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 Eriophyidae , Phyllocoptinae , Tegonotini 167 Oxycenus maxwelli ( Keifer, 1939 ) : 152 ( Keifer, 1961: 7 ). Previous genus assignment. Oxypleurites . Type host. Olea europaea L. ( Oleaceae ). Type locality. Sacramento , California , USA . Reports in Brazil . Maria da Fé ( Reis et al. 2011b ), Minas Gerais ; Pelotas ( 31°40’54”S , 52°26’11”W ), Candiota ( 31°23’40”S , 53°45’22”W ), Bagé ( 31°08’44”S , 54°11’42”W ), Santana do Livramento ( 30°43’53”S , 55°23’26”W ), Rio Grande ( 31°08’42”S , 54°11’45”W ) ( Ricalde et al. 2012 ), Rio Grande do Sul . Relationship to host plant. Vagrant; usually found along the main vein; sometimes on upper surface of leaves ( Keifer 1939 ). Symptoms observed in Brazil were silvering and distortion of young leaves, without affecting yield ( Ricalde et al. 2012 ). Remark. Type species in the genus Oxycenus . Type host plant status in Brazil . Exotic tree, cultivated mainly in the South and Southeast regions, for the production of olives and olive oil ( Lorenzi et al. 2003 ; Ricalde et al. 2012 ). It is also cultivated as an ornamental, mainly as an isolated element in gardens ( Lorenzi et al. 2003 ). ** Palmiphytoptus Navia & Flechtmann, 2002: 137 . Phytoptidae , Sierraphytoptinae, Mackiellini Remark. genus only known from Brazil . 168 * Palmiphytoptus barbosae Navia & Flechtmann, 2005b : 48 . Type host. Astrocaryum acaule Mart. (Arecaceae) . Type locality. Manaus ( 2°57’S , 59°57’W ), Amazonas , Brazil . Relationship to host plant. Vagrants on lower surface of leaves, causing no apparent symptoms. Colonies were observed under a dense layer of loose trichomes along midrib ( Navia & Flechtmann 2005b ). Remark. Only known from the type host/locality. Type host plant status in Brazil . Native palm trees, not endemic, occurring in Amazônia biome ( Flora do Brasil 2020 ) . 169 ** Palmiphytoptus oculatus Navia & Flechtmann, 2002 : 137 . Type host. Bactris setosa Mart. (Arecaceae) . Type locality. Pariquera-Açu ( 24°36’41”S , 47°49’32”W ), São Paulo , Brazil . Additional host plant and localities in Brazil . On the same type host plant B. setosa (Arecaceae) : Cananéia ( 24°53’45”S , 47°50’17”W ) ( Navia & Flechtmann 2002 ), São Paulo ; on Astrocaryum aculeatissimum (Schott) Burret (Arecaceae) : Pariquera-Açu ( 24°36’41”S , 47°49’32”W ) and Cananéia ( 24°53’45”S , 47°50’17”W ) ( Navia & Flechtmann 2002 ), São Paulo , and “Reserva Estadual de Paraiso”, Paraiso ( 22°29’23”S , 42°54’47”W ) ( Navia & Flechtmann 2002 ), Rio de Janeiro . Relationship to host plants. Vagrant on buds of B. setosa and buds and leaves of A. aculeatissimum , causing no apparent symptoms ( Navia & Flechtmann 2002 ). Remark. Type species in the genus Palmiphytoptus . Type host plant status in Brazil . Native palm tree, endemic, occurring in Cerrado , Mata Atlântica and Pampa biomes ( Lorenzi 2020a ) . Additional host plant status . A. aculeatissimum native palm tree, endemic, occurring in Cerrado and Mata Atlântica biomes ( Flora do Brasil 2020 ).