Euvarroa
| Euvarroa | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Mesostigmata |
| Family: | Laelapidae |
| Subfamily: | Varroinae |
| Genus: | Euvarroa Delfinado & Baker, 1974 |
Euvarroa is a genus of parasitic mesostigmatan mites associated with bees, originally placed into its own family, Varroidae, but later revised as a subfamily.[1][2]
Species
The genus Euvarroa contains two species:[3]
- Euvarroa sinhai Delfinado & Baker, 1974[1] – a relatively benign parasite of Apis florea.
- Euvarroa wongsirii Lekprayoon & Tangkanasing, 1991[4] – a relatively benign parasite of Apis andreniformis.
References
- ^ a b Delfinado, M. D.; Baker, E. W. (1974). "Varroidae, A new family of mites on honey bees (Mesostigmata: Acarina)". Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences. 64 (1): 4–10. JSTOR 24535743.
- ^ Oh J., Lee S., Kwon W., Joharchi O., Kim S., Lee S. 2024. Molecular phylogeny reveals Varroa mites are not a separate family but a subfamily of Laelapidae. Scientific Reports. 14(1): 13994.
- ^ "Euvarroa". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
- ^ Lekprayoon, C.; Tangkanasing, P. (1991). "Euvarroa wongsirii, a new species of bee mite from Thailand". International Journal of Acarology. 17 (4): 255–258. doi:10.1080/01647959108683915. ISSN 0164-7954.