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The red palm mite Raoiella indica Hirst attacks coconut, banana and açai trees. In 2007, the mite was recorded for the first time in South America. In the State of Pará, R. indica was recorded in the municipalities of the northwest, a region that is closer to the State of Amazonas, called 'Low Amazons'. Between October and November 2019, it was observed, by chance, that coconut and banana plants infested by R. indica , in residential backyards in municipalities from Marabá and Parauapebas, Southest of Pará, Brazilian Amazon. Three species from the Araceae family, two from Arecaceae, one Heliconiaceae and one Zingiberaceae, in addition to the banana Musaceae and açaí plantations, were examined. All stages of development of R. indica were found on coconut, banana trees and imperial palms, and few individuals were found on areca palm and red ginger leaves. This is the first record of the occurrence of the pest mite in the Southeast Pará sub-region., Competing Interests: Competing interestsThe authors did not receive support from any organization for the submitted work. The authors declare they have no financial or non-financial interests., (© The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Deutsche Phytomedizinische Gesellschaft 2022.)