Eriophyidae
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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-FF89-C47A-FF06-FD0512DA7709 |
treatment provided by |
Plazi |
scientific name |
Eriophyidae |
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Eriophyidae , Phyllocoptinae , Phyllocoptini
Remark. Genus only known from Brazil.
075 * Athrix brevitibia Flechtmann 2004 b: 4 .
Type host. Heteropteris anoptera Juss. (Malpighiaceae) , presently referred as Heteropterys eglandulosa A. Juss. (Malpighiaceae) ( Flora do Brasil 2020).
Type locality. Luis Antônio (21°36’13”S, 47°47’17”W), São Paulo, Brazil GoogleMaps .
Relationship to host plant. Vagrants on leaves ( Flechtmann 2004b).
Remark. Only known from the type host/locality.
Type host plant status. Native shrub, not endemic (Tropicos 2020; Flora do Brasil 2020) occurring in Caatinga and Cerrado biomes ( Flora do Brasil 2020).
076 ** Athrix lissoscutum Flechtmann 2004 b: 2 .
Type host. Heteropteris aceroides Griseb. (Malpighiaceae) , presently referred as Heteropterys intermedia (A. Juss.) Griseb. (Malpighiaceae) (Tropicos 2020).
Type locality. São Carlos, (21°54’50”S, 47°49’21”W), São Paulo, Brazil GoogleMaps .
Relationship to host plant. Erineum galls on leaf lower surface ( Flechtmann 2004b).
Remarks. Type species in the genus Athrix . Only known from the type host/locality.
Type host plant status. Native climbing, not endemic, occurring in Mata Atlântica biome ( Flora do Brasil 2020) .
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