Euvarroa
Genus of mites
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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]
| Euvarroa | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Mesostigmata |
| Family: | Laelapidae |
| Subfamily: | Varroinae |
| Genus: | Euvarroa Delfinado & Baker, 1974 |
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.