Penthaleus major

TaxID: 2842337

Basic Information

Penthaleus major

Andijviemijt, Pea Mite

Penthaleus major, known generally as the winter grain mite or blue oat mite, is a species of earth mite in the family Penthaleidae. They are black or dark blue in color and are widespread across the world. They are commonly found on oats and in pastures and spend most of their time on the surface of soil, and are occasionally found on wheat, barley, peas, lentil and lucerne, and seldom on canola.

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Taxonomic Information

Metazoa

Arthropoda

Arachnida

Trombidiformes

Penthaleidae

Penthaleus

major

unclassified

Photos (5 photos)

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(c) Tom Murray@BY-NC
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(c) River Wilder@BY-NC
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(c) Harsi S. Parker@BY-NC

Morphological Features

No morphological description available.

Host Plants (0 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

No host plants available.

Quarantine Status (4 records)

Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.

Country Status Year Added
Bahrain Quarantine pests 2003
Oman Absent —
Qatar Absent —
United States of America Quarantine pests —

Distribution (21 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

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Present
0
Absent
0
Unknown/Other
Country Status State
Australia Present —
Austria Present —
Canada Present —
Germany Present —
Spain Present —
France Present —
United Kingdom Present —
Hungary Present —
India Present —
Italy Present —
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Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)

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Genomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No genome records available.

Transcriptomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No transcriptome records available.

DNA Barcodes (0 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

No DNA barcode records available.

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