Apis mellifera, the western honey bee, has many subspecies. The most recent taxonomic revision in 1999 recognized 28 subspecies and three additional subspecies...

two subspecies DNA divergence actually predated the divergence between the other Apis mellifera subspecies. Its range occurs within the mountains of eastern...

The Macedonian bee (Apis mellifera macedonica) is a subspecies of the western honey bee. It is found mainly in Albania, Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Northern...

Apis mellifera intermissa is an African subspecies of the western honey bee. Previously classified as A. m.intermissa v. Buttel-Reepen a reviewed classification...

Apis mellifera iberiensis, or the Spanish bee, is a western honey bee subspecies native to the Iberian Peninsula. It is also found on the Balearic Islands...

The Apis mellifera jemenitica (Arabian or Nubian Honey Bee) is a subspecies of the western honey bee. It is native to the southern Arabian Peninsula, south...

of the islands bees were introgressed with DNA from the M Lineage (most likely the Apis mellifera mellifera) and the C Lineage (most likely the Apis mellifera...

separate subspecies, but only an ecotype of the Apis mellifera macedonica subspecies. Its name is derived from St. Sossima, patron Saint of beekeeping...

Apis mellifera syriaca is known by the common name of the Syrian honey bee, sometimes also called the Palestine honey bee. It occurs from northern Syria...

Apis mellifera pomonella, the Tien Shan honey bee, is a subspecies of Apis mellifera which is claimed to be the endemic honey bee of the Tien Shan Mountains...

Apis mellifera anatoliaca (known commonly as the Anatolian honey bee) is a subspecies of Apis mellifera (honey bees). This bee is endemic to the Anatolian...

Apis mellifera taurica (common name the Crimean honey bee) along the north central shores of the Black Sea, in the Crimea. However in 2011 research from...

The Apis mellifera mellifera (commonly known as the European dark bee) is a subspecies of the western honey bee, evolving in central Asia, with a proposed...

Apis mellifera artemisia is the Russian steppe honey bee, first identified in 1999 near Kyiv, Ukraine, by only one specimen, but by 2011 its taxonomic...

Xinjiang, China, this subspecies has a range that is the farthest east known for the species of Apis mellifera (honey bees). "Apis mellifera sinisxinyuan". ncbi...

Apis mellifera remipes is known by the common name of the Armenian honey bee and is reported to occur in the region of Armenia, however numerous names...

honey bee (Apis mellifera) is the most common of the 7–12 species of honey bees worldwide. The genus name Apis is Latin for 'bee', and mellifera is the Latin...

Apis mellifera ligustica is the Italian bee or the Italian Honey bee which is a subspecies of the western honey bee (Apis mellifera). The Italian honey...

Apis mellifera meda is known by the common names of the Median honey bee or the Iranian honey bee. Its range covers the non desert areas of most of Iran...

species except Apis mellifera are native to that region. Notably, living representatives of the earliest lineages to diverge (Apis florea and Apis andreniformis)...

The Maltese honey bee, Apis mellifera ruttneri, is a subspecies of the western honey bee, endemic to the Maltese islands which are situated in the Mediterranean...

of breed/cultivar (i.e. between species, subspecies, botanical variety, even different genera) are referred to as hybrids. The breeder (or group of breeders)...

The Lists of breeds refer to listed breeds of domesticated animals. Lists of breeds List of animal names Biodiversity Rare breed Entente Européenne d'Aviculture...

animals. There are 29 recognized subspecies of Apis mellifera based largely on geographic variations. All subspecies are cross-fertile. Geographic isolation...

lineages; they are crossings of the Apis mellifera subspecies and are not defined as subspecies in their own right) The known subspecies within the lineage 'A'...

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signal or a strategy for disruption of visual patterns, similar to the behavior of Apis cerana nuluensis and Apis dorsata, but instead has been shown...

Moritz, R.F.A. (1987). "Social control of air ventilation in colonies of honey bees, Apis mellifera". Journal of Insect Physiology. 33 (9): 623–626. Bibcode:1987JInsP...

carpenter bee. The fungus Ascosphaera apis is generally found in the larva of the European honey bee, Apis mellifera, causing the larva to be mummified....

that nearly 98% of the DNA of honey bees in Ireland are the Apis mellifera mellifera subspecies (European dark bee). They are mainly of Dutch origin, with...