Species Braula coeca Nitzsch, 1818
- Braula coeca Nitzsch, C.L. 1818. Die Familien und Gattungen der Theierinsekten (insecta epizoica); als ein Prodromus einer Naturgeschichte derselben. Magazin der Entomologie 3: 261-318.
Type data:
Status unknown, not given (probably Germany, Halle an der Saale). - Braula coeca angulata Örösi Pál 1966. A new bee louse: Braula coeca angulata. Journal of Apicultural Research 5: 27-32 [Date published 31 December] [also referred to in some literature as Braula angulata Örösi Pál 1966].
Type data:
Status unknown, Natal, South Africa. - Entomibia apum Costa, A. 1846. Storia complete dell'Entomibia apum, A. Costa (nuovo genere d'insetti ditteri) e su i danni che arreca alle api de miele. Atti del Reale Instituto d'Incorragiamento alle scienze Naturali economiche e technologiche di Napoli 7: 291-306 [Date published 31 December].
Type data:
Status unknown, Italy. - Braula hansruttneri Hüttinger, E. 1980. Braula hansruttneri sp.n., eine neue Bienenlaus aus Österreich (Braulidae, Diptera). Entomofauna 1: 298-301.
Type data:
Holotype, 15.i.1979, K. Hüttinger Austria inf., Purgstall, 3OO m (in coll. E. Hüttinger). Type locality references:
Hüttinger, E. 1980. Braula hansruttneri sp.n., eine neue Bienenlaus aus Österreich (Braulidae, Diptera). Entomofauna 1: 298-301 [300].
Distribution
States
Tasmania
Extra Distribution Information
Distibution of this species is subcosmopolitan. Europe; North Africa: Morocco; Nearctic, Afrotropical and Australian.
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Ectoparasitic (host(s): Apis mellifera [APIDAE] Domestic Bee).
Diagnosis
Adults of Braula coeca are coloured rust-brown. The head has very small eyes, and lacks ocelli. Adults are wingless and lack halteres and a scutellum. Legs are short and thick, terminating in wide comb-like claws. The dorsal surface of the thorax and abdomen are covered with strong bristles.
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10-Nov-2020 | ACALYPTRATAE Macquart, 1835 | 10-Nov-2020 | MODIFIED | Max Beatson (AM) |
| 02-May-2019 | SCHIZOPHORA Becher, 1882 | 19-Jun-2020 | MODIFIED | |
| 01-Feb-2019 | DIPTERA Linnaeus, 1758 | 10-Nov-2020 | MODIFIED | |
| 13-Sep-2010 | 10-Nov-2020 | MODIFIED | ||
| 25-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |