Abstract A new distribution map is provided for Tetranychus urticae Koch Acarina: Tetranychidae two-spotted spider mite, red spider mite. Attacks cotton, cassava, soyabean, tea, many fruits and vegetables. = Tetranychus telarius (Linnaeus) Information is given on the geographical distribution in EUROPE, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Crete, Cyprus, Czech, Republic Denmark, Finland, France, Germamy, Greece, Hungary, Irish, Republic Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Sardinia, Sicily, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, Yugoslavia, CIS (formerly USSR), Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Estonia, Republic of Georgia, Kazakstan, Kirghizia, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, RUSSIA, Amur, Ivanovo, Krasnoyarsk, Leningrad, Moscow, Primorskii area, AFRICA, Canary Islands, Egypt, Kenya, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritania, Morocco, Mozambique, Réunion St. Helena, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Tunisia, Uganda, Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe, ASIA, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, China, Beijing, Gansu, Guangdong, Guangxi, Henan, Hunan, Jiangsu, Shaanxi, Shandong, Shanghai, Shanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, India, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Gujarat, Haryana, Jammu & Kashmir, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Korea, Lebanon, Malaysia, Peninsular Malaysia, Pakistan, Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, AUSTRALASIA, and PACIFIC ISLANDS, Australia, Australian Capital, Territory, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia, Hawaii, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, NORTH AMERICA, Canada, British Columbia, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec, USA, Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, CENTRAL AMERICA and CARIBBEAN, Mexico, Costa Rica, Cuba, SOUTH AMERICA, Argentina, Brazil, Bahia, Ceará, Mato, Grosso do, Sul, Minais, Gerais, Parana, Sao, Paulo, Chile, Colombia, Guyana, Surinam, Venezuela.