Euvarroa wongsirii
| Euvarroa wongsirii | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Mesostigmata |
| Family: | Laelapidae |
| Genus: | Euvarroa |
| Species: | E. wongsirii
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| Binomial name | |
| Euvarroa wongsirii Lekprayoon & Tangkanasing, 1991
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Euvarroa wongsirii is a species of bee mite native to Southeast Asia first records from Thailand, then Malaysia.[1][2] It can be found in areas ranging from southern China to the Palawan Island of the Philippines and in some mainland regions alongside Euvarroa sinhai a different bee mite species of the same genus Euvarroa first described from India.[1][3] The species E. wongsirii is a parasite of bees, using them as a food source. This mite has been found almost exclusively in the bee Apis andreniformis.[1][2]
References
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ a b Morin, C.E.; Otis, G.W. (1993). "Observations on the morphology and biology of Euvarroa wongsirii (Mesostigmata: Varroidae), a parasite of Apis andreniformis (Hymenoptera: Apidae)". International Journal of Acarology. 19 (2): 167–172. doi:10.1080/01647959308683976.
- ^ Hepburn, H.R.; Radloff, S.E., eds. (2011). Honeybees of Asia (1st ed.). Berlin: Springer. doi:10.1007/978-3-642-16422-4. ISBN 978-3-642-16421-7.