The Apis mellifera jemenitica (Arabian or Nubian Honey Bee) is a subspecies of the western honey bee. It is native to the southern Arabian Peninsula, south of the Sahara, Sudan and Somalia. Based on morphological studies by Friedrich Ruttner, it is classified as a tropical African bee group.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Apidae |
| Genus: | Apis |
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| Subspecies: | A. m. jemenitica
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| Trinomial name | |
| Apis mellifera jemenitica Ruttner, 1976
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Description
editApis mellifera jemenitica is quite small and stocky of shape. The color of the abdomen of the workers shows one to three yellow rings, the yellow coloration is alternately extended. Apis mellifera jemenitica is adapted to the extreme domestic temperatures and forms relatively small colonies.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Abdulaziz S. Alqarni, Mohammed A. Hannan, Ayman A. Owayss, Michael S. Engel (2011). "The indigenous honey bees of Saudi Arabia (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Apis mellifera jemenitica Ruttner): Their natural history and role in beekeeping" (PDF). ZooKeys (134): 83–98. doi:10.3897/zookeys.134.1677. PMC 3229212. PMID 22140343. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
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