Explore: Apis Mellifera Scutellata

The East African lowland honey bee (Apis mellifera scutellata) is a subspecies of the western honey bee. It is native to central, southern and eastern

of the western honey bee (Apis mellifera), produced originally by crossbreeding of the African honey bee (A. m. scutellata) with various European honey

bee); Apis koschevnikovi (Koschevnikov's honey bee); Apis laboriosa (the Himalayan giant honey bee); Apis mellifera (the western honey bee); and Apis nigrocincta

"Reproductive conflict between honeybees – usurpation of Apis mellifera scutellata colonies by Apis mellifera capensis". South African Journal of Science. 90:

have been described since then (Apis mellifera pomonella in 2003, Apis mellifera simensis in 2011, and Apis mellifera sinisxinyuan in 2016; see below)

Italian bee or Italian honey bee (Apis mellifera ligustica) is a subspecies of the western honey bee (Apis mellifera). The Italian honey bee is endemic

Apis mellifera monticola is known by the common name of the East African mountain honey bee. In 2017 its complete mitochondrial genome was sequenced, confirming

Apis mellifera adansonii (Western African bee) is a subspecies of the Western honey bee with probably the largest range of Apis mellifera in Africa, belonging

Apis mellifera litorea (East African coastal honey bee) is a subspecies of the Western honey bee with a narrow coastal range mainly on the plains of Mozambique

example of subspecific variation, consider the African honey bee (Apis mellifera scutellata)—best known for being hybridized with various European subspecies