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Family Penthaleidae - Earth Mites

Mite ID - Penthaleus major Penthaleus major Blue Oat mites Penthaleus major - Penthaleus major mite1 - Penthaleus major moss - Penthaleus Mite - Penthaleus major Penthaleus major? - Penthaleus Mite/Acari  - Penthaleus major
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Chelicerata (Chelicerates)
Class Arachnida (Arachnids)
Subclass Acari (Mites and Ticks)
Superorder Acariformes
Order Trombidiformes
Suborder Prostigmata (Prostigs)
Infraorder Eupodina
Superfamily Eupodoidea
Family Penthaleidae (Earth Mites)
Food
Crop pests, especially in the Southern Hemisphere
Remarks
Many species have a dorsal anus.