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 : 73-74

Eriophyidae , Phyllocoptinae , Tegonotini

205 * Shevtchenkella caboata Duarte & Navia, 2017 in Duarte et al. (2017: 364).

Type host. Cupania impressinervia Acev. -Rodr. ( Sapindaceae ).

Type locality. Teotônio Vilela (9º54’21”S, 36º23’50”W), Alagoas, Brazil .

Relationship to host plant. Vagrants on the under surface of the leaves; no visible symptoms ( Duarte et al. 2017).

Remark. Only known from the type host/locality.

Type host plants status. Native tree, endemic, restricted to Mata Atlântica biome in Northeastern Brazil ( Flora do Brasil 2020) .

206 * Shevtchenkella desmodivagus Flechtmann, 2002 in Flechtmann & Moraes (2002b: 4).

Type host. Desmodium barbatum (L.) Benth. ( Papilionaceae ), presently considered as belonging to Fabaceae family ( Flora do Brasil 2020).

Type locality. Reserva de Ibicatu , Piracicaba (22°46’43”S, 47°49’32”W), São Paulo, Brazil .

Relationship to host plant. Vagrants in between the dense trichomes on the underside of leaves, causing no apparent symptoms ( Flechtmann & Moraes 2002b).

Remark. Only known from the type host/locality.

Type host plants status. Native shrub, not endemic, widely distributed in all biomes and regions ( Flora do Brasil 2020) .

207 * Shevtchenkella gnatholoba Flechtmann, 1999a: 177 .

Type host. Trema micrantha (L.) Blum. ( Ulmaceae ), presently considered as belonging to Cannabaceae family ( Flora do Brasil 2020).

Type locality. Mogi Guaçu , São Paulo, Brazil .

Relationship to host plant. Leaf vagrant ( Flechtmann 1999a).

Remark. Only known from the type host/locality.

Type host plant status. Native shrub or tree, not endemic, widely distributed in all biomes and regions ( Machado et al. 2020).

208 * Shevtchenkella ligulata Santana & Flechtmann, 2002: 261 .

Type host. Enterolobium contortisiliquum (Vell.) Hauman. ( Leguminosae , Mimosaceae ), presently considered as belonging to Fabaceae family ( Morim et al. 2020b).

Type locality. Curitiba , Paraná, Brazil .

Relationship to host plant. Leaf vagrants ( Santana & Flechtmann 2002).

Remark. Only known from the type host/locality.

Type host plant status. Native tree, not endemic, occurring in Caatinga, Cerrado, Mata Atlântica, Pampa and Pantanal biomes ( Morim et al. 2020b).

209 * Shevtchenkella macrorrhina Santana & Flechtmann, 2002: 263 .

Type host. Enterolobium contortisiliquum (Vell.) Hauman. ( Leguminosae , Mimosaceae ), presently considered as belonging to Fabaceae family ( Morim et al. 2020b).

Type locality. Curitiba , Paraná, Brazil .

Relationship to host plant. Leaf vagrants ( Santana & Flechtmann 2002).

Remark. Only known from the type host/locality.

Type host plant status. Native tree, not endemic, occurring in Caatinga, Cerrado, Mata Atlântica, Pampa and Pantanal biomes ( Morim et al. 2020b).

210 * Shevtchenkella petiolula Feres, 1998: 69 .

Type host. Hevea brasiliensis Muell. Arg. (Euphorbiaceae) .

Type locality. Buritama , São Paulo, Brazil .

Relationship to host plant. Vagrants on petioles and petiolules of rubber tree leaves, causing no apparent symptoms ( Feres 1998).

Additional localities in Brazil. Manaus, (“Reserva Ducke, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisa da Amazônia-INPA”) (02°25’S, 59°48’W) ( Feres 2001), Amazonas; Itiquira and Pontes e Lacerda ( Ferla & Moraes 2002), Rondonópolis ( Feres 2000), Mato Grosso; Selvíria (22°22’S, 51°22’W, 335m) ( Feres 1998), Mato Grosso do Sul; Reginópolis ( Feres 2000), Cedral (20°55’30”S, 49°26’49”W), Pindorama (21°13’43”S, 48°54’54”W) ( Feres et al. 2002), Piracicaba (22°42’30”S, 47°37’40”W) ( Vis et al. 2006); Olímpia (20°42’59”S, 49°01’58”W) ( Bellini et al. 2005b), São José do Rio Preto (20°46’54”S, 49°15’34”W) ( Demite & Feres 2005), São Paulo.

Type host plant status. Native tree, not endemic, occurring naturally in the Amazônia biome ( Flora do Brasil 2020). Widely cultivated mainly in the states of São Paulo, Minas Gerais and Goiás ( Corrêa et al. 2018), used in an extractive manner, with the purpose of producing natural rubber ( Campelo Júnior 2000).

211 * Shevtchenkella schinopsidis Navia & Flechtmann, 1999: 185 .

Type host. Schinopsis brasiliensis Engl. (Anacardiaceae) .

Type locality. “Fazenda Sucupira”, Embrapa Recursos Genéticos e Biotecnologia , Riacho Fundo, Distrito Federal, Brazil .

Relationship to host plant. Vagrants on under leaf surface; no symptoms were seen ( Navia & Flechtmann 1999).

Remark. Only known from the type host/locality.

Type host plant status. Native tree, not endemic, occurring in Caatinga and Cerrado biomes ( Silva-Luz et al. 2020).

212 Shevtchenkella stefneseri Craemer, 1996: 62 .

Previous genus assignment.

Tegonotus .

Type host. Lantana sp. cf camara L. ( Verbenaceae ).

Type locality. Itacuribi de la Cordillera, Paraguay .

Report in Brazil. On Lantana sp. (Verbenaceae) : locality not informed ( Moraes & Flechtmann 2008), Campus Luiz de Queiroz, Universidade de São Paulo, Piracicaba (in this paper, specimens deposited at the mite collection in ESALQ, USP), São Paulo.

Relationship to host plants. Leaf vagrants, colonizing adaxial surface of leaves; can cause rust and deformation of leaves in laboratory colonies ( Craemer 1993; 1996). In Brazil it was observed on the leaf surface causing light rusting ( Moraes & Flechtmann 2008).

Type host plant status in Brazil. Naturalized shrub, occurring in all biomes and regions ( Flora do Brasil 2020); widely cultivated as an ornamental ( Lorenzi & Souza 2001).

Additional host plant status in Brazil. Lantana sp. — native herb, subshrub or shrub, not endemic, widely distributed in all biomes and regions ( Flora do Brasil 2020).