Halotydeus is a genus of earth mites in the family of Penthaleidae, first described by Antonio Berlese in 1891. It is found on every continent except the Americas.
Pest status They are a major winter pest of a variety of crops and pastures in southern Australia.
Species Species listed as Halotydeus by CatalogueOfLife: 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, China
Halotydeus signiensis Strandtmann & Tilbrook, 1968 - South Orkney Islands
Halotydeus spectatus Qin & Halliday, 1996 - New South Wales, Australia
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