Biology:Halotydeus destructor
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Short description: Genus of mites
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Trombidiformes |
Family: | Penthaleidae |
Genus: | Halotydeus |
Species: | H. destructor
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Binomial name | |
Halotydeus destructor (Tucker, 1925)
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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
- ↑ "Australian Faunal Directory: Halotydeus destructor" (in en). https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Halotydeus_destructor.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ , Wikidata Q52733267
- ↑ , Wikidata Q92542258
- ↑ , Wikidata Q110693355
- ↑ , Wikidata Q56579223
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q10516600 entry
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