Some new records of spider mites (Acari, Tetranychidae) from Syria Author Zeity, Mahram text Acarologia 2017 2017-05-17 57 3 651 654 http://dx.doi.org/10.24349/acarologia/20174184 journal article 10.24349/acarologia/20174184 2107-7207 5757985 7FE6A48A-E59F-4DC3-BE70-25E9500F3820 Eotetranychus hirsti Pritchard & Baker ( Figure 1 , b) This species is reported from neighboring countries of Syria . So far this species reported from five countries on seven host plant species in the world. Eotetranychus hirsti type locality is Coimbatore, India 1926. Zeity (2015) reported this species from down surface of Ficus leaves in Bangalore and Raichur, Karnataka , India , more often associated with rust fungus and caused discoloration of leaves. Individuals of mite colony move out towards the fruit region and cause blistering on the fruit skin due to feeding/damage by huge mite population. Material examined — Five males and seven females , ex. Ficus carica , coll. Ayman Halloum , Al Qutayfah, Damascus countryside ( 33°42’36.9"N 36°33’54.7"E ), August, 2016 .