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. 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)
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.