Penthaleus

Penthaleus is a genus of earth mites in the family of Penthaleidae, first described by Carl Ludwig Koch in 1835.

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

There are just four species which occur in Australia:


 * Penthaleus falcatus Qin & Halliday, 1996
 * Penthaleus major (Dugès, 1834)
 * Penthaleus minor (Canestrini, 1886)
 * Penthaleus tectus Halliday, 2005