Biology:Braula coeca

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Short description: Species of fly

Braula coeca
The bee louse Braula coeca attached to the head region of its host, the honeybee Apis mellifera scutellata.jpg
Braula coeca attached to the head of its host, Apis mellifera scutellata.
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
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. http://usir.salford.ac.uk/id/eprint/33340/1/Braula_Draft_V2_submitted.doc. 

Wikidata ☰ Q729217 entry