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For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
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Varroa
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