Classification:
Genus: Pentamerismus
Species: Pentamerismus retusus
Holotype:
Pentamerismus retusus Meyer, 1979: 130; Swartkop, near Upington, Cape Province, South Africa, ex Zygophyllum simplex L. (Zygophyllaceae).
Type Depository:
National Collection of Acari, Plant Protection Research Institute, Department of Agricultural Technical Services, Pretoria, South Africa.
Other Names:
Pentamerismus (Oligomerismus) retusus —
Mirza et al. (2025)
Distribution:
NAMIBIA:
Meyer & Van Dis (1993);
SAUDI ARABIA:
Alatawi et al. (2015);
Mirza et al. (2025);
SOUTH AFRICA:
Meyer (1979);
Hosts / Substrates:
ZYGOPHYLLACEAE: Zygophyllum simplex L. — Mirza et al. (2025), Alatawi et al. (2015), Meyer (1979); Zygophyllum sp. — Meyer & Van Dis (1993);
Redescription:
Khan et al. (2019);
Khanjani & Gotoh (2008);
Meyer & Van Dis (1993);
Mirza et al. (2025);
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