Abstract
Forty genera, 319 species of phytophagous tetranychid mites are recognized from Africa. Two new genera and 53 new species are described. Keys to 72 genera in the world and to the African species are provided. A list of food plants and localities follows the description of each new species, and new records for known species are included.

Afronobia Meyer, 1974 [key (World)]
Meyernychus Mitrofanov, 1977 [key (World)]
Oligonychus Berlese, 1886 [key (Africa)] Key to the species
Paraponychus Gonzalez and Flechtmann, 1977 [key (World)]
Sinotetranychus Ma & Yuan, 1980 [key (World)]
Tetranychidae Donnadieu, 1875 [illustration (World)]
Tetranychidae Donnadieu, 1875 [key (Africa)] Key to african sub-families, tribes, genera and species