Tetranychus neocaledonicus André, 1933 .

Distinctive of this species is the shape of male aedegus that curves dorsad and both anterior and posterior projections are rounded and knob bears a small indent medially (Figure 5 D). The female tarsus I with proximal pair of duplex setae distal to proximal tactile setae

Specimens examined: Five males and several females collected on Manihot esculenta (Euphorbiaceae) from Shimba Hills, Kwale district (S04°21.818; E039°19.490').

Remarks: This species was first described on Gossypium sp. from New Caledonia (Ándre, 1933) and is widely distributed in both the Afrotropics and Neotropics, USA and palearctic region on a wide range of host plants (Migeon and Dorkeld, 2006). In Kenya, the first record of this species was on Ricinus communis (Euphorbiaceae) from Nairobi (Baker and Pritchard, 1960). Damage on cassava leaves appear as silver stipples; severely infested plants appear stunted and leaves reduced in size.