Eriophyoid mites (Acari: Prostigmata) from Brazil: an annotated checklist Author Navia, Denise Author Duarte, Mercia Elias 0000-0002-4953-0139 mercia_elias@hotmail.com Author Flechtmann, Carlos H. W. 0000-0001-7745-8544 chwflech@usp.br text Zootaxa 2021 2021-07-07 4997 1 1 152 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.4997.1.1 1175-5326 5089227 C7E841E6-7ECB-4A59-89D3-7B001AB67EA7 Diptilomiopidae , Diptilomiopinae 113 * Diptacus rubuscolum Trinidad , Duarte & Navia, 2018 in Trinidad et al. (2028: 1201). Type host. Rubus hybrid cv. Tupy. ( Rosaceae ). Type locality. Pelotas ( 31°40’39.9’’S , 52°26’16.4’’W ), Rio Grande do Sul , Brazil. Relationship to host plant. Vagrants on the lower leaf surface, no visible symptoms ( Trinidad et al. 2018 ). Remark. Only known from the type host plant/locality. Type host plant status . Native herb, liana/scandent/vine, shrub, subshrub, not endemic, occurring in Amazônia, Caatinga, Cerrado, Mata Atlântica and Pampa biomes ( Bianchini 2020 ). Although some Rubus species are native to Brazil , most hybrids cultivated in the country originate from genetic material imported from the USA ( Antunes et al. 2014 ). ** Diptilostatus Flechtmann 2003 in Flechtmann & Moraes (2003: 7) . Diptilomiopidae , Diptilomiopinae Remark. Genus only known from Brazil . 114 * Diptilostatus chimarricus Silva & Ferla, 2017 in Silva et al. (2017: 364) . Type host. Ilex paraguariensis St. Hil. (Aquifoliaceae) . Type locality. Putinga ( 28º57’27.69”S , 52º09’45.84”W ), Rio Grande do Sul , Brazil. Relationship to host plant. Vagrants, no apparent symptoms ( Silva et al. 2017 ). Additional localities in Brazil . Anta Gorda, Arvorezinha and Ilópolis ( Silva et al. 2018 ), Rio Grande do Sul . Remark. Only known from the type host plant. Type host plant status . Native shrub or tree, not endemic, occurring in Caatinga, Cerrado, Mata Atlântical and Pampa biomes ( Flora do Brasil 2020 ). Known as “erva mate” or “yerba mate”, it occurs naturally or as a monoculture ( Oliveira & Waquil 2014 ). Its leaves are used to prepare the drinks “chimarrão” and “tererê” ( Carvalho 1994). 115 * Diptilostatus lofegoi Flechtmann, 2004 b: 16 . Type host. Myrcia guianensis (Aubl.) DC (Myrtaceae) . Type locality. Luis Antônio ( 21°56’20”S , 47°28’26”W ), São Paulo , Brazil . Relationship to host plant. Vagrants on lower leaf surface; no visible symptoms ( Flechtmann 2004b ) Remark. Only known from the type host/locality. Type host plant status . Native tree, not endemic, occurring in Amazônia , Caatinga , Cerrado and Mata Atlântica biomes ( Flora do Brasil 2020 ) . 116 * Diptilostatus mesae Flechtmann, 2004 b: 18 . Type host. Clidemia hirta (L.) D. Don. ( Melastomataceae ). Type locality. Pariquera-Açu ( 24°36’51”S , 47°53’22”W ), São Paulo , Brazil . Relationship to host plant. Vagrants on the lower leaf surface; mites appear as white wax stripes; no visible symptoms. ( Flechtmann 2004b ). Remark. Only known from the type host/locality. Type host plant status . Native shrub, not endemic, widely distributed in all biomes and regions ( Michelangeli 2020 ). 117 ** Diptilostatus nudipalpus Flechtmann, 2003 in Flechtmann & Moraes (2003: 7) . Type host. Eugenia uniflora L. ( Myrtaceae ). Type locality. Piracicaba ( 22°40’32”S , 47°38’00”W ), São Paulo , Brazil . Relationship to host plant. Vagrants on lower leaf surface; no visible symptoms ( Flechtmann & Moraes 2003 ). Remarks. Type species of the genus Diptilostatus . Only known from the type host/locality. Type host plant status . Native shrub, not endemic, occurring in Caatinga, Cerrado, Mata Atlântica and Pampa biomes ( Flora do Brasil 2020 ), cultivated mainly in domestic orchards, throughout the country ( Lorenzi et al. 2006).