Penthaleus is a genus of earth mites in the family of Penthaleidae, first described by Carl Ludwig Koch in 1835. Members of this genus are found on every continent except Antarctica.
They are a major winter pest of a variety of crops and pastures in southern Australia.
Genera
Genus Penthaleus consists of 13 species:
- 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
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