan) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tuckerella」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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