Penthaleidae

Penthaleidae, also referred to as earth mites, are a family of mites found on every continent. They are major winter pests of a variety of crops and pastures in southern Australia.

Genera

Penthaleidae genera according to the 2022 revision:

Chromotydaeus Berlese, 1903
*Chromotydaeus anauniensis - Italy
*Chromotydaeus egregius - Italy
*Chromotydaeus illustris - Italy
*Chromotydaeus quartus Qin & Halliday, 1996 - Western Australia
*Chromotydaeus similis Mihelcic, 1958 - Spain
Halotydeus Berlese, 1891
*Halotydeus anthropus Qin & Halliday, 1996 - South Africa
*Halotydeus bakerae Qin & Halliday, 1996 - South Australia
*Halotydeus castellus Qin & Halliday, 1996 - New South Wales, Australia
*Halotydeus destructor - South Africa and Australia
*Halotydeus hydrodromus - England, France, Ireland and Italy
*Halotydeus mollis Luxton, 1990 - Hong Kong
*Halotydeus signiensis Strandtmann & Tilbrook, 1968 - South Orkney Islands
*Halotydeus spectatus Qin & Halliday, 1996 - New South Wales, Australia
Linopenthaleus Willmann, 1951
*Linopenthaleus irki Willmann, 1951 - Austria and Switzerland
Linopenthaloides Strandtmann, 1981
*Linopenthaloides novazealandicus Strandtmann, 1981 - New Zealand
Penthaleus C.L. Koch, 1836
*Penthaleus arcticus Trägårdh, 1901 - Norway
*Penthaleus bipustulatus - France and Germany
*Penthaleus crinitus Narayan, 1957 - Mexico
*Penthaleus dorsalis - United States
*Penthaleus erythrocephalus C. L. Koch, 1838 - Germany and Spain
*Penthaleus falcatus Qin & Halliday, 1996 - New South Wales, Australia
*Penthaleus fallax - France
*Penthaleus guttatus C. L. Koch, 1838 - Germany
*Penthaleus longipilis - England, Italy and Japan
*Penthaleus major - Cosmopolitan
*Penthaleus minor - Australia, China, Great Britain, Germany, Iran, Italy and Switzerland
*Penthaleus saxatilis C. L. Koch, 1836 - Germany
*Penthaleus tectus Halloway, 2005 - East Australia
Turanopenthalodes Barilo, 1988
* Turanopenthalodes polytrichus Barilo, 1988 - Uzbekistan