Phytoptidae, A.Murray, 1877

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 : 80

Phytoptidae : Nalepellinae : Trisetacini

231 * Trisetacus calvus Navia & Flechtmann, 2000 a: 267 .

Type host. Cupressus sempervirens L. ( Cupressaceae ).

Type locality. Piracicaba , São Paulo, Brazil .

Relationship to host plant. Vagrants; no visible symptoms (Navia & Flechtmann 2000).

Remark. Only known from the type host/locality.

Type host plant status. Exotic tree, used for landscaping, both for isolated planting and for forming ridges or windbreaks along walls and fences ( Lorenzi et al. 2003).