Notostrix attenuata Keifer, 1963a : 7 Notostrix jamaicae Keifer, 1970 : 27 Eriophyoid mites (Acari: Prostigmata) from Brazil: an annotated checklist Navia, Denise Duarte, Mercia Elias Flechtmann, Carlos H. W. Zootaxa 2021 2021-07-07 4997 1 1 152 [151,301,1878,1904] Arachnida Eriophyidae Animalia Prostigmata 55 56 Arthropoda family    Typehost.  Acrocomia aculeata(Jacquin) Lodd. ex Martius (Arecaceae).    Typelocality.Ibicatu, Piracicaba ( 22°46’43”S, 47°49’32”W),  Sao Paulo, Brazil.  Additional host and locality in Brazil. On   Syagrus oleracea(Mart.) Becc.(Arecaceae): São Pedro ( 22°38’58”S, 47°48’31”W) ( Navia & Flechtmann 2003),  São Paulo.  Relationship to host plants.Vagrants on lower leaf surface; mites are covered with wax and appear as white stripes ( Navia & Flechtmann 2003).   Typehost plant status.Native palm tree, not endemic, Native palm tree, not endemic, occurring in Cerrado and Mata Atlântica biomes in all regions ( Vianna & Campos-Rocha 2020).  Additional host plant status.  S. oleracea—native palm tree, endemic, occurring in Caatinga and Cerrado biomes ( Soares 2020). Cultivated as an ornamental in urban landscaping; species producing heart of palm, used in cooking ( Lorenzi et al.1996).    154    Notostrix attenuata Keifer, 1963a: 7.    Typehost.  Cocos nuciferaL. ( Arecaceae)    Typelocality. Guinobatan, Albay Province, Philippine Islands.  Additional host and localities in Brazil. On  C. nucifera(Arecaceae): Pirambu ( Flechtmann & Santana 1997b),  Sergipe; on  Acrocomia aculeata(Jacq.) Lodd. ex Mart. (Arecaceae): Piracicaba ( 22°42’30”S, 47°38’00”W) (Gondim Jr. 2000 in Navia & Flechtmann 2003),  São Paulo; on   Syagrus romanzoffiana(Cham.) Glassman(Arecaceae): Piracicaba ( 22°42’30”S, 47°38’00”W) (Gondim Jr. 2000 in Navia & Flechtmann 2003),  São Paulo.  Relationship to host plant.Leaf vagrants on trees with Cadang ( Keifer 1963a). Collected from the lower surface leaf furrows off coconut ( Navia & Flechtmann, 2003). Symptoms were not reported in the additional host plants.   Remarks. Typespecies in the genus  Notostrix.    Typehost plant status in Brazil. Naturalized palm tree ( Vianna 2020c), widely cultivated or disseminated in coastal and tropical areas in Northeast, North, Southeast and Mid-West Regions ( Lorenzi et al.1996; 2006).  Additional host plant status in Brazil.  A. aculeata—native palm tree, not endemic, occurring in Cerrado and Mata Atlântica biomes in all regions ( Vianna & Campos-Rocha 2020);  S. romanzoffiana—native palm tree, not endemic, occurring in Cerrado, Mata Atlântica and Pampa biomes ( Soares 2020).  155 *   Notostrix butiaeGondim, Flechtmann & De Moraes, 2000: 100.   Typehost.  Butia eriospatha(Marc.) Becc. (Arecaceae)    Typelocality. Campus of Escola Superior de Agricultura“Luiz de Queiroz” ( USP-ESALQ), Piracicaba ( 22°42’30”S, 47°37’54”W),  São Paulo, Brazil.  Additional host and localities in Brazil. On   Attalea geraensisBarbosa Rodrigues(Arecaceae): Luiz Antônio ( 21°36’13”S, 47°47’17”W), Pirassununga ( 21°56’20”S, 47°28’26”W) and São Carlos ( 21°54’50”S, 47°49’21”W) ( Navia & Flechtmann 2003),  São Paulo; on   Butia archeri(Glassman)(Arecaceae): Pirassununga ( 21°56’20”S, 47°28’26”W) ( Navia & Flechtmann 2003),  São Paulo; on   Butia capitataBeccari(Arecaceae): Campinas ( 24°36’41”S, 47°53’23”W) ( Navia & Flechtmann 2003),  São Paulo; on   Syagrus microphyllaBurret(Arecaceae): Luiz Antônio ( 21°36’13”S, 47°47’17”W) and Pirassununga ( 21°56’20”S, 47°28’26”W) ( Navia & Flechtmann 2003),  São Paulo; on   Syagrus quinquefariaBeccari, presently referred as   Syagrus coronata(Mart.) Becc.