2002 Volume 51 Issue 1 Pages 19-22
Tetranychus takafujii Ehara & Ohashi sp. nov. is described from the black nightshade, Solanum nigrum L. (Solanaceae) in Osaka. This new mite was found to severely attack S. nigrum, S. carolinense L. (horse nettle), and S. melongena L. (eggplant) in Osaka and Kyoto.