Mites (Acari) on medicinal plants in South Bengal, India Author Gupta, S. K. Author Bose, Sayani text Records of the Zoological Survey of India 2017 2017-04-01 117 2 154 181 http://dx.doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v117/i2/2017/118008 journal article 10.26515/rzsi/v117/i2/2017/118008 2581-8686 13184643 13. Oligonychus punicae (Hirst) Paratetranychus punicae Hirst, 1926 , Proc. Zool. Soc. London Part-4, 830. Oligonychus punicae , Pritchard & Baker, 1955 , Soc. Mem. Ser., 2 : 335-336. Oligonychus punicae , Gupta & Gupta, 1994 , Mem. Zool. Surv. India , 18 (1): 112-113. Collection data : Several and , South 24 Parganas, Narendrapur, ex. Bixa orellana , 03.04.2015 ; 3♀ , Narendrapur, ex. Cedrus deodara , 05.05.2016 . Remarks : Heavy infestation of this mite was seen on the upper surface of leaves of Bixa orellana and its infestation produced light brownish patches. Bixa orellana formed new host record.