Seventy-one species of plant-feeding mites of the superfamily Tetranychoidea are known to occur in Africa and Mauritius. Keys are provided for their identification, and records of their occurrence in this part of the world are presented. The following new species are described. Tetranychidae: Petrobia moutiai, Eutetranychus cratis, E. bredini, E. clastus, E. enodes, E. apheles, Eotetranychus cactorum, E. ancora, E. cernuus, E. cyphus, E. cyphus, Schizotetranychus reticulatus, S. spiculus, S. sacrales, S. gausus, S. rhodanus, Oligonychus licinus, O. calcls, O. simus, O. tylus, O. saccharinus, O. grypus, O. plegas, Tetranychus tumidosus, T. andrei, T. macfarlanei, T. evansi, T. sayedi, T. browningi, T. lombardinii. Tenuipalpidae: Tenuipalpus attiahi, T. lawrencei.
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