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 : 62

Eriophyidae , Phyllocoptinae , Phyllocoptini

173 * Phyllocoptes caseariae Boczek & Davis, 1984: 208 .

Type host. Casearia sylvestris Sw. (Flacourtiaceae) , presently considered as belonging to Salicaceae ( Marquete & Medeiros 2020) .

Type locality. Piracicaba , São Paulo, Brazil .

Relationship to host plant. Vagrants on under surface of leaves ( Boczek & Davis 1984).

Remark. Only known from the type host/locality.

Type host plant status. Native shrub, subshrub or tree, not endemic, widely distributed in all biomes and regions ( Marquete & Medeiros 2020).

174 * Phyllocoptes jussieuae Corti, 1910: 100 .

Type host. Jussieua sp. , presently referred to as Ludwigia sp. (Onagraceae) ( Flora do Brasil 2020).

Type locality. São Leopoldo , Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil .

Relationship to host plant. Probably inquiline in galls caused by A. jussieuae ( Corti 1910) .

Remarks. Drawings not presented in the original description. Only known from the type host/locality.

Type host plant status. Native tree, shrub or subshrub, not endemic, occurring naturally in all biomes and regions ( Flora do Brasil 2020) .