Reviewing tetranychid mites females in Egypt revealed the existence of a new subfamily Bryonychinae which is distinguished by the presence of tenant hairs on empodium 1 and having one or two pairs of anal setae. Thus, this new subfamily resembles the subfamily Tetranychinae. Berlese in having one or two pairs of anal setae and the subfamily Bryobiinae Berlese in having tenent hairs on empodium 1. The new subfamily comprises of two new tribes, Bryonychini and Zaheranychini. The first tribe comprises a new genus Bryonychus which in­cludes a new species B. zaheri, while the second tribe includes a new genus Zaheranychus which comprises a new species Z. bakeri. The two new species are described.