( Flora do Brasil 2020) ( Arecaceae): Piracicaba ( 22°42’30”S, 47°37’54”W) ( Navia & Flechtmann 2003),  São Paulo.  Relationship to host plants.Vagrants on undersurface of leaves ( Gondim et al.2000); in  B. archeriit was collected from buds and leaves ( Navia & Flechtmann 2003). Symptoms were not reported.   Remark.Females from  B. archeri,  B. capitataand  S. microphyllapresented slightly longer setae, as well as a shorter and wider coverflap than the holotype( Navia & Flechtmann 2003).    Typehost plant status.Native palm tree, endemic, occurring in Mata Atlântica biome, mainly in the south ( Heiden et al.2020).  Additional host plant status.  A. geraensis—native palm, not endemic, occurring in Cerrado biome ( Flora do Brasil2020);  B. archeriand   B. capitata—native palm, endemic, occurring in Cerrado biome, mainly in the Central- West and Southeast regions ( Heiden et al.2020);  S. coronataand  S. microphylla—native palm trees, endemic, occurring in Caatinga and Cerrado biomes ( Soares 2020).  156 *   Notostrix exigua Flechtmann, 1998a: 113.   Typehost.  Euterpe edulisMart. (Arecaceae)    Typelocality. Itatiaia( Parque Nacional do Itatiaia  1000 maltitude),  Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.  Additional host and localities in Brazil. On   Bactris setosaMart.(Arecaceae): Pariquera-Açu ( 24°36’41”S, 47°53’23”W) ( Navia & Flechtmann 2003),  São Paulo; on  E. edulis(Arecaceae): Reserva Estadual de Paraiso ( 22°29’23”S, 42°54’47”W) Guapimirim/ Cachoeiras de Macacú) ( Navia & Flechtmann 2003), Teresópolis ( 22°29’23”S, 42°54’47”W) (Navia et al.2007), Rio de Janiero; Cananéia and Pariquera-Açu, (Gondim 2000), Piracicaba ( 22°42’30”S, 47°37’54”W) ( Navia & Flechtmann 2003),  São Paulo; on   Euterpesp.(Arecaceae): Igarassu (Gondim 2000),  Pernambuco.  Relationship to host plants.Vagrants on upper leaf surface; mites are covered with wax ( Flechtmann 1998a); in  B. setosait was collected from buds and leaves ( Navia & Flechtmann 2003). Symptoms were not reported   Typehost plant status.Native palm tree, not endemic, occurring in Cerrado and Mata Atlântica biomes ( Vianna 2020d).  Additional host plant status.  B. setosa—native palm tree, endemic, occurring in Cerrado, Mata Atlântica and Pampa biomes ( Lorenzi 2020a);   Euterpesp.—native palm tree, not endemic, occurring in Amazônia, Cerrado and Mata Atlântica biomes ( Vianna 2020d).  157 *   Notostrix fissipes Navia & Flechtmann, 2003: 273.   Typehost.  Attalea dubia(Mart.) Burret (Arecaceae)    Typelocality.Pariquera-Açu ( 24°36’41”S, 47°53’23”W),  São Paulo, Brazil.  Relationship to host plant.Vagrants on upper leaf surface; mites are covered with wax and appear as white stripes ( Navia & Flechtmann 2003).   Remark.Only known from the typehost/locality.     Typehost plant status. Nativepalm, endemic, occurring in Mata Atlânticabiome, in the Southand Southeastregions ( Flora do Brasil2020).    158    Notostrix jamaicae Keifer, 1970: 27.    Typehost.  Cocos nuciferaL. ( Arecaceae)    Typelocality. Woodstock, Jamaica.  Additional host and localities in Brazil. On   Attaleasp. (Arecaceae): Brasília ( Santana & Flechtmann 1998), Distrito Federal; on   Syagrus romanzoffiana(Cham.) Glassmann(Arecaceae): Brasília ( Santana & Flechtmann 1998), Distrito Federal;locality not informed ( Santana & Flechtmann 1998),  Rio de Janeiro.  Relationship to host plants.Vagrants in leaf furrows on the undersurface ( Keifer 1970). Symptoms were not reported.   Typehost plant status in Brazil.Naturalized palm tree ( Vianna 2020c), widely cultivated or disseminated in coastal and tropical areas in Northeast, North, Southeast and Mid-West Regions ( Lorenzi et al.1996; 2006).  