Biology:Apis mellifera jemenitica
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Short description: Subspecies of bee
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Apidae |
| Genus: | Apis |
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| Subspecies: | A. m. jemenitica
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| Apis mellifera jemenitica Ruttner, 1976
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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
- ↑ 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". ZooKeys (134): 83–98. doi:10.3897/zookeys.134.1677. PMID 22140343. PMC 3229212. https://kuscholarworks.ku.edu/bitstream/handle/1808/9908/Am%20jemenitica%202011.pdf?sequence=1. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- ↑ Apis mellifera jemenitica Atlas Hymenoptera
Wikidata ☰ Q2858323 entry
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