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 : 54

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-FF9D-C46E-FF06-FA4113E97574
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Eriophyidae
status

Treatment

Eriophyidae , Phyllocoptinae , Anthocoptini

146 * Metaculus tanythrix Flechtmann & De Queiroz, 2010: 26 .

Type host. Dicksonia sellowiana Hook. (Dicksoniaceae) .

Type locality. Jardim Botânico, Curitiba (25º26’S, 49º14’W), Paraná, Brazil GoogleMaps .

Relationship to host plant. Vagrants on fronds; no apparent symptoms ( Flechtmann & De Queiroz 2010).

Remark. Only known from the type host/locality.

Type host plant status. Native tree fern, not endemic, occurring in Mata Atlântica in the Southeast and South Regions. Considered a species in threat of extinction due to its intense commercial exploration for the extraction of the arborescent caudex used for the manufacture of “xaxim” ( Della & Vasques 2020).