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 : 33-34

Eriophyidae , Nothopodinae , Colopodacini

Remark. Genus only known from Brazil, up to date monospecific.

074 ** Aricolopodos alagoensis Duarte & Navia, 2017 in Duarte et al. (2017: 349).

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

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

Additional host plant and localities in Brazil. On Cupania oblongifolia Mart. (Sapindaceae) : Madeiras Reserve, Teotônio Vilela (9º51’54”S, 36º20’01”W), Alagoas, Brazil ( Duarte et al. 2017).

Relationship to host plants. Vagrant on the under surface of the leaves, no visible symptoms ( Duarte et al. 2017).

Remarks. Type species in the genus Aricolopodos. Only known from the type locality.

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

Additional host plant status— C. oblongifolia —native tree, endemic, occurring in Amazônia, Caatinga, Cerrado and Mata Atlântica biomes ( Flora do Brasil 2020).