Classification:

Genus: Tenuipalpus

Species: Tenuipalpus proteae

 
Holotype:

Tenuipalpus proteae Meyer, 1979: 59; Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden, Cape Province, South Africa, ex Protea nana Thunb. (Proteaceae).

 
Type Depository:
National Collection of Acari, Plant Protection Research Institute, Department of Agricultural Technical Services, Pretoria, South Africa.
 
Distribution:
SOUTH AFRICA: Meyer (1979);
 
Hosts / Substrates:
PROTEACEAE: Diastella divaricata (Berg.) J.P. Rourke — Meyer (1979); Protea nana Thunb. — Meyer (1979); Serruria adscendens R.Br. — Meyer (1979);
THYMELAEACEAE: Gnidia polystachya P.J.Bergius — Meyer (1979);
 
Catalog: Mesa et al. (2009); Sepasgosarian (1983);
Redescription: Elgoni et al. (2023); Gutierrez & Schicha (1982); Meyer (1993a);
 

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