#penthaleidae

[herpsandbirds]

Prostig Mite (Halotydeus sp.), walking on liverworts, family Penthaleidae, New Zealand

photograph by invertebratist

[drhoz]

#3432 - Halotydeus destructor - Redlegged Earth Mite 

AKA Black Sand Mite, and originally described as Penthaleus destructor.

A widespread winter crop pest in Southern Australia. Going by some of the references, it's native to the Cape region of Africa.

Paganoni Reserve, Perth.