Biology:Halotydeus
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Short description: Genus of mites
| Halotydeus | |
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| Halotydeus destructor | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Trombidiformes |
| Family: | Penthaleidae |
| Genus: | Halotydeus Berlese, 1891 |
Halotydeus is a genus of earth mites in the family of Penthaleidae, first described by Antonio Berlese in 1891.[1][2]
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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Australian Faunal Directory: Halotydeus" (in en). https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Halotydeus.
- ↑ Berlese, A. (1891). Acari, Myriopoda et Scorpiones hucusque in Italia reperta. 60. pp. 29. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.69269. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11009129.
- ↑ H. Womersley (1941). "The red-legged earth-mite (Acarina, Penthaleidae) of Australia". Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 65 (2): 292–294. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41563924.
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Wikidata ☰ Q18093268 entry
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