Apis mellifera jemenitica

Apis mellifera jemenitica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Apidae
Genus:	Apis
Species:	A. mellifera
Subspecies:	A. m. jemenitica
Trinomial name
Apis mellifera jemenitica Ruttner, 1976
Synonyms
Apis mellifera yemeniticaEngel, 1999 [1]

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 Sahara, Sudan and Somalia. Based on morphological studies by Friedrich Ruttner, it is classified as a tropical African bee group. ^[2]

Description

Apis mellifera jemenitica is quite small and stocky of shape. The color of the abdomen of the workers shows one to three yellow rings, the yellow coloration is alternately extended. Apis mellifera jemenitica is adapted to the extreme domestic temperatures and forms relatively small colonies.

See also

• Subspecies of Apis mellifera

References

1. Abdulaziz S. Alqarni, Mohammed A. Hannan, Ayman A. Owayss, Michael S. Engel (2011). "The indigenous honey bees of Saudi Arabia (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Apis mellifera jemenitica Ruttner): Their natural history and role in beekeeping" (PDF). ZooKeys (134): 83–98. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.134.1677 . PMC   3229212 . PMID   22140343 . Retrieved 30 March 2022.
2. Apis mellifera jemenitica Atlas Hymenoptera