Aethina tumida

Aethina tumida

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Nitiduloidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Kingdom: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Cladus: Mandibulata
Cladus: Pancrustacea
Cladus: Allotriocarida
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Holometabola
Superordo: Coleopterida
Ordo: Coleoptera
Subordo: Polyphaga
Infraordo: Cucujiformia
Superfamilia: Nitiduloidea

Familia: Nitidulidae
Subfamilia: Nitidulinae
Tribus: Nitidulini
Genus: Aethina
Subgenus: Aethina (Aethina)
Species:

Name

Aethina tumida Murray, 1867

References

  1. The Small Hive Beetle Department of Entomology, Virginia Tech, June 1999, accessed Sep 2005
  2. The Small Hive Beetle: A serious threat to European apiculture Central Science Laboratory, UK Mar 2003, accessed Sep 2005
  3. Study of the small hive beetle in the USA Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation, Doug Somerville, Jun 2003, accessed Sep 2005
  4. Small Hive Beetle at Featured Creatures, Dept. of Entomology-Nematology, University of Florida, accessed September 29, 2006.

Vernacular names

  • English: Small hive beetle
  • français: Petit coléoptère des ruches
  • Nederlands: De kleine bijenkastkever