Penthaleus major (Dugès, 1834)
blue oat mite
on Avena, etc.
mite (from Valle da Silva Pereira ao)
parasite
Larvae and adults free on the leaves, feeding superficially.
host plants
Poaceae, oligophagous
Avena sativa; Bromopsis inermis; Elytrigia repens; Hordeum vulgare; Phleum pratense; Poa pratensis; Schedonorus pratensis; Triticum aestivum.
Also, maybe especially under cultivation, on Brassica napus; Lens culinaris; Medicago sativa; Pisum
distribution within Europe
references
Johansen & Haug (2002a), van Rossem, Burger & van der Bund (1961a), Valle da Silva Pereira, Salvadori, Navia, ao (2017a).