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
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Zootaxa
2021
2021-07-07
4997
1
1
152
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.4997.1.1
1175-5326
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C7E841E6-7ECB-4A59-89D3-7B001AB67EA7
Eriophyidae
,
Eriophyinae
,
Aceriini
014
*
Aceria acnistii
Keifer, 1953
: 66
.
Previous genus assignment.
Eriophyes
.
Type
host.
Acnistus cauliflorus
Schott. (Solanaceae)
, presently referred as
Iochroma arborescens
(L.) J.M.H. (
Solanaceae
) (
Flora do
Brasil
2020
).
Type
locality.
Ouro Preto
,
Minas Gerais
,
Brazil
.
Additional localities in
Brazil
.
Itatiaia,
Rio de Janeiro
; Piracicaba,
São Paulo
(
Flechtmann & Berti-Filho 1994
).
Relationship to host plant.
Mites
form conspicuous
blisters in the leaves (
Keifer 1953
). Galls measuring from
1-5 mm
in diameter are seen on both sides of the leaf, but are more prominent on the lower leaf surface. Heavily infested plants were observed in
Rio de Janeiro
and
São Paulo
, where plants presented leaves completely covered by galls (
Flechtmann & Berti-Filho 1994
).
Type
host plant status in
Brazil
.
Native
shrub or tree, not endemic, occurring in
Mata Atlântica
biomes (
Flora do Brasil 2020
)
.
015
*
Aceria anisodorsum
Flechtmann & Santana, 2007
: 129
.
Type
host.
Caesalpinia peltophoroides
Benth. (Caesalpiniaceae)
, presently referred as
Cenostigma pluviosum
var.
peltophoroides
(Benth.) E. Gagnon & G.P. Lewis (Fabaceae)
(
Flora do
Brasil
2020
).
Type
locality.
Curitiba
,
Paraná
,
Brazil
(
25°25’40”S
,
49°16’22”W
)
.
Relationship to host plant.
Protogynes, deutogynes and males are vagrants on leaves in early spring; host plants were not sampled in other seasons (
Flechtmann & Santana 2007
).
Remarks.
Only known from the
type
host/locality.
Type
host plant status in
Brazil
.
Native
tree, endemic, occurring in
Mata Atlântica
biome (
Flora do Brasil 2020
)
.
016
*
Aceria aristidae
Flechtmann, 2000
b: 337
.
Type
host.
Aristida
sp. (Poaceae)
.
Type
locality.
São Carlos
,
São Paulo
,
Brazil
.
Relationship to host plant.
Vagrants (
Flechtmann 2000b
).
Remarks.
Only known from the
type
host/locality.
Type
host plant status in
Brazil
.
Native
herb, not endemic, genus of grass widely distributed in all biomes and regions (
Longhi-Wagner 2020
)
.
017
*
Aceria biornata
Navia & Flechtmann, 2002
: 124
.
Type
host.
Acrocomia aculeata
(Jacq.) Lodd. ex Mart. (Arecaceae)
Type
locality.
Estação Ecológica de Ibicatu
,
Piracicaba
,
São Paulo
,
Brazil
(
22°46’43”S
,
47°49’32”W
)
.
Relationship to host plant.
Mites were found on buds, causing no apparent symptoms (
Navia & Flechtmann 2002
).
Remarks.
Only known from the
type
host/locality.
Type
host plant status in
Brazil
.
Native
palm tree, not endemic, in
Cerrado
and
Mata Atlântica
biomes in all regions (
Vianna & Campos-Rocha 2020
)
.
018
*
Aceria celata Flechtmann, 2007
: 29
.
Type
host.
Heteropterys aceroides
Griseb. (Malpighiaceae)
, presently referred as
Heteropterys intermedia
(A. Juss.) Griseb. (Malpighiaceae)
(
Flora do
Brasil
2020
).
Type
locality.
São Carlos
,
São Paulo
,
Brazil
(
21°54’50”S
,
47°49’21”W
)
.
Relationship to host plant.
Causing erineum galls on lower leaf surface (Flechtmann 2007).
Remarks.
Only known from the
type
host/locality.
Type
host plant status in
Brazil
.
Native
climbing, not endemic, occurring in
Mata Atlântica
biome (
Flora do Brasil 2020
)
.
019
*
Aceria cerostructor (
Flechtmann, 2001
a)
: 199. (
Britto
et al
. 2008: 315
).
Previous assignment.
Aberoptus cerostructor
Flechtmann, 2001a
.
Type
host.
Hymenaea courbaril
L. (Caesalpinacea), presently referred as belonging to
Fabaceae
family (
Flora do
Brasil
2020
).
Type
locality.
Piracicaba
,
São Paulo
,
Brazil
.
Relationship to host plant.
Mites produce silvery waxy nests, mainly on lower surface of leaves (
Flechtmann 2001a
).
Remarks.
Known only from the
type
host/locality.
Type
host plant status in
Brazil
.
Native
tree, not endemic, widely distributed in
Amazônia
,
Caatinga
,
Cerrado
,
Mata Atlântica
and
Pantanal
biomes (
Pinto
et al.
2020
)
.
020
Aceria cortii
Amrine & Stasny, 1994
: 37
.
Synonyms.
Eriophyes baccharidis
Corti, 1917
.