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Apis mellifera Linnaeus, 1758

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
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Published in
Linnæus, Carolus. 1758. Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae. Vol. Tomus I, Editio decima, reformata: i-ii, 1-824.
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Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Arthropoda
class
Insecta
order
Hymenoptera
family
Apidae
genus
Apis
species
Apis mellifera

Name

Synonyms
Apis adansonii Latreille, 1804
Apis aenigmaticus Rayment, 1925
Apis australis Kiesenwetter, 1860
Apis caffra Lepeletier, 1836
Apis cerifera Gerstäcker, 1862
Apis cerifera Scopoli, 1770
Apis daurica Fischer von Waldheim, 1843
Apis fasciata Latreille, 1804
Apis gregaria Geoffroy, 1762
Apis intermissa Maa, 1953
Apis mellica cypria Pollmann, 1879
Apis mellica remipes Gerstäcker, 1862
Apis mellida caucasia Pollmann, 1889
Apis mellifera acervorum Skorikov, 1929
Apis mellifera adami Ruttner, 1975
Apis mellifera adansoni Latreille, 1804
Apis mellifera anatoliaca Maa, 1953
Apis mellifera armeniaca Skorikov, 1929
Apis mellifera artemisia Engel, 1999
Apis mellifera capensis Eschscholtz, 1822
Homonyms
Apis mellifera Linnaeus, 1758
Common names
Abeille domestique in French
Honey bee in English
Honey bee in English
Honey bee in English
Honigbiene in German
Honigbiene in German
Honningbi in Danish
Westliche Honigbiene in German
abeille domestique in French
abeille domestique in French
honey bee in English
honey bee in English
honingbij in Dutch
western honey bee in English
western honey bee in English
European Honey Bee in English
Honingbij in Dutch
Western Honey Bee in English
honungsbi in Swedish
Drone-bee in English
Honey Bee in English
Honeybee in English
Western Honey Bee in English
honey bee in English
seillean-dìomhain in Scottish Gaelic
seillean-lunndach in Scottish Gaelic
seillean-meala in Scottish Gaelic
seilleanan-dìomhain in Scottish Gaelic
seilleanan-lunndach in Scottish Gaelic
seilleanan-meala in Scottish Gaelic
tambi in Swedish

Bibliographic References

  1. Engel, Michael S., 1999: The Taxonomy of Recent and Fossil Honey Bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae; Apis). Journal of Hymenoptera Research, vol. 8, issue 2. 165-196.
  2. Nilsson & Cederberg (2004-05-18 00:00:00) Lista över svenska bin och humlor
  3. Nishida (2002), http://hbs.bishopmuseum.org/pdf/tr22.pdf
  4. USGS Native Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab (BIML) (2015), https://prd-wret.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/atoms/files/The%20Very%20Handy%20Manual%20-%202015.pdf
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