Tarsonemus confusus Ewing, 1939

Demite, Peterson R., Cavalcante, Ana C. C., Lofego, Antonio C., Rodrigues, Ricardo R. & De Moraes, Gilberto J., 2022, Tarsonemid mites (Acari: Tarsonemidae) on myrtaceous plants of the Atlantic Forest, Brazil, with description of a new species of Tarsonemus Canestrini & Fanzago, Zootaxa 5094 (1), pp. 153-168 : 164

Tarsonemus confusus Ewing

Tarsonemus confusus Ewing, 1939: 26 .

Specimens examined: Prados (MG): Myrcia tomentosa (Aubl.) DC. , VI-2012 (1 ♀); Lajeado/Teutônia ( RS): Calyptranthes tricona D. Legrand , IV-2012 (3 ♀♀) , XII-2012 (1 ♀) , Myrciaria plinioides , IV-2012 (1 ♀), XII-2012 (1 ♀) .

Previous reports: Amazonas —Agroecosystems: Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck ( Rutaceae ); Distrito Federal— Natural ecosystems (Cerrado): undetermined plant ( Rezende et al. 2014); Goiás —Agroecosystems: Glycine max ( Rezende et al. 2014) ; Natural ecosystems (Cerrado): undetermined plant ( Rezende et al. 2014); Mato Grosso —Agroecosystems: Hevea brasiliensis ( Demite & Feres 2008) ; Natural ecosystems: Bauhinia longifolia (Bong.) Steud. (Fabaceae) , Qualea sp. (Vochysiaceae) , and on an unidentified Myrtaceae ( Demite et al. 2009) ; Minas Gerais —Agroecosystems: G. max ( Rezende et al. 2014) ; Pará —Agroecosystems: Annona muricata L. ( Annonaceae ); São Paulo —Agroecosystems: Citrus sp. (Rutaceae) and Saccharum sp. (Poaceae) ( Demite et al. 2015), H. brasiliensis (Bellini et al. 2015) ; Natural ecosystems (Cerrado): Campomanesia pubescens , Myrcia guianensis , Myrcia venulosa , Psidium australe Cambess. (Myrtaceae) , P. guajava , Psidium guineense Sw. (Myrtaceae) ( Lofego et al. 2005, Lofego & Moraes 2006); Natural ecosystems (Atlantic Forest): A. klotzschii , T. casaretti ( Demite et al. 2013; cited as A. communis ) and Lantana fucata Lindl. (Verbenaceae) ( Feres et al. 2005; cited as Lantana lilacina ). and on unidentified plant ( Demite et al. 2012); Tocantins —Agroecosystems: Calopogonium mucunoide Desv. (Fabaceae) , H. guazumifolia (Malvaceae) , Sida urens L. ( Malvaceae ) and Waltheria indica L., cited as Waltheria americana (Malvaceae) ( Cruz et al. 2012).