Braula coeca

Braula coeca, the bee louse, is a species of bee louse in the family Braulidae.[3][4][5]

Braula coeca
Braula coeca attached to the head of its host, Apis mellifera scutellata.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Braulidae
Genus: Braula
Species:
B. coeca
Binomial name
Braula coeca
Synonyms
  • Acarus gymnopterorum Linnaeus, 1758
  • Braula hansruttneri Huttinger, 1980[2]
  • Entomibia apum Costa, 1846

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. doi:10.1007/s00049-014-0158-1. S2CID 17239091.
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