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 : 78

Eriophyidae , Phyllocoptinae , Tegonotini

225 Tegonotus convolvuli ( Channabasavanna, 1966) : 94. ( Jeppson et al. 1975).

Previous genus assignment.

Oxypleurites .

Type host. Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam. ( Convolvulaceae )

Type locality. Agricultural Research in Hebbal , Bangalore, Mysore, India ,

Relationship to host plant. Rust mite ( Channabasavanna 1966) .

Reports in Brazil. Arapiraca, Alagoas (in this paper, specimens deposited at the Collection of Plant Mites, Embrapa Genetic Resources and Biotechnology).

Remark. It is the first report in Brazil. Mites cause rusting and curling of the leaves.

Type host plant status. Naturalized herb, liana scandent or vine, root vegetable widely cultivated in all biomes and regions ( Flora do Brasil 2020) .

226 * Tegonotus tricarinatus Flechtmann, 1996: 109 .

Type host. Holocalyx glaziovii Taub. (Fabaceae) , presently referred as Holocalyx balansae Micheli (Fabaceae) ( Lorenzi 2002).

Type locality. Piracicaba , São Paulo, Brazil .

Relationship to host plant. Vagrants on the lower leaf surface ( Flechtmann 1996).

Remark. Only known from the type host/locality.

Type host plant status. Native tree, not endemic, occurring in Caatinga, Cerrado and Mata Atlântica biomes ( Mansano & Tierno 2020).