Additional host plant status.  Attaleasp.-native palm tree, not endemic, occurring in Amazônia, Caatinga, Cerrado and Mata Atlântica biomes;   S. romanzoffiana-native palm tree, not endemic, occurring in Cerrado, Mata Atlântica and Pampa biomes ( Soares 2020).  159 *   Notostrix juma Reis & Navia, 2014bin Reis et al.2014b: 237.   Typehost.  Bactris glaucescensDrude (Arecaceae).    Typelocality.Pantanal, ( 16º36′11″S, 56º45′29″O),  Mato Grosso, Brazil.  Relationship to host plant.Vagrants on the lower leaf surface, along midribs. No symptoms were observed ( Reis et al.2014b).   Remark.Only known from the typehost/locality.    Typehost plant status.Native palm, not endemic, occurring in Amazônia and Cerrado biomes ( Lorenzi 2020a).  160 *  Notostrix longiseta Navia & Flechtmann, 2003: 280.   Typehost.  Butia archeri(Glassman) Glassman (Arecaceae)    Typelocality.Pirassununga ( 21°56’20”S, 47°28’26”W),  São Paulo, Brazil.  Relationship to host plant.Vagrants on upper leaf surface; mites are covered with wax and appear as white stripes ( Navia & Flechtmann 2003).   Remark.Only known from the typehost/locality.    Typehost plant status.Native palm, endemic, occurring in Cerrado, in the Central-west and southeast regions ( Heiden et al.2020).  161 *  Notostrix miniseta Navia & Flechtmann, 2003: 285.   Typehost.  Bactris vulgarisBarbosa Rodrigues (Arecaceae)    Typelocality.Pariquera-Açu ( 24°36’41”S, 47°53’23”W),  São Paulo, Brazil.  Additional host plant. On   Bactris setosaMart.(Arecaceae): Pariquera-Açu ( 24°36’41”S, 47°53’23”W), São Paulo( Navia & Flechtmann 2003).  Relationship to host plants.Vagrants on upper leaf surface; mites are covered with wax and appear as white stripes ( Navia & Flechtmann 2003). Symptoms were not reported.   Remarks.Specimens collected from  B. setosawere slightly different from the typespecimens ( Navia & Flechtmann 2003).    Typehost plant status.Native palm tree, endemic, occurring in Mata Atlântica biome ( Lorenzi 2020a).  Additional host plant status.  B. setosa—native palm tree, endemic, occurring in Cerrado, Mata Atlântica and Pampa biomes ( Lorenzi 2020a).  162 *  Notostrix nasutiformes Gondim, Flechtmann & De Moraes, 2000: 102.   Typehost.  Cocos nuciferaL. ( Arecaceae)    Typelocality.Igarassu ( 27°53’28”S, 34°58’35”W),  Pernambuco, Brazil.  Additional host and localities in Brazil. On   C. nuciferaL.( Arecaceae): Manaus ( Navia & Flechtmann 2004), Amazonas; Guaramiranga ( 4°16’S, 38°54’W) ( Barros 2017),  Ceará; Recife ( 08°04’06”S, 34°55’00”W) (Vasconscelos et al.2005),  Pernambuco;on   Attalea dubia(Mart.) Burret.(Arecaceae): locality not informed ( Gondim et al.2000), Pariquera-Açu ( Navia & Flechtmann 2003)  São Paulo; on   Attalea phalerataMart. ex Spreng.(Arecaceae): locality not informed ( Gondim et al.2000), Piracicaba ( Navia & Flechtmann 2003),  São Paulo; on   Bactris gasipaesKunth.(Arecaceae)and   Bactris setosaMart.(Arecaceae): locality not informed ( Gondim et al.2000), Pariquera-Açu ( Navia & Flechtmann 2003),  São Paulo;on   Bactris ferrugineaBurret.(Arecaceae): locality not informed ( Gondim et al.2000), Igarassu ( Navia & Flechtmann 2003),  Pernambuco; on  Syagrus flexuosa(Mart.) Becc. (Arecaceae): Pantanal Norte ( 16°30′23″S, 56°40′34″N) ( Reis et al.2014b),  Mato Grosso.  Relationship to host plants.Vagrants on undersurface of leaves ( Gondim et al.2000; Navia & Flechtmann 2003). Symptoms were not reported.   