Biology:Braula coeca

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Short description: Species of fly

Braula coeca
Braula coeca attached to the head of its host, Apis mellifera scutellata.
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Braulidae
Genus: Braula
Species:
B. coeca
Binomial name
Braula coeca
Nitzsch, 1818[1]
Synonyms
  • Acarus gymnopterorum Linnaeus, 1758
  • Braula hansruttneri Huttinger, 1980[2]
  • Entomibia apum Costa, 1846

Braula coeca, the bee louse, is a species of bee louse in the family Braulidae.[3][4][5]

References

  1. Nitzsch, C.L. (1818). "Die Familien und Gattungen der Thierinsekten (Insecta epizoica) als Prodromus einer Naturgeschichte derselben.". Mag. Ent. (Germar) 3: 261–316. https://diptera.myspecies.info/sites/diptera.myspecies.info/files/Nitzsch_1818.pdf. Retrieved 19 January 2022. 
  2. Hüttinger, E. (1980). "Braula hansruttneri sp. n., eine neue Bienenlaus aus Osterreich (Braulidae, Diptera)". Entomofauna 1: 298–301. https://www.zobodat.at/pdf/ENT_0001_0298-0301.pdf. Retrieved 19 January 2022. 
  3. Morse, R.A.; Flottum, K. (1998). Honey Bee Pests, Predators, and Diseases. 3rd edition. Medina, Ohio: A.I. Root Company. pp. 718 pp. 
  4. Smith, Jr. I.B.; Caron, D.M. (1985). "Distribution of the beelouse, Braula coeca, in Maryland and worldwide". American Bee Journal 125: 294–296. 
  5. Martin, S.J.; Bayfield, J. (2014). "Is the bee louse Braula coeca (Diptera) using chemical camouflage to survive within honeybee colonies?". Chemoecology 24 (4): 165–169. doi:10.1007/s00049-014-0158-1. Bibcode2014Chmec..24..165M. https://salford-repository.worktribe.com/output/1420870/is-the-bee-louse-braula-coeca-diptera-using-chemical-camouflage-to-survive-within-honeybee-colonies. 

Wikidata ☰ Q729217 entry