Arab bee
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| Apis mellifera yemenitica | ||||||||||||
| F. Ruttner , 1975 |
The Arabian bee ( Apis mellifera yemenitica ) is a subspecies of the honeybee of the southern Arabian Peninsula , south of the Sahara , Sudan and Somalia . Based on morphological investigations by Friedrich Ruttner, it is counted among the group of bees in tropical Africa.
Morphology and behavior
Apis mellifera yemenitica is quite small and stocky in shape. The armor color of the abdomen of the workers shows 1 to 3 yellow rings, the yellow color is varied and extensive. In terms of morphological data, it partly resembles the eastern honey bee ( Apis cerana ). Apis mellifera yemenitica has adapted its behavior to the extreme home temperatures and forms relatively small colonies.
literature
- Abdulaziz S. Alqarni, Mohammed A. Hannan, Ayman A. Owayss, Michael S. Engel: The indigenous honey bees of Saudi Arabia (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Apis mellifera jemenitica Ruttner): Their natural history and role in beekeeping , ZooKeys 134: 83 –98 (2011), doi: 10.3897 / zookeys.134.1677 (engl.)
- Friedrich Ruttner: Natural history of honey bees. Franckh Kosmos Verlag, Stuttgart 1992, ISBN 3-440-09125-2 .
Web links
- Apis mellifera yemenitica . In: Atlas Hymenoptera , accessed January 6, 2019.