Penthaleidae
| Penthaleidae | |
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| Penthaleus major | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Subclass: | Acari |
| Order: | Trombidiformes |
| Superfamily: | Eupodoidea |
| Family: | Penthaleidae Oudemans, 1931 |
Penthaleidae, also referred to as earth mites, are a family of mites that are major winter pests of a variety of crops and pastures in southern Australia.[1]
References
- ↑ H. Womersley (1941). "The red-legged earth-mite (Acarina, Penthaleidae) of Australia" (PDF). Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 65 (2): 292–294.
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