First discovery of Tetranychus truncatus in Africa and new records of spider mites (Prostigmata, Tetranychidae) in Burkina Faso Author DraboK, Edouard Laboratoire d’Entomologie Fondamentale et Appliquée, Unité de Formation et de Recherches en Sciences de la Vie et de la Terre, Université Joseph KI-ZERBO, 06 BP 9499 Ouagadougou 06, Burkina Faso. & Laboratoire Central d’Entomologie Agricole de Kamboinsé, Institut de l’Environnement et de Recherches Agricoles, 01 BP 476 Ouagadougou 01, Burkina Faso. & CBGP, Institut Agro, CIRAD, INRAE, IRD, Univ Montpellier, Montpellier, France. Author WaongoK, Antoine Laboratoire Central d’Entomologie Agricole de Kamboinsé, Institut de l’Environnement et de Recherches Agricoles, 01 BP 476 Ouagadougou 01, Burkina Faso. Author TraoréK, Fousséni Laboratoire Central d’Entomologie Agricole de Kamboinsé, Institut de l’Environnement et de Recherches Agricoles, 01 BP 476 Ouagadougou 01, Burkina Faso. Author SanonK, Antoine Laboratoire Central d’Entomologie Agricole de Kamboinsé, Institut de l’Environnement et de Recherches Agricoles, 01 BP 476 Ouagadougou 01, Burkina Faso. Author AugerK, Philippe CBGP, INRAE, CIRAD, Institut Agro, IRD, Univ Montpellier, Montpellier, France. & Laboratoire d’Entomologie Fondamentale et Appliquée, Unité de Formation et de Recherches en Sciences de la Vie et de la Terre, Université Joseph KI-ZERBO, 06 BP 9499 Ouagadougou 06, Burkina Faso. text Acarologia 2023 2023-08-04 63 3 969 977 http://dx.doi.org/10.24349/5105-aj8l journal article 10.24349/5105-aj8l 2107-7207 10786175 Eutetranychus orientalis (Klein, 1936) Figure 1A Table 1 Collection data of spider mites studied, followed by the number of specimens sequenced, the name of the species and GenBank accession numbers for COI mtDNA sequences. Locality (country, name) Lat/Long Date Host plant Nb. specimens Species GenBank Acc. Id. Burkina Faso ,Kadiogo, Kamboinsé 12.4519° N , 1.5601° E 11-XI-2019 Amaranthus hybridus 2 Tetranychus truncatus OR 336315 Burkina Faso ,Kadiogo, Kamboinsé 12.4518° N , 1.5601° E 11-XI-2019 Solanum macrocarpum 1 Tetranychus truncatus OR 336314 Specimens examined — 8 females on Carica papaya L. ( Caricaceae ), Kodéni ( 11°08′01.1″N 004°19′13.0″W , alt. 345 m a.s.l.), Bobo Dioulasso (Houet), Burkina Faso , 16-I-2020 leg. E. Drabo; 3 males , 9 females , same host plant, secteur 4 ( 12°30′51.9″N 003°32′41.3″W , alt. 263 m a.s.l.), Dédougou (Mouhoun) Burkina Faso , 18-I-2020 leg. E. Drabo; 5 males , 8 females , 2 nymphs, same host plant, secteur 10 ( 13°34′58.4″N 002°23′17.6″W , alt. 320 m a.s.l.), Ouahigouya (Yatenga), Burkina Faso , 24-I-2020 leg. E. Drabo. Distinctive characters (female) — Coxa II with one seta, dorsal striation forming a “V-pattern” between members of setae d 1 and e 1 , idiosoma with most of dorsal setae inserted on tubercles, 6/7 setae present on tibia II, 6/7 setae on tibia III, 6/7 setae on femur II, most of dorsal setae oblanceolate to spatulate, tip of setae e 1 far from reaching the base of setae h 1 . Note — New spider mite record for Burkina Faso .