Biology:Halotydeus

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Halotydeus is a genus of earth mites in the family of Penthaleidae, first described by Antonio Berlese in 1891. It is found on every continent except the Americas.[1][2]

Pest status

They are a major winter pest of a variety of crops and pastures in southern Australia.[3]

Species

Species listed as Halotydeus by CatalogueOfLife:[1]

  • Halotydeus anthropus Qin & Halliday, 1996 - South Africa
  • Halotydeus bakerae Qin & Halliday, 1996 - South Australia
  • Halotydeus castellus Qin & Halliday, 1996 - New South Wales, Australia
  • Halotydeus hydrodromus (Berlese & Trouessart, 1889) - England, France, Ireland and Italy
  • Halotydeus mollis Luxton, 1990 Hong Kong, China
  • Halotydeus signiensis Strandtmann & Tilbrook, 1968 - South Orkney Islands
  • Halotydeus spectatus Qin & Halliday, 1996 - New South Wales, Australia

References

Wikidata ☰ Q18093268 entry