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Penthaleus
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Penthaleus

Penthaleus is a genus of earth mites in the family of Penthaleidae, first described by Carl Ludwig Koch in 1835. Members of this genus are found on every continent except Antarctica.

They are a major winter pest of a variety of crops and pastures in southern Australia.

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1 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Blue Oat Mite

speciesPenthaleus major

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Recorded sightings

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 249712.