Eriophyidae

Navia, Denise, Duarte, Mercia Elias & Flechtmann, Carlos H. W., 2021, Eriophyoid mites (Acari: Prostigmata) from Brazil: an annotated checklist, Zootaxa 4997 (1), pp. 1-152 : 62

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4997.1.1

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:C7E841E6-7ECB-4A59-89D3-7B001AB67EA7

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03C38783-FF95-C466-FF06-FEE516367699

treatment provided by

Plazi

scientific name

Eriophyidae
status

 

Eriophyidae , Eriophyinae , Aceriini

171 * Paraphytoptus serenus Duarte, Chetverikov & Navia, 2016 in Duarte et al. (2016: 1232).

Type host. Lippia alba (Mill.) N. E. Brown (Verbenaceae)

Type locality. Maribondo (09°34’38’’S, 36°18’10’’W), Alagoas, Brazil GoogleMaps .

Additional localities in Brazil. Maceió ( Duarte et al. 2016), Alagoas; Brasília ( Duarte et al. 2016) , Distrito Federal.

Relationship to host plant. Vagrants on the lower leaf surface. Presumably associated with chlorotic spots ( Duarte et al. 2016).

Type host plant status. Native herb, shrub or subshrub, not endemic, widely distributed in all biomes and regions ( Flora do Brasil 2020). It has high pharmacological importance and is used in folk medicine ( Aguiar 2008).

172 * Paraphytoptus tuberacutus Duarte & Navia, 2020 in Duarte et al. (2020: 1229).

Type host. Solanum lycocarpum St. Hil. (Solanaceae) .

Type locality. “Embrapa Recursos Genéticos e Biotecnologia”, Brasília (15°43’50”S, 47°54’03”W), Distrito Federal , Brazil GoogleMaps .

Additional localities reports in Brazil. Sobradinho (15°43’50”S, 47°54’03”W), “Embrapa Hortaliças”, Gama (15º55’55”S, 48°08’24”W),Planaltina (15°34’40”S, 47°43’53”W), “Ermida Dom Bosco”, Brasília (15º47’50”S, 47º48’33”W) ( Duarte et al. 2020), Distrito Federal GoogleMaps .

Relationship to host plant. Vagrants on the abaxial surface of the leaves. No visible symptoms were observed ( Duarte et al. 2020).

Type host plant status. Native shrub or tree, not endemic, occurring in Cerrado and Mata Atlântica biomes ( Flora do Brasil 2020) .

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