Eriophyoid mites (Acari: Prostigmata) from Brazil: an annotated checklist Author Navia, Denise Author Duarte, Mercia Elias 0000-0002-4953-0139 mercia_elias@hotmail.com Author Flechtmann, Carlos H. W. 0000-0001-7745-8544 chwflech@usp.br text Zootaxa 2021 2021-07-07 4997 1 1 152 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.4997.1.1 1175-5326 5089227 C7E841E6-7ECB-4A59-89D3-7B001AB67EA7 Eriophyidae , Phyllocoptinae , Calacarini 180 * Procalacarus giustolinii Navia & Damasceno 2009 in Damasceno & Navia (2009: 372) . Type host. Manihot esculenta Crantz (Euphorbiaceae) . Type locality. ‘Jacarezinho’, Janaúba ( 22°43′0.6′′S , 43°19′0.28′′W ), Minas Gerais , Brazil . Relationship to host plant. Vagrants on the upper surface of leaves. High infestation causing chlorosis, curling of leaves, light rusting and reduction of leaf limbs ( Damasceno & Navia 2009 ). Remarks. Only known from the type host/locality. It is usual to find P. giustolinii in areas infested by the cassava green mite, Mononychellus tanajoa (Tetranychidae) . However, the main damage caused by M. tanajoa is observed in the apical region of the plant while that by P. giustolinii is in more basal leaves ( Damasceno & Navia 2009 ). Type host plant status in Brazil . Native shrub, not endemic ( Flora do Brasil 2020 ), widely cultivated throughout the country ( Tomich et al. 2008 ). 181 * Procalacarus perporosus Flechtmann & De Queiroz, 2010 : 21 . Type host. Randia armata (Sw.) DC. (Rubiaceae) . Type locality. Campus Embrapa Florestas, Colombo ( 25º19’S , 49º09’W ), Paraná , Brazil . Relationship to host plant. Vagrants on leaves; no apparent symptoms ( Flechtmann & De Queiroz 2010 ). Remarks. Only known from the type host/locality. Type host plant status in Brazil . Native liana/scandent/vine, or shrub, not endemic, widely distributed in Amazônia , Caatinga , Cerrado and Mata Atlântica biomes ( Flora do Brasil 2020 ) .