Penthaleidae, also referred to as earth mites, are a family of mites found on every continent. They are major winter pests of a variety of crops and pastures in southern Australia.
Genera
Penthaleidae genera according to the 2022 revision:
- Chromotydaeus <small>Berlese, 1903</small>
- Chromotydaeus anauniensis <small>(R. Canestrini, 1886)</small> - Italy
- Chromotydaeus egregius <small>(Berlese, 1891)</small> - Italy
- Chromotydaeus illustris <small>(Berlese, 1916)</small> - Italy
- Chromotydaeus quartus <small>Qin & Halliday, 1996</small> - Western Australia
- Chromotydaeus similis <small>Mihelcic, 1958</small> - Spain
- Halotydeus <small>Berlese, 1891</small>
- Halotydeus anthropus <small>Qin & Halliday, 1996</small> - South Africa
- Halotydeus bakerae <small>Qin & Halliday, 1996</small> - South Australia
- Halotydeus castellus <small>Qin & Halliday, 1996</small> - New South Wales, Australia
- Halotydeus destructor <small>(R. W. Jack, 1908)</small> - South Africa and Australia
- Halotydeus hydrodromus <small>(Berlese & Trouessart, 1889)</small> - England, France, Ireland and Italy
- Halotydeus mollis <small>Luxton, 1990</small> - Hong Kong
- Halotydeus signiensis <small>Strandtmann & Tilbrook, 1968</small> - South Orkney Islands
- Halotydeus spectatus <small>Qin & Halliday, 1996</small> - New South Wales, Australia
- Linopenthaleus <small>Willmann, 1951</small>
- Linopenthaleus irki <small>Willmann, 1951</small> - Austria and Switzerland
- Linopenthaloides <small>Strandtmann, 1981</small>
- Linopenthaloides novazealandicus <small>Strandtmann, 1981</small> - New Zealand
- Penthaleus <small>C.L. Koch, 1836</small>
- Penthaleus arcticus <small>TrägÃÂ¥rdh, 1901</small> - Norway
- Penthaleus bipustulatus <small>(Hermann, 1804)</small> - France and Germany
- Penthaleus crinitus <small>Narayan, 1957</small> - Mexico
- Penthaleus dorsalis <small>(Banks, 1902)</small> - United States
- Penthaleus erythrocephalus <small>C. L. Koch, 1838</small> - Germany and Spain
- Penthaleus falcatus <small>Qin & Halliday, 1996</small> - New South Wales, Australia
- Penthaleus fallax <small>(Dugès, 1834)</small> - France
- Penthaleus guttatus <small>C. L. Koch, 1838</small> - Germany
- Penthaleus longipilis <small>(Canestrini, 1886)</small> - England, Italy and Japan
- Penthaleus major <small>(Dugès, 1834)</small> - Cosmopolitan
- Penthaleus minor <small>(Canestrini, 1886)</small> - Australia, China, Great Britain, Germany, Iran, Italy and Switzerland
- Penthaleus saxatilis <small>C. L. Koch, 1836</small> - Germany
- Penthaleus tectus <small>Halloway, 2005</small> - East Australia
- Turanopenthalodes <small>Barilo, 1988</small>
- Turanopenthalodes polytrichus <small>Barilo, 1988</small> - Uzbekistan
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