Raoiella is a genus of mite belonging to the family Tenuipalpidae.
Behaviour Raoiella mites are herbivorous and feed on plants from various families. They feed by inserting their stylets through plant stomata, thus bypassing the plant's mechanical defenses.
Species Raoiella indica Hirst, 1924, the red palm mite Raoiella australica Womersley, 1940 Raoiella macfarlanei Pritchard & Baker, 1958 Raoiella pandanae Mohanasundaram, 1989 (Tamil-Nadu) Raoiella phoenica Smith-Meyer, 1979 (Sudan) Raoiella shimapana Smith-Meyer, 1979 (Transvaal)
References
Joel Hallan's Biology Catalog: Tenuipalpidae