Halotydeus
Halotydeus is a genus of earth mites in the family of Penthaleidae, first described by Antonio Berlese in 1891.[1][2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Trombidiformes |
| Family: | Penthaleidae |
| Genus: | Halotydeus Berlese, 1891 |
Pest status
They are a major winter pest of a variety of crops and pastures in southern Australia.[3]
Species
There are just four species which occur in Australia:[1]
- Halotydeus bakerae Qin & Halliday, 1996
- Halotydeus castellus Qin & Halliday, 1996
- Halotydeus destructor (Tucker, 1925)
- Halotydeus spectatus Qin & Halliday, 1996
References
- "Australian Faunal Directory: Halotydeus". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
- Berlese, A. (1891). "Acari, Myriopoda et Scorpiones hucusque in Italia reperta". 60: 29. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.69269.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - 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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