Apis mellifera sahariensis

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Apis mellifera sahariensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Apidae
Genus: Apis
Species:
A. mellifera
Subspecies:
A. m. sahariensis
Trinomial name
Apis mellifera sahariensis
(Baldensperger, 1932)

Apis mellifera sahariensis is a North African bee subspecies of the species Apis mellifera. It is closely related to Apis mellifera intermissa in the region.

Apis mellifera sahariensis is native to

date palm (Phoenix dactylifera) and other Saharan flora.[1][2]

See also

References

  1. ^ Y Le Conte, M. Navajas scholar.google.com website Climate change: impact on honey bee populations and diseases Rev. sci. tech. Off. int. Epiz., 2008, 27 (2), 499-510 [Retrieved 2011-12-20]
  2. doi:10.1051/apido/2008068
    [Retrieved 2011-12-20]
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