Tetranychidae - Tetranychinae - Tetranychini - Schizotetranychus
Schizotetranychus hindustanicus (Hirst, 1924). Hirst (1924b): 525.
Tetranychus (Schizotetranychus) hindustanicus Hirst, 1924. Hirst (1924b): 525.
Type host: Citrus sp.. Type distribution: India. Tetranychus (Schizotetranychus) hindustanicus Hirst, 1924. Valid nomenclatural act Hirst (1924b): 525. Type host: Citrus sp.. Type distribution: India.
Schizotetranychus hindustanicus (Hirst, 1924). New combination Pritchard & Baker (1955): 266.
Arecaceae: Cocos nucifera
Fabaceae: Acacia sp. Gupta & Gupta (1994) Robinia pseudoacacia Sheikholeslam-Zadeh & Sadeghi-Nameghi (2010b)
Meliaceae: Azadirachta indica Cherian (1931) Bhaskar et al. (2025b) Melia azedarach Gupta & Gupta (1994)
Moraceae: Morus alba Sheikholeslam-Zadeh & Sadeghi-Nameghi (2010b)
Poaceae: Sorghum bicolor Gupta & Gupta (1994)
Rutaceae: Citrus aurantiifolia Figueirêdo et al. (2019) Perez-Artilles et al. (2021) Citrus aurantium Nienstaedt & Marcano (2011) Figueirêdo et al. (2019) Fidelis et al. (2022) Citrus deliciosa Figueirêdo et al. (2019) Perez-Artilles et al. (2021) Citrus limon Navia & Marsaro (2010) Nienstaedt & Marcano (2011) Figueirêdo et al. (2019) Perez-Artilles et al. (2021) Bhaskar et al. (2025b) Citrus reticulata Nienstaedt & Marcano (2011) Perez-Artilles et al. (2021) Citrus sp. Hirst (1924b) Gupta & Gupta (1994) Quiros-Gonzalez & Geraud-Pouey (2002) Mesa (2010) Ferragut et al. (2013a) Poorani (2017) Citrus x latifolia Nienstaedt & Marcano (2011) Ortiz Meneses et al. (2022)
Neotropical: Brazil Navia & Flechtmann (2004) Navia & Marsaro (2010) Ferragut et al. (2013a) Figueirêdo et al. (2019) Amaro et al. (2022) Fidelis et al. (2022) Colombia Mesa (2010) Perez-Artilles et al. (2021) Ortiz Meneses et al. (2022) Venezuela Quiros-Gonzalez & Geraud-Pouey (2002) Nienstaedt & Marcano (2009) Nienstaedt & Marcano (2011) Ferragut et al. (2013a)
Oriental: India Hirst (1924b) Gupta & Gupta (1994) Poorani (2017) Bhaskar et al. (2025b)
Palearctic: Iran Sheikholeslam-Zadeh & Sadeghi-Nameghi (2010a) Sheikholeslam-Zadeh & Sadeghi-Nameghi (2010b) Beyzavi et al. (2013)
Hirst (1924b) LV. On some new species of red spider. Annals, Magazine of Natural History, (ser. 9) 14: 522-527 [description; distribution; host]
Cherian (1931) South indian Acarina. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, 27: 141-147 [host]
Pritchard & Baker (1955) A revision of the spider mite family Tetranychidae. Memoirs Series, San Francisco, Pacific Coast Entomological Society, 2: 472 p [taxononmy]
Gupta & Gupta (1994) A taxonomic review of Indian Tetranychidae (Acari: Prostgmata) with description of new species and redescriptions of known species, keys to genera and species. Memoirs of the Zoological Survey of India, 18: 1-196 [distribution; host]
Quiros-Gonzalez & Geraud-Pouey (2002) Schizotetranychus hindustanicus (Hirst) (Acari: Tetranychidae), new spider mite pest damaging citrus in Venezuela, South America. Morales-Malacara, J.B., Rivas, G., XI International Congress of Acarology, Merida, Mexico, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico. Abstract book: 255-256 [distribution; host]
Navia & Flechtmann (2004) Rediscovery and redescription of Tetranychus gigas (Acari, Prostigmata, Tetranychidae). Zootaxa, 547: 1-8 [distribution]
