Varroa jacobsoni

Familia: Laelapidae
Subfamilia: Varroinae
Genus: Varroa
Species: Varroa jacobsoni

Varroa jacobsoni Oudemans 1904

Type locality: Indonesia, Java

Typus: Syntypes: Female(s) ♀ NCBN, from Apis indica Fabricius. (Note: 2 ♀ [one as "type"] with "Apis indica F./Semarang/Febru. 1904/Edw. Jacobson", 1 ♀. "nest van Apis indica Fabr./Fort de Koeh/Sumatra/9- 1919/E.Jacobson leg.", 16 additional ♀♀; per Delfinado & Aggarwal, 1987: 237.

• Varroa jacobsoni Oudemans 1904: 161. (Original combination); Delfinado & Baker, 1974: 6; Delfinado & Aggarwal, 1987: 235, fig.3.

• Myrmozercon reidi Gunther, 1961 (Junior synonym of Varroa jacobsoni per Delfinado, 1963; see also Delfinado & Baker, 1974: 6; see also Delfinado & Aggarwal, 1987: 237).
  • Type locality: Singapore
    • Typus: Holotype Female ♀, BMNH "Myrmozercon reidi/syntype/taken in pupa ofApis indica/Changi/Nov 44" and "= Varroa ]acobsoni Oudms. (det. G.O.E.) 1951.6.27.1." per Delfinado & Aggarwal, 1987: 237).

(See "Varroa ricinus Oudemans 1904": 169; nomen nudum in Delfinado & Baker, 1974: 6)

• Oudemans, A.C. 1904. Acarologische Aanteekeningen XII. Entomologische Berichten 1(18): 160–164. BHL Reference page. 
• Oudemans, A.C. 1904. Acarologische Aanteekeningen XIII. Entomologische Berichten 1(19): 169–174. BHL Reference page. 
• Delfinado, M.D. 1963. Mites of the honeybee in South-East Asia. Journal of Apicultural Research 2(2): 113–114. Reference page. 
• 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. BHL Reference page. 
• Delfinado, M.D. & Aggarwal, K. 1987. A new Varroa (Acari: Varroidae) from the nests of Apis cerana (Apidae). International Journal of Acarology 13: 233–237. DOI: 10.1080/01647958708683777 Reference page. 
• Gunther, C.E.M. 1951. A mite from a beehive on Singapore Island (Acarina: Laelaptidae). The Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 76(3-4): 155–157. BHL

• Guzman, L.I. & Delfinado-Baker, M. 1996. A new species of Varroa (Acari: Varroidae) associated with Apis koschevnikovi (Apidae: Hymenoptera) in Borneo. International Journal of Acarology 22 (1): 23–27. DOI: 1080/01647959608684077 . Reference page. 

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