Varroinae

Varroinae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Mesostigmata
Family:	Laelapidae
Subfamily:	Varroinae Delfinado & Baker, 1974 [1]
Synonyms
Varroidae Delfinado & Baker, 1974

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 based study by Oh et al., 2024. ^[2]

As of December 2025 ^[update] the group includes two genera:

• Euvarroa Delfinado & Baker, 1974
• Varroa Oudemans, 1904

References

1. 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.
2. 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.