Varroinae
| Varroinae | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Mesostigmata |
| Family: | Laelapidae |
| Subfamily: | Varroinae Delfinado & Baker, 1974 |
| Synonyms | |
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Varroinae is a subfamily of parasitic mesostigmatan mites associated with bees.
It was originally established as a family level rank by Delfinado & Baker, 1974, however, subsequently it was revised as a subfamily of Laelapidae in a molecular phylogenetic study by Oh et al., 2024.
As of December 2025[update] the group includes two genera:
References
- ↑ Delfinado, M. D.; Baker, E. W. (1974). "Varroidae, A new family of mites on honey bees (Mesostigmata: Acarina)". Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences. 64 (1): 4–10. JSTOR 24535743.
- ↑ Oh J., Lee S., Kwon W., Joharchi O., Kim S., Lee S. 2024. Molecular phylogeny reveals Varroa mites are not a separate family but a subfamily of Laelapidae. Scientific Reports 14(1): 13994.