Tetranychus udaipurensis, Gupta & Gupta, 1994

Poojar, Dyamanagouda, Ramakrishnan, Vishnupriya & Gowda, Channegowde Chinnamade, 2021, Two new records of spider mites (Acari: Tetranychidae) with new host plant from Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu, India, Persian Journal of Acarology 11 (1), pp. 153-157 : 153-154

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.22073/pja.v11i1.70382
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scientific name	Tetranychus udaipurensis
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T. udaipurensis Gupta & Gupta, 1994 View in CoL

Geographical distribution – Tetranychus udaipurensis was recorded as a new species from Rajastan on Solanum melongena (Solanaceae) ( Gupta and Gupta 1994). Diplocyclos palmatus (Cucurbitaceae) and Asystasia gangetica (Acanthaceae) were recorded as host for this mite from Karnataka ( Zeity 2015).

Material examined – 2♂ and 2♀, TNAU 0070-0074 View Materials , 24.i.2020 ex. Lablab purpureus L. ( Fabaceae ), Alanthurai ; 5♂ and 7♀, TNAU 0075-0086 View Materials , 7.iii.2020 on Ricinus sp. L. ( Euphorbiaceae ) from Periyanaickenpalayam ; 4♂ and 16♀, TNAU 0087-0106 View Materials , 19.x.2019 on Moringa sp. L. ( Moringaceae ) from TNAU- Orchard .

How to cite: Dyamanagouda, P., Vishnupriya, R. & Gowda, C.C. (2022) Two new records of spider mites (Acari: Tetranychidae ) with new host plant from Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu, India. Persian Journal of Acarology ,

11(1): 153–157.

New host plant – Lablab purpureus , Ricinus sp. and Moringa sp.

Remarks – This species is collected from various crop plants. As range of its host plants is increased and spread from North India to South India over a period of time this mite species may be a future threat.