Varroa rindereri

Varroa rindereri
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Mesostigmata
Family:	Varroidae
Genus:	Varroa
Species:	V. rindereri
Binomial name
Varroa rindereri de Guzman and Delfinado-Baker 1996[1]

Varroa rindereri is an external parasitic mite that feeds on honey bees. The only known honey bee species it feeds on is Apis koschevnikovi^[2][3]

References

1. de Guzman, L. I.; Delfinado-Baker, M. (January 1996). "A new species of Varroa (Acari: Varroidae) associated with Apis koschevnikovi (Apidae: Hymenoptera) in Borneo". International Journal of Acarology. 22 (1): 23–27. Bibcode:1996IJAca..22...23D. doi:10.1080/01647959608684077.
2. Chantawannakul, Panuwan; de Guzman, Lilia I.; Li, Jilian; Williams, Geoffrey R. (May 2016). "Parasites, pathogens, and pests of honeybees in Asia". Apidologie. 47 (3): 301–324. doi:10.1007/s13592-015-0407-5.
3. de Guzman, Lilia I.; Rinderer, Thomas E. (1999). "Identification and comparison of Varroa species infesting honey bees". Apidologie. 30 (2–3): 85–95. doi:10.1051/apido:19990201.