Predatory mites from crops and pastures in South Africa: potential natural enemies of redlegged earth mite Halotydeus destructor (Acari: Penthaleidae) Author Halliday, R. B. text Zootaxa 2005 1079 11 64 journal article 50949 10.5281/zenodo.170355 ab581412-8bf4-4718-b555-e389591088a9 1175­5326 170355 9E06506A-35AC-482A-B8D6-B9FD02FB4A5C Phorytocarpais hyalinus (Willmann) Eugamasus hyalinus Willmann, 1949 : 110 . Parasitus hyalinus : Micherdzinski, 1969 : 529 ; Hyatt, 1980 : 277 ; Karg, 1993a : 469 . Phorytocarpais hyalinus : Athias­Henriot, 1980 : 24 . Specimens examined : Site 94­32 , 10 females , 5DN. Phorytocarpais hyalinus is widespread in Europe, where it occurs in compost, agricultural soils, pasture, dung, and leaf litter ( Karg, 1993a ). It has also been reported from North and South America , South Africa , Algeria , Morocco , and Mongolia , in a wide variety of habitats ( Athias­Henriot, 1980 ). It has not been reported from Australia ( Halliday, 1998 , 2001b ). It is presumed to be a non­specific predator on the basis of analogy with other species of Parasitus , such as P. coleoptratorum (L.) ( Rapp, 1959 ).