Penthaleus

Penthaleus
Penthaleus major
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Trombidiformes
Family: Penthaleidae
Genus:
Koch, 1835

Penthaleus is a genus of earth mites in the family of Penthaleidae, first described by Carl Ludwig Koch in 1835.[1][2]

They are a major winter pest of a variety of crops and pastures in southern Australia.[3]

There are just four species which occur in Australia:[1]

  • Penthaleus falcatus Qin & Halliday, 1996
  • Penthaleus major (Dugès, 1834)
  • Penthaleus minor (Canestrini, 1886)
  • Penthaleus tectus Halliday, 2005

References

  1. ^ a b "Australian Faunal Directory: Penthaleus". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
  2. ^ Koch, C.L. 1835. Deutschlands Crustaceen, Myriapoden und Arachniden. Ein Beitrag zur Deutschen Fauna. Regensberg : Herrich-Schäffer Vol. 1.
  3. ^ H. Womersley (1941). "The red-legged earth-mite (Acarina, Penthaleidae) of Australia". Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia. 65 (2): 292–294.
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