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
Synonyms
  • Acarus gymnopterorum Linnaeus, 1758
  • Braula hansruttneri Huttinger, 1980
  • Entomibia apum Costa, 1846

Braula coeca, the bee louse, is a species of bee louse in the family Braulidae.

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