Typehost plant status.Naturalized palm tree ( Vianna 2020c), widely cultivated or disseminated in coastal and tropical areas in Northeast, North, Southeast and Mid-West Regions ( Lorenzi et al.1996; 2006).  Additional host plant status.  A. dubia—native palm, endemic, occurring in Mata Atlântica biome, in South and Southeast regions;   A. phalerata—native palm, not endemic, occurring in Amazônia and Cerrado biomes ( Flora do Brasil2020);   B. ferruginea—native palm, endemic, occurring in Mata Atlântica biome;   B. gasipaes—native palm, not endemic, occurring in Amazônia biome;   B. setosa—native palm trees, endemic, occurring in Cerrado, Mata Atlântica and Pampa biomes ( Lorenzi 2020a);   S. flexuosa—native palm tree, endemic, occurring in Caatinga and Cerrado biomes ( Soares 2020).  163 *   Notostrix speciosa Reis & Navia, 2014bin Reis et al.(2014b: 231).   Typehost.  Attalea speciosaMart.ex. Spreng ( Arecaceae).    Typelocality.Guajará Mirim ( 10°48′01.47″S, 65°18′28.83″W),  Rondônia, Brazil.  Relationship to host plant.Vagrants on the lower leaf surface, along midribs. No symptoms were observed ( Reis et al.2014b).  Additional localities in   Brazil. Pantanal Norte ( 16°30′23″S, 56°40′34″N) ( Reis et al.2014b),  Mato Grosso, Brazil, Brazil.    Typehost plant status. Nativepalm, endemic, occurring in Amazôniaand Cerradobiomes ( Flora do Brasil2020).  164 *  Notostrix spinula Navia & Flechtmann, 2005b: 45.   Typehost.  Mauritia flexuosaL. ( Arecaceae).    Typelocality.Manaus ( 2°57’S, 59°57’W),  Amazonas, Brazil.  Relationship to host plant.Vagrants on lower surface of leaves, causing no apparent symptoms ( Navia & Flechtmann 2005b).   Remark.Only known from the typehost/locality.    Typehost plant status.Native palm tree, not endemic, occurring in Amazônia, Caatinga and Cerrado biomes ( Vianna 2020e).  165 *   Notostrix trifida Navia & Flechtmann, 2003: 276.   Typehost.  Lytocaryum hoehnei(Burret.) Toledo, presently referred as  Syagrus hoehnei(Burret.) Toledo (Arecaceae)( Soares 2020).    Typelocality.Morro Grande, Cotia ( 23°43’S, 46°51’W),  São Paulo, Brazil.  Relationship to host plant.Vagrants on upper leaf surface; mites are covered with wax and appear as white stripes ( Navia & Flechtmann 2003).   Remark.Only known from the typehost/locality.    Typehost plant status.Native palm tree, endemic, occurring in Mata Atlântica biome, in the South and Southeast Regions ( Soares 2020). [151,1059,150,177] Brazil -22.77861 Sao Paulo 21 -47.825554 56 57 1 Sao Paulo holotype [151,854,654,680] Philippines Guinobatan 56 57 1 Albay holotype USP-ESALQ Brazil -22.708334 Campus of Escola Superior de Agricultura 21 -47.631664 56 57 1 Sao Paulo holotype [151,1182,366,394] Brazil 1000 Itatiaia Parque Nacional do Itatiaia 57 58 1 Rio de Janeiro holotype [151,1014,1014,1041] Brazil -24.61139 Sao Paulo 21 -47.889725 57 58 1 Sao Paulo holotype Brazil Southeast Native South 57 58 1 holotype [151,550,1374,1401] Jamaica Woodstock 57 58 1 holotype [151,969,1914,1943] Brazil -16.603056 Mato Grosso 21 56.758057 57 58 1 Mato Grosso holotype [151,1000,366,393] Brazil -21.938889 Sao Paulo 21 -47.47389 58 59 1 Sao Paulo holotype [151,1014,726,753] Brazil -24.61139 Sao Paulo 21 -47.889725 58 59 1 Sao Paulo holotype [151,978,1230,1257] Brazil -27.891111 Pernambuco 20 -34.97639 58 59 1 Pernambuco holotype [151,1078,222,251] Brazil -10.800408 Rondonia 1 -65.308014 59 60 1 Rondonia holotype Brazil 56.676113 Mato Grosso 59 60 1 Mato Grosso Brazil Cerrado Native Amazonia 59 60 1 holotype [151,850,618,645] Brazil -2.95 Amazonas 1307 -59.95 59 60 1 holotype [151,1006,1014,1041] Brazil -23.716667 Sao Paulo 1254 -46.85 59 60 1 Sao Paulo holotype