Apis dorsata laboriosa

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Himalayan Honey bee
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Hymenoptera Suborder: Apocrita Superfamily: Apoidea Family: Apidae Subfamily: Apinae Tribe: Apini Genus: Apis Subgenus: (Megapis) Species: A. dorsata Subspecies: A. d. laboriosa
Trinomial name
Apis dorsata laboriosa Smith, 1871

Apis dorsata laboriosa is a subspecies of honey bee originally described as a species, but which has since been recognized to represent a geographic race (subspecies) of the more widely-distributed Apis dorsata, or "Giant Honey bee" (Engel, 1999). This subspecies is largely limited to the Himalayas.

[edit] Sources

• Engel, M.S. (1999) The taxonomy of recent and fossil honey bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Apis). Journal of Hymenoptera Research 8: 165-196.