Biology:Halotydeus destructor

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Short description: Genus of mites

Halotydeus destructor
CSIRO ScienceImage 1041 Redlegged earth mite.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Trombidiformes
Family: Penthaleidae
Genus: Halotydeus
Species:
H. destructor
Binomial name
Halotydeus destructor
(Tucker, 1925)

Halotydeus destructor is a species of earth mites in the family of Penthaleidae, first described by Tucker in 1925 as Penthaleus destructor.[1][2]

Pest status

This species is a major winter pest of a variety of crops and pastures in southern Australia .[3] As a major pest, it has been the subject of much study: some studies looking at its response to pesticides,[4][5] others at biological controls, some at both,[6] and others at its spread and potential spread.[7]


References

  1. "Australian Faunal Directory: Halotydeus destructor" (in en). https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Halotydeus_destructor. 
  2. Tucker, R.W.E. 1925. The Black Sand Mite : Penthaleus destructor n. sp. Entomology Memoirs, Department of Agriculture, Union of South Africa 3: 21-36.
  3. 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. 
  4.  , Wikidata Q52733267
  5.  , Wikidata Q92542258
  6.  , Wikidata Q110693355
  7.  , Wikidata Q56579223

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q10516600 entry