Cecidophyopsis malpighianus ( Canestrini & Massalongo, 1893 )
Eriophyoid mites (Acari: Prostigmata) from Brazil: an annotated checklist
Navia, Denise
Duarte, Mercia Elias
Flechtmann, Carlos H. W.
Zootaxa
2021
2021-07-07
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Arachnida
Eriophyidae
Animalia
Prostigmata
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Arthropoda
family
091 Cecidophyopsis malpighianus( Canestrini & Massalongo, 1893): 127. (Keifer 1959: 275). Previous genera assignments.
Phytoptus, Eriophyes.
Typehost. Laurus nobilisL. ( Lauraceae). Typelocality. Italy. Report in Brazil. Campinas, collected by Dr. J. Mineiro (in this paper, specimens deposited at the mitecollection in ESALQ, USP), São Paulo, Brazil. Relationship to host plant.Bud mites, found in large buds; cause flower distortion and hypertrophy ( Canestrini & Massalongo 1893).
Remark.First report in Brazil.
Typehost plants status.Exotic tree, cultivated as a seasoning plant, used in landscaping ( Lorenzi et al.2003).
[151,367,1987,2013]
Italy
Italy
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holotype