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 (R. Canestrini, 1886) - Italy Chromotydaeus egregius (Berlese, 1891) - Italy Chromotydaeus illustris (Berlese, 1916) - 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 (R. W. Jack, 1908) - South Africa and Australia Halotydeus hydrodromus (Berlese & Trouessart, 1889) - 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 (Hermann, 1804) - France and Germany Penthaleus crinitus Narayan, 1957 - Mexico Penthaleus dorsalis (Banks, 1902) - United States Penthaleus erythrocephalus C. L. Koch, 1838 - Germany and Spain Penthaleus falcatus Qin & Halliday, 1996 - New South Wales, Australia Penthaleus fallax (Dugès, 1834) - France Penthaleus guttatus C. L. Koch, 1838 - Germany Penthaleus longipilis (Canestrini, 1886) - England, Italy and Japan Penthaleus major (Dugès, 1834) - Cosmopolitan Penthaleus minor (Canestrini, 1886) - 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