Systematics

Phylogenetic tree of genus Apis [1].
Scientific classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Suborder: Apocrita
Infraorder: Aculeata
Superfamily: Apoidea
Clade: Anthophila
Family: Apidae
Genus: Apis
Subgenus: Apis
Species: Apis mellifera
see also Taxonomy
Honey bee belongs to the genus Apis. Characteristic feature of this genus is vertical wax comb with hexagonal cells on its both sides. See also [2].
In the genus Apis there are three extant subgenera and eight extant species:
subgenus: Micrapis Ashmead
- Apis andreniformis Smith
- Apis florea Fabricius
subgenus: Megapis Ashmead
- Apis dorsata Fabricius
- Apis laboriosa Smith
subgenus: Apis Linnaeus
- Apis cerana Fabricius
- Apis koschevnikovi Enderlein
- Apis mellifera Linnaeus
- Apis nigrocincta Smith
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