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Genus Varroa

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Arachnida (Arachnids)

Subclass Acari (Mites and Ticks)

Superorder Parasitiformes

Order Mesostigmata

Suborder Dermanyssina

Superfamily Dermanyssoidea

Family Varroidae

Genus Varroa

Internet References

species account of Varroa jacobsoni, with several photos and many references (M.T. Sanford et al, U. of Florida)

photo of adults on bee pupa, taken from this page (Apiculture of Chile, apicultoresdechile.com)

higher classification and list of world species (The Acari Project, Texas A&M U.)

Wikipedia

Contributed by Robin McLeod on 7 May, 2007 - 10:14am
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset
Last updated 5 September, 2008 - 2:21pm

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