Eriophyidae
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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4997.1.1 |
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lsid:zoobank.org:pub:C7E841E6-7ECB-4A59-89D3-7B001AB67EA7 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03C38783-FF87-C474-FF06-FB0D14B97473 |
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Plazi |
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Eriophyidae |
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Eriophyidae , Phyllocoptinae , Tegonotini
Remark. Genus only known from Brazil, up to date monospecific.
125 ** Eriomacrotergum flechtmanni Rodrigues, Navia & Oliveira, 2016 in Rodrigues et al. (2016: 466).
Type host. Theobroma grandiflorum (Willd. ex Spreng.) K. Schum. (Malvaceae) .
Type locality. Novo Airão (02°37’17’’S, 60°56’39’’W), Amazonas , Brazil GoogleMaps .
Relationship to host plant. Vagrants found on young leaves, no symptoms observed ( Rodrigues et al. 2016).
Remarks. Type species in the genus Eriomacrotergum . Only known from the type host/locality.
Type host plant status. Native fruit tree, not endemic ( Colli-Silva & Pirani 2020; Tropicos 2020) widely cultivated in tropical areas, occurring naturally in Amazonia biome ( Lorenzi et al. 2006; Colli-Silva & Pirani 2020); sweetened fruit pulp is of high commercial value ( Oliveira et al. 2012b).
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