Tetranychus

{{Short description|Genus of mites}}

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{{Automatic taxobox

| name = Tetranychus

| image = Tetranychus-urticae.jpg

| image_caption = Tetranychus urticae

| taxon = Tetranychus

| authority = Dufour, 1832

}}

Tetranychus is a genus of spider mite. Tetranychus is one of the most economically important genera of mites, due to its high potential to destroy agriculture.{{cite web |url=http://keys.lucidcentral.org/keys/v3/mites/Invasive_Mite_Identification/key/Tetranychinae/Media/Html/Tetranychus.htm |title=Tetranychus |work=Invasive Mite Identification: Tools for Quarantine and Plant Protection |author=David Evans Walter |date=September 15, 2006 |access-date=June 3, 2011}} It contains 159 described species, the most significant of which is Tetranychus urticae.