Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Classis: Arachnida
Subclassis: Acari
Superordo: Acariformes
Ordo: Trombidiformes
Subordo: Prostigmata
Cohort: Eleutherengona
Sectio: Raphignathae
Superfamilia: Tetranychoidea
Familia: Tuckerellidae
Genus: Tuckerella
Species (28): T. ablutus – T. anommata – T. channabasavannai – T. coleogynis – T. delhiensis – T. elegans – T. eloisae – T. equalis – T. filipina – T. flabellifera – T. ghotkiensis – T. hainanensis – T. hypoterra – T. indica – T. japonica – T. jianfengensis – T. knorri – T. kumaonensis – T. litoralis – T. murreensis – T. nilotica – T. ornata – T. pavoniformis – T. revelata – T. saetula – T. spechtae – T. xiamenensis – T. xinglongensis
Name
Tuckerella Womersley, 1940
Type species: Tenuipalpus ornatus Tucker, 1926
Fixation: monotypy
References
Primary references
Womersley, H. 1940: Studies in Australian Acarina Tetranychidae and Trichadenidae. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia, 64: 233–265. PDF [first availability, see p. 244]
Selected links
PaDIL
The peacock mites of the genus Tuckerella (the only genus of the mite family Tuckerellidae) are a significant herbivorous pest in the tropics, for example on citrus fruit. Other species dwell in grasses, possibly as root feeders.[1]
The peacock mite's name suggests that their feather-like (or leaf-like) setae[1] adorning their backs are evocative of a peacock's plumage.[2] They also have long hair-like setae projecting from rear (caudal setae)[3] that have been compared to a trailing peacock tail.[1] The 5–7 pairs of caudal setae can be flicked over the body very quickly,[1] so they are used like whips in defense against predators.[2] They may also help in wind-borne dispersal.[2]
They are classified in the superfamily Tetranychoidea,[4] being its most ornate members.[1]
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 (host: Hydnocarpus sp.: Philippines)
Tuckerella hainanensis Lin & Fu, 1997 (host: Coffea arabica; Hainan)[5]
Tuckerella jianfengensis Lin & Fu, 1997 (host: Annona muricata; Jianfengling, Hainan)[5]
Tuckerella kumaonensis Gupta, 1979 (India)
Tuckerella litoralis Collyer, 1969
Tuckerella nilotica Zaher & Rasmy, 1970 (Egypt)
Tuckerella ornatus (Tucker, 1926) – type species[6]
Tuckerella xiamenensis Lin, 1982 (host: Manilkara zapota)
Tuckerella xinglongensis Lin-Yanmou & Fu-Yuegua, 1997 (hosts: Polyscias fruticosa var. plumata and Camellia sinensis; Hainan)[5]
†Tuckerella fossilibus Khaustov, Sergeyenko & Perkovsky 2014 (Rovno amber)[7]
†Tuckerella weiterschani Sidorchuk & Khaustov, 2018 (Baltic amber)[8]
References
Walter, David Evans; Proctor, Heather (2013). Mites: Ecology, Evolution & Behaviour. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 292. ISBN 978-94-007-7164-2.
D.E. Walter (University of Queensland) (2005-09-28). ""Peacock mites" Tuckerellidae". United States Department of Agriculture.
Vacante, Vincenzo (2010). Citrus Mites. Cabi. p. 167. ISBN 978-1-84593-499-6.
David Evans Walter (2004). "Hidden in plain sight: mites in the canopy". In Margaret Lowman & H. Bruce Rinker (ed.). Forest Canopies. Academic Press. pp. 224–241. ISBN 978-0-12-457553-0.
Zhang, Zhi-qiang; Hong, Xiao-yue; Fan, Qing-hai (2010). Progress in Chinese Acarology. Magnolia Press. p. 7. ISBN 978-1-86977-545-2.
"Index of the Described Animalia of the World: Tuckerellidae". Texas A&M University.
A.A. Khaustov; A.L. Sergeyenko; E.E. Perkovsky (2014). "First fossil record of mites of the family Tuckerellidae (Acari: Tetranychoidea) from Rovno amber with description of a new species". International Journal of Acarology. 40 (5): 367–369. doi:10.1080/01647954.2014.933253. S2CID 84956169.
Ekaterina A. Sidorchuk; Alexander A. Khaustov (2018). "Two Eocene species of peacock mites (Acari: Tetranychoidea: Tuckerellidae)". Acarologia. 58 (1): 99–115. doi:10.24349/acarologia/20184228.
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