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 : 41

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-FF80-C473-FF06-FF30130D7580
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Eriophyidae
status

Treatment

Eriophyidae , Nothopodinae , Nothopodini

095 * Cosella callipodex Flechtmann, 1996: 116 .

Type host. Croton lundianus M. Arg. (Euphorbiaceae) .

Type locality. Parque Nacional do ltatiaia, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil .

Relationship to host plant. Vagrants mites on the lower leaf surface; the infested leaves showed bronzing ( Flechtmann 1996).

Remark. Only known from the type host/locality.

Type host plants status. Native herb, subshrub, not endemic, widely distributed in Amazônia , Caatinga , Cerrado , Mata Atlântica and Pantanal biomes ( Flora do Brasil 2020) .

096 * Cosella ceratopudenda Flechtmann, 2002 in Flechtmann & Moraes (2002b: 7).

Type host. Piptadenia gonoacantha (Mart.) Macbr. ( Leguminosae , Mimosaceae ), presently considered as belonging to Fabaceae family ( Flora do Brasil 2020).

Type locality. Piracicaba , São Paulo, Brazil (22°42’30”S, 47°38’00”W) GoogleMaps .

Relationship to host plant. Vagrants on the underside of leaflets, causing no apparent symptoms. Eggs are laid in domatia where the mite molts. The domatia are shared with mites of the families Tydeidae and Stigmaeidae ( Flechtmann & Moraes 2002b) .

Remark. Only known from the type host/locality.

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

097 * Cosella decorata Britto & Navia, 2007 in Britto et al. (2007: 349). Type host. Malpighia emarginata Sess & Moc. (Malpighiaceae) Type locality. Recife (8º01’07”S, 34º56’41”W), Pernambuco, Brazil. Relationship to host plant. Vagrants, causing slight russeting in leaves ( Britto et al. 2007). Additional localities in Brazil. Cruz das Almas (Noronha et al. 2010), Bahia . Type host plants status. Exotic fruit shrub, widely cultivated in all tropical regions of the country ( Lorenzi et al. 2006); fruits known for their high C vitamin content and are widely used to prepare juices ( Araújo et al.

2004).

098 * Cosella latiscuta Flechtmann, 1998b: 75 .

Type host. Strutanthus cf. marginatus (Dess.) Blum. (Loranthaceae) , correct name Struthanthus cf. marginatus (Dess.) Blum.

Type locality. “Parque Nacional do Itatiaia”, Itatiaia , Rio de Janeiro, Brazil .

Relationship to host plant. Vagrant on lower leaf surface ( Flechtmann 1998b).

Remark. Only known from the type host/locality.

Type host plants status. Native herb, not endemic, occurring in Amazônia , Caatinga , Cerrado and Mata Atlântica biomes ( Flora do Brasil 2020) .

099 * Cosella macrothrix Flechtmann 2004 b: 13 .

Type host. Ficus pumila L. ( Moraceae ).

Type locality. Campus ESALQ, USP, Piracicaba (22°42’30”S, 47°38’00”W), São Paulo, Brazil GoogleMaps .

Relationship to host plant. Vagrants on both sides of leaves ( Flechtmann 2004b).

Remark. Only known from the type host/locality.

Type host plants status. Exotic liana/scandent/vine, cultivated as a creeping ornamental, often being used to cover vertical surfaces, such as walls and concrete structures ( Lorenzi & Souza 2001).