Pergamasus is a genus of mesostigmid mites that belongs to the family Parasitidae. They can be found in Europe, North America, Australia and New Zealand.
It is a common predator found in soils.
Distribution Members of this genus can be found in Europe including the United Kingdom, Iceland, France, Germany, Austria, Slovakia, Portugal, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Latvia and Russia. Outside of Europe, they can be found in Canada, the United States, Australia and New Zealand.
Taxonomy
Species This genus currently contains more than 50 described species. They are listed below: 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)
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