Pergamasus
| Pergamasus | |
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| Pergamasus diversus | |
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| Unknown Pergamasus species located in Ontario, Canada | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Mesostigmata |
| Family: | Parasitidae |
| Genus: | Pergamasus Berlese, 1903 |
| Type species | |
| Pergamasus crassipes (Linn.) Berlese, 1906 | |
| Species | |
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50+ (see text) | |
Pergamasus is a genus of mesostigmid mites that belongs to the family Parasitidae.[1][2] They can be found in Europe, North America, Australia and New Zealand.[3]
It is a common predator found in soils.[2]
Distribution
Members of this genus can be found in Europe including the United Kingdom, Iceland, France, Germany, Austria, Slovakia,[4] Portugal, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Latvia and Russia. Outside of Europe, they can be found in Canada, the United States, Australia and New Zealand.[3]
Taxonomy
Species
This genus currently contains more than 50 described species. They are listed below:[1][3]
- Pergamasus alpestris (Berlese, 1903)
- Pergamasus alpinus (Berlese, 1903)
- Pergamasus atushiensis (Ma & Ye, 1999)
- Pergamasus barbarus (Berlese, 1905)
- Pergamasus belunensis Lombardini, 1962
- Pergamasus brevipes (Berlese, 1906)
- Pergamasus canestrinii (Berlese, 1884)
- Pergamasus clavornatus Athias-Henriot, 1967
- Pergamasus conspicillatus (Athias-Henriot, 1979)
- Pergamasus crassipes (Linnaeus, 1758) (type species)
- Pergamasus diversus (Halbert, 1915)
- Pergamasus decipiens (Berlese, 1903)
- Pergamasus dentipes (C.L. Koch, 1839)
- Pergamasus digitulus (Karg, 1963)
- Pergamasus falculiger (Berlese, 1906)
- Pergamasus feistritzensis Schmolzer, 1995
- Pergamasus franzi Willmann, 1951
- Pergamasus giganteus Willmann, 1932
- Pergamasus hamatus (C.L. Koch, 1839)
- Pergamasus italicus Oudemans, 1905
- Pergamasus jurani (Schmolzer, 1996)
- Pergamasus koschutae (Schmolzer, 1995)
- Pergamasus kotschnae Schmolzer, 1995
- Pergamasus loculatus Tseng, 1995
- Pergamasus longicornis (Berlese, 1906)
- Pergamasus millisetosus Tseng, 1995
- Pergamasus minor (Berlese, 1892)
- Pergamasus mirifactus (Athias-Henriot, 1967)
- Pergamasus misellus (Berlese, 1903)
- Pergamasus norvegicus (Berlese, 1906)
- Pergamasus noster (Berlese, 1903)
- Pergamasus oxygynellus (Berlese, 1903)
- Pergamasus paenisellus (Karg, 1998)
- Pergamasus palatricus Athias-Henriot
- Pergamasus pampinatus Tseng, 1995
- Pergamasus patruelis (Athias-Henriot, 1979)
- Pergamasus physomastax (Athias Henriot, 1980)
- Pergamasus policentrus (Berlese, 1910)
- Pergamasus potschulensis Schnolzer, 1991
- Pergamasus prosapiaster (Athias-Henriot, 1979)
- Pergamasus pseudoalpestris (Schmolzer, 1995)
- Pergamasus quisquiliarum (Canestrini & Canestrini, 1882)
- Pergamasus rhopalogynus (Berlese, 1910)
- Pergamasus runcatellus (Berlese, 1903)
- Pergamasus runciger (Berlese, 1903)
- Pergamasus sagitta (Berlese, 1903)
- Pergamasus sanctusspirituensis Schmolzer, 1995
- Pergamasus shennongjiaensis (Ma & Liu, 1998)
- Pergamasus telluricus (Hennessey & Farrier, 1989)
- Pergamasus theseus (Berlese, 1903)
- Pergamasus tiberinus (G. Canestrini & R. Canestrini, 1882)
- Pergamasus tibiaspinalis Schmolzer, 1995
- Pergamasus tortulatus (Athias-Henriot, 1979)
- Pergamasus varpulus (Athias-Henriot, 1967)
References
- 1 2 Joel Hallan (ed.). "Parasitidae Species Listing". Biology Catalog. Texas A&M University. Archived from the original on 7 August 2010. Retrieved September 4, 2010.
- 1 2 Murray, Tom; ceiseman. "Genus Pergamasus". www.bugguide.net. Retrieved 2026-05-30.
- 1 2 3 "Pergamasus Berlese". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2026-05-30.
- ↑ Ondrejková, Kamila; Fenďa, Peter (2022-06-27). "First records of three Pergamasinae species (Acari, Mesostigmata, Parasitidae) from Slovakia". Check List. 18 (3): 725–731. Bibcode:2022CList..18..725O. doi:10.15560/18.3.725. ISSN 1809-127X.
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