Varroinae

Varroinae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Mesostigmata
Family: Laelapidae
Subfamily: Varroinae
Delfinado & Baker, 1974
Synonyms
  • Varroidae Delfinado & Baker, 1974

Varroinae is a subfamily of parasitic mesostigmatan mites associated with bees.

It was originally established as a family level rank by Delfinado & Baker, 1974, however, subsequently it was revised as a subfamily of Laelapidae in a molecular phylogenetic study by Oh et al., 2024.

As of December 2025 the group includes two genera: