Apis mellifera sossimai

Apis mellifera sossimai
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Apidae
Genus:	Apis
Species:	A. mellifera
Subspecies:	A. m. sossimai
Trinomial name
Apis mellifera sossimai Engel 1999 [1]
Synonyms [1]
Apis cerifera (Gerstäcker 1862, previously Scopoli 1770),

Apis mellifera sossimai (common name the Ukrainian honey bee) extending from the west of Ukraine centrally and southwards towards the Caucasus mountains. ^[1] However in 2011 research from Ukraine conducted mtDNA analysis showing that the A. m. sossimai was not a separate subspecies, but only an ecotype of the Apis mellifera macedonica subspecies. ^[2]

Its name is derived from St.Zosimas of Solovki, patron Saint of beekeeping in Ukraine. ^[1]

References

1. Engel, Michael S (1999). "The taxonomy of recent and fossil honey bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae; Apis)". Journal of Hymenoptera Research. 8 (2): 185. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
2. Ilyasov, R.; Kutuev, I.; Petukhov, A.; Poskryakov, A.; Nikolenko, A. (2011). "Phylogenetic relationships of the Dark European honeybee Apis mellifera mellifera L. from the Russian Ural and West European populations" (PDF). Journal of Apicultural Science. 55 (1): 68. Retrieved 6 January 2023.