Euvarroa wongsirii | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Mesostigmata |
Family: | Varroidae |
Genus: | Euvarroa |
Species: | E. wongsirii |
Binomial name | |
Euvarroa wongsirii Lekprayoon & Tangkanasing, 1991 | |
Euvarroa wongsirii is a species of bee mite native to Southeast Asia. It can be found in areas ranging from southern China to the Palawan Island of the Philippines and lives alongside Euvarroa sinhai a different bee mite species of the same genus Euvarroa . [1] [2] E. wongsirii is a parasite, which lives on bees, using them as a food source. This mite has been found almost exclusively in the bee Apis andreniformis in Thailand. [1]