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 , 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 .