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For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada

Genus Varroa

Mite on Unfortunate Bee - Varroa destructor Varroa Mite - Varroa destructor - female Mite, dorsal - Varroa destructor - female Mite, dorsal rear margin - Varroa destructor - female Mite, ventral - Varroa destructor - female Varroa destructor Varroa mite? - Varroa destructor Mite - Varroa destructor - female
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Chelicerata (Chelicerates)
Class Arachnida (Arachnids)
Subclass Acari (Mites and Ticks)
Superorder Parasitiformes
Order Mesostigmata (Mesostigs)
Suborder Dermanyssina
Superfamily Dermanyssoidea
Family Varroidae
Genus Varroa
Explanation of Names
Varroa Oudemans 1904
Numbers
4 spp. total, V. destructor introduced in NA