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 , Eriophyinae , Aceriini

171 * Paraphytoptus serenus Duarte, Chetverikov & Navia, 2016 in Duarte et al. (2016: 1232).

Type host. Lippia alba (Mill.) N. E. Brown (Verbenaceae)

Type locality. Maribondo (09°34’38’’S, 36°18’10’’W), Alagoas, Brazil .

Additional localities in Brazil. Maceió ( Duarte et al. 2016), Alagoas; Brasília ( Duarte et al. 2016) , Distrito Federal.

Relationship to host plant. Vagrants on the lower leaf surface. Presumably associated with chlorotic spots ( Duarte et al. 2016).

Type host plant status. Native herb, shrub or subshrub, not endemic, widely distributed in all biomes and regions ( Flora do Brasil 2020). It has high pharmacological importance and is used in folk medicine ( Aguiar 2008).

172 * Paraphytoptus tuberacutus Duarte & Navia, 2020 in Duarte et al. (2020: 1229).

Type host. Solanum lycocarpum St. Hil. (Solanaceae) .

Type locality. “Embrapa Recursos Genéticos e Biotecnologia”, Brasília (15°43’50”S, 47°54’03”W), Distrito Federal , Brazil .

Additional localities reports in Brazil. Sobradinho (15°43’50”S, 47°54’03”W), “Embrapa Hortaliças”, Gama (15º55’55”S, 48°08’24”W),Planaltina (15°34’40”S, 47°43’53”W), “Ermida Dom Bosco”, Brasília (15º47’50”S, 47º48’33”W) ( Duarte et al. 2020), Distrito Federal .

Relationship to host plant. Vagrants on the abaxial surface of the leaves. No visible symptoms were observed ( Duarte et al. 2020).

Type host plant status. Native shrub or tree, not endemic, occurring in Cerrado and Mata Atlântica biomes ( Flora do Brasil 2020) .