Tropilaelaps

<i>Tropilaelaps</i>

Tropilaelaps

Genus of mites

Tropilaelaps is a genus of parasitic mites in the family Laelapidae.[1] Their range spans the Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, India, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan and Pakistan. Their primary hosts are the larva of Apis dorsata and Apis laboriosa, although after Apis mellifera was imported to Asia, they were found to also be suitable hosts for two species of Tropilaelaps, T. clareae and T. mercedesae.[2] Species can be identified by DNA analysis. They are considered a major economic threat to the beekeeping industry.[3]

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Species

[4]

  • Tropilaelaps mercedesae Delfinado & Baker, 1961
  • Tropilaelaps clareae Delfinado & Baker, 1961
  • Tropilaelaps koenigerum Delfinado-Baker & Baker, 1982
  • Tropilaelaps thaii Anderson & Morgan, 2007

References

  1. [1]
    David Evans Walter (ed.). "Laelapidae Species Listing". Biology Catalog. Texas A&M University. Retrieved August 31, 2010. (dead link 28 June 2019)
  2. [2]
    Porterfield, Andrew (2021-02-25). "Lab Test Rapidly IDs Potential Mite Pest of Honey Bees". EntomologyToday. Entomological Society of America. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
  3. [3]
    Del Cont, Aurélie; De Georges, Benjamin; Huleux, Anthea; Duquesne, Veronique (2021-01-27). "Rapid Identification of Tropilaelaps Mite (Mesostigmata: Laelapidae) Species Using a COI Barcode-HRM". Journal of Economic Entomology. 114 (2): 520–529. doi:10.1093/jee/toaa330. PMID 33503242.
  4. [4]
    "Morphological identification of Tropilaelaps spp. (adult form) (OIE method)" (PDF). ANSES. SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS LABORATORY. 2015-09-21. Retrieved 2021-02-26.


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