Nienstaedt & Marcano (2009) Study of the biology of the citrus Hindu mite Schizotetranychus hindustanicus (Hirst, 1924) (Acari: Tetranychidae) on three kinds of alimentary items. Entomotropica, 24 (2): 51-56 [distribution; laboratory]
Mesa (2010) Ácaros asociados a Cítricos en Colombia.. Primer Congreso Latinoamericano de citricultura, una jugosa oportunidad. Diciembre 1 al 3, Medellín Colombia [distribution; host]
Navia & Marsaro (2010) First report of the Citrus Hindu Mite, Schizotetranychus hindustanicus (Hirst) (Prostigmata: Tetranychidae), in Brazil. Neotropical Entomology, 39 (1): 140-143 [distribution; host]
Sheikholeslam-Zadeh & Sadeghi-Nameghi (2010a) First records of four mite species (Acari: Tetranychidae) in Iran. Applied Entomology and Phytopathology, 78: 121-126 [distribution]
Sheikholeslam-Zadeh & Sadeghi-Nameghi (2010b) Faunistic survey of injurious mites associated with broad leaf trees in Mashhad greens (In Persian). Journal of Plant Protection (Agricultural Sceince, Technology), 24: 210-217 [distribution; host]
Nienstaedt & Marcano (2011) Population fluctuation and vertical distribution of the mite Schizotetranychus hindustanicus (Hirst, 1924) on Citrus species.. Entomotropica, 24 (2): 57-63 [distribution; host]
Beyzavi et al. (2013) A catalog of Iranian prostigmatic mites of superfamilies Raphignathoidea & Tetranychoidea (Acari). Persian Journal of Acarology, 2 (3): 389-474 [distribution]
Ferragut et al. (2013a) New mite invasions in citrus in the early years of the 21st century. Experimental and Applied Acarology, 59: 145-164 [distribution; host]
Poorani (2017) Stethorus spp. (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) predatory on Schizotetranychus hindustanicus (Hirst) (Acari: Tetranychidae) from South India, including a new species and a new synonymy in Indian Stethorus. Zootaxa, 4277: 591-599 [distribution; host]
Figueirêdo et al. (2019) Geographical distribution of Schizotetranychus hindustanicus and associated mites in Roraima, Brazil. Neotropical Entomology, 48 (5): 866-872 [distribution; host]
Perez-Artilles et al. (2021) Preference and Incidence of Schizotetranychus Hindustanicus (Hirst, 1924) (Acari: Tetranychidae) on Citrus varieties. Revista de Protección Vegetal, 36 (1): 1-11 [distribution; host]
Amaro et al. (2022) Risk analysis of the spread of the quarantine pest mite Schizotetranychus hindustanicus in Brazil. Experimental and Applied Acarology, 88 (3): 263-275 [distribution; field; pest]
Fidelis et al. (2022) Sampling approaches of the Hindustan citrus mite (Schizotetranychus hindustanicus) in Brazilian citrus orchards, climatic factors affecting its population dynamics. Experimental and Applied Acarology, 87 (2): 207-218 [distribution; host]
Ortiz Meneses et al. (2022) Acaricidal activity of compounds on Schizotetranychus hindustanicus (Hirst), (Acari: Tetranychidae), Citrus Hindu Mite. Bioagro, 34 (2): 173-182 [chemical; distribution; host]
Bhaskar et al. (2025b) A catalogue of spider mite (Prostigmata: Tetranychidae) fauna associated with agricultural ecosystems of Kerala, South India with a taxonomic key. Acarologia, 65 (2): 534-546 [distribution; host]