Braula coeca

Braula coeca
Braula coeca attached to the head of its host, Apis mellifera scutellata .
Scientific classification
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 hansruttneriHuttinger, 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" (PDF). Mag. Ent. (Germar). 3: 261–316. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
2. Hüttinger, E. (1980). "Braula hansruttneri sp. n., eine neue Bienenlaus aus Osterreich (Braulidae, Diptera)" (PDF). Entomofauna. 1: 298–301. 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. Bibcode:2014Chmec..24..165M. doi:10.1007/s00049-014-0158-1. S2CID   17239091.