Apis (Apis) mellifera Linnaeus 1758 (western honey bee)
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Insecta - Hymenoptera - Apidae
Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824
Belongs to Apis (Apis) according to Y. Takahashi and J. Takahashi 2025
Sister taxa: Apis (Apis) aibai, Apis (Apis) armbrusteri
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at East Africa Copal (BMNH collection) (Quaternary of Tanzania)
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