Apis mellifera sossimai
| Apis mellifera sossimai | |
|---|---|
_%D0%B2_%D0%B1%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B7%D0%BD%D1%96_%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%96%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%85.jpg)
| |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Apidae |
| Genus: | Apis |
| Species: | |
| Subspecies: | A. m. sossimai
|
| Trinomial name | |
| Apis mellifera sossimai Engel 1999[1]
| |
| Synonyms[1] | |
| |
Apis mellifera sossimai (common name the Ukrainian honey bee) extending from the west of Ukraine centrally and southwards towards the Caucasus mountains.[1] However in 2011 research from Russia conducted mtDNA analysis showing that the A. m. sossimai was not a separate subspecies, but only an ecotype of the Apis mellifera macedonica subspecies.[2]
Its name is derived from St. Sossima, patron Saint of beekeeping in Ukraine. St. Sossima may be a Christian version of the bee-god Zosim of some early pagan tribes of Russia.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Engel, Michael S (1999). "The taxonomy of recent and fossil honey bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae; Apis)". Journal of Hymenoptera Research. 8 (2): 185. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
- ^ Ilyasov, R.; Kutuev, I.; Petukhov, A.; Poskryakov, A.; Nikolenko, A. (2011). "Phylogenetic relationships of the Dark European honeybee Apis mellifera mellifera L. from the Russian Ural and West European populations" (PDF). Journal of Apicultural Science. 55 (1): 68. Retrieved 6 January 2023.