Eriophyidae

Navia, Denise, Duarte, Mercia Elias & Flechtmann, Carlos H. W., 2021, Eriophyoid mites (Acari: Prostigmata) from Brazil: an annotated checklist, Zootaxa 4997 (1), pp. 1-152 : 65

Eriophyidae , Phyllocoptinae , Calacarini

180 * Procalacarus giustolinii Navia & Damasceno 2009 in Damasceno & Navia (2009: 372).

Type host. Manihot esculenta Crantz (Euphorbiaceae) .

Type locality. ‘Jacarezinho’, Janaúba (22°43′0.6′′S, 43°19′0.28′′W), Minas Gerais, Brazil .

Relationship to host plant. Vagrants on the upper surface of leaves. High infestation causing chlorosis, curling of leaves, light rusting and reduction of leaf limbs ( Damasceno & Navia 2009).

Remarks. Only known from the type host/locality. It is usual to find P. giustolinii in areas infested by the cassava green mite, Mononychellus tanajoa (Tetranychidae) . However, the main damage caused by M. tanajoa is observed in the apical region of the plant while that by P. giustolinii is in more basal leaves ( Damasceno & Navia 2009).

Type host plant status in Brazil. Native shrub, not endemic ( Flora do Brasil 2020), widely cultivated throughout the country ( Tomich et al. 2008).

181 * Procalacarus perporosus Flechtmann & De Queiroz, 2010: 21 .

Type host. Randia armata (Sw.) DC. (Rubiaceae) .

Type locality. Campus Embrapa Florestas, Colombo (25º19’S, 49º09’W), Paraná, Brazil .

Relationship to host plant. Vagrants on leaves; no apparent symptoms ( Flechtmann & De Queiroz 2010).

Remarks. Only known from the type host/locality.

Type host plant status in Brazil. Native liana/scandent/vine, or shrub, not endemic, widely distributed in Amazônia , Caatinga , Cerrado and Mata Atlântica biomes ( Flora do Brasil 2020) .