Apis mellifera sossimai
Subspecies of honey bee
Apis mellifera sossimai | |
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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[2] | |
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Apis mellifera sossimai (common name the Ukrainian honey bee) extending from the west of Ukraine centrally and southwards towards the Caucasus mountains.[3] However in 2011 research from Russia conducted mtDNA analysis showing that the A. m. sossimai was not a separate subspecies, but only an ecotype of the Apis mellifera macedonica subspecies.[4]
Its name is derived from St. Sossima, patron Saint of beekeeping in Ukraine. St. Sossima may be a Christian version of the bee-god Zosim of some early pagan tribes of Russia.[5]
References
- ^ Michael S Engel (1999). "The taxonomy of recent and fossil honey bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae; Apis)". Journal of Hymenoptera Research. 8 (2): 185. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
- ^ Michael S Engel (1999). "The taxonomy of recent and fossil honey bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae; Apis)". Journal of Hymenoptera Research. 8 (2). Retrieved 9 January 2023.
- ^ Michael S Engel (1999). "The taxonomy of recent and fossil honey bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae; Apis)". Journal of Hymenoptera Research. 8 (2): 185. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
- ^ R. Ilyasov, I. Kutuev, A. Petukhov, A. Poskryakov, A. Nikolenko. (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.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Michael S Engel (1999). "The taxonomy of recent and fossil honey bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae; Apis)". Journal of Hymenoptera Research. 8 (2): 185. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
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