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 : 8-10

Eriophyidae , Phyllocoptinae , Anthocoptini

001 * Abacarus nectandrae Flechtmann & Moraes, 2002 a: 2 .

Type host. Nectandra membranacea (Sw.) Griseb. (Lauraceae) .

Type locality. Pariquera-açu, (24°36’51”S, 47°53’22”W), São Paulo, Brazil .

Relationship to host plant. Vagrants on underside of leaves, no apparent symptoms.

Remarks. Only known from the type host/locality.

Type host plant status in Brazil. Native tree, not endemic, occurring in Amazônia , Caatinga , Cerrado and Mata Atlântica biomes ( Flora do Brasil 2020) .

002 * Abacarus neosacchari Duarte & Navia, 2019 in Duarte et al. (2019: 386).

Type host. Saccharum sp. (hybrid) ( Poaceae ).

Type locality. Teotônio Vilela (9º51′54″S, 36º20′01″W), Alagoas, Brazil .

Additional reports in Brazil. Barra de Santo Antônio (09°52′08″S, 36°23′43″W), Barra de São Miguel (09°52′55″S, 36°19′45″W), Campo Alegre (10°01′04″S, 36°15′21″W), Coruripe (09°55′40″S, 36°16′45″W), Junqueiro (9°51′53″S, 36°19′45″W), Rio Largo (9°50′53″S, 36°19′45″W), São Miguel dos Campos (09°52′09″S, 36°23′43″W), São Sebastião (09°54′09″S, 36°23′43″W) ( Duarte et al. 2019), Alagoas ; Recife (08°01′04″S, 34°56′47″W) ( Duarte et al. 2019), Pernambuco ; Teresina (05º02′21″S, 42º47′22″W) ( Duarte et al. 2019), Piauí ; Boa vista (02°43′28″N, 60°48′08″W) ( Duarte et al. 2019), Roraima ; Piracicaba (22°42′15″S, 47°37′58″W), Rio das Pedras, Saltinho ( Duarte et al. 2019), São Paulo ; locality not informed, Sergipe.

Relationship to host plant. Vagrant on the upper surface of the leaves, rarely on the lower surface. Presumably associated with reddish spots, rust. Since sugarcane plants presenting reddish spots were infested by both A. neosacchari and Abacarus sacchari Channabasavanna , it is not possible to state if just one or if both species were responsible for these rust symptoms. Such symptoms could be confused with those caused also by rust fungi, which are commonly associated with sugarcane ( Duarte et al. 2019).

Type host plant status in Brazil. Exotic , cultivated as extensive crop, occurring in all biomes and regions ( Flora do Brasil 2020) .

003 Abacarus sacchari Channabasavanna, 1966: 117 .

Synonyms.

Abacarus officinari Keifer, 1975b ( Ozman-Sullivan et al. 2006).

Abacarus fujianensis Xin & Ding, 1982 ( Ozman-Sullivan et al. 2006).

Type host. Saccharum officinarum L. ( Poaceae ).

Type locality. Mysore , India .

Host plant and localities reports in Brazil. On Saccharum sp. (hybrid) ( Poaceae ): Teotônio Vilela (09°54’09”S, 36°23’43”W) ( Duarte et al. 2015); Junqueiro (9°51’53”S, 36°19’45”W), Coruripe (09°01’04”S, 36°15’21”W), São Miquel dos Campos (09°52’09”S, 36°23’43”W), Barra de São Miguel (09°52’55”S, 36°19’45”W), Barra de Santo Antônio, Rio Largo (Duarte 2016), São Sebastião (09°54’09”S, 36°23’43”W) and Campo Alegre (10°01’04”S, 36°15’21”W) ( Duarte et al. 2019), Alagoas; Recife (08°01’04”S, 34°56’47”W) ( Duarte et al. 2019), Pernambuco; Araras, Dois Córregos, Piracicaba ( Flechtmann & Aranda 1970); Saltinho and Rio das Pedras (Duarte 2016), São Paulo; locality not informed (Duarte 2016), Sergipe.

Relationship to host plants. Vagrants on upper or lower leaf surface, found in the laminar grooves ( Channabasavanna 1966), especially on young leaves, causing longitudinal chlorotic spots ( Moraes & Flechtmann 2008). In São Paulo state, mites were found in dense populations along furrows on upper surface of the newer leaves ( Flechtmann & Aranda 1970). Possibly also associated with reddish spots and rust on the leaves ( Duarte et al., 2019).

Type host plant status in Brazil. Exotic , cultivated as extensive crop, occurring in all biomes and regions ( Flora do Brasil 2020) .

Additional host plant status in Brazil. Saccharum sp. — exotic, cultivated as extensive crop, occurring in all biomes and regions ( Flora do Brasil 2020).

004 * Abacarus setariae Keifer, 1976: 3 .

Type host. Setaria geniculata (Lam.) Beauv. , presently referred as Setaria parviflora (Poir.) Kerguélen (Poaceae) ( Flora do Brasil 2020).

Type locality. Piracicaba , São Paulo, Brazil .

Relationship to host plant. Vagrants on leaves; rust mites causing yellowing ( Keifer 1976).

Remarks. Only known from the type host/locality.

Type host plant status in Brazil. Native grass, not endemic, occurring in all biomes and regions ( Flora do Brasil 2020); weed ( Brighenti 2010).