A checklist of spider mites (Acari: Tetranychidae) of India

Poolayulla Chalil, Suada; Kunnathattil, Maneesha; G. Kaimal, Sangeetha; Punathil, Thejass

doi:10.22073/pja.v13i1.78022

A checklist of spider mites (Acari: Tetranychidae) of India

Authors

Suada Poolayulla Chalil ¹

Maneesha Kunnathattil ²

Sangeetha G. Kaimal ³

Thejass Punathil ¹

¹ PG & Research Department of Zoology, Govt. College, Madappally, University of Calicut, India

² PG & Research Department of Zoology, Govt. College Madappally, University of Calicut, India

³ Providence Women’s College, University of Calicut, India

10.22073/pja.v13i1.78022

Abstract

The list of 135 reported spider mite species (family Tetranychidae) belonging to two subfamilies, six tribes and 20 genera, from various parts of India has been enlisted here. This paper is aimed at compiling the data from published records, which could be useful for future reference as well as research purposes. A list of scientific names of the Indian tetranychid mite species with their synonyms and their distribution are provided in this paper.

Keywords

Bryobiinae

distribution

host

synonym

Tetranychinae