Penthaleus
Appearance
Penthaleus | |
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Penthaleus major | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Trombidiformes |
Family: | Penthaleidae |
Genus: | Penthaleus 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
[edit]- ^ a b "Australian Faunal Directory: Penthaleus". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
- ^ Koch, C.L. 1835. Deutschlands Crustaceen, Myriapoden und Arachniden. Ein Beitrag zur Deutschen Fauna. Regensberg : Herrich-Schäffer Vol. 1.
- ^ H. Womersley (1941). "The red-legged earth-mite (Acarina, Penthaleidae) of Australia". Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia. 65 (2): 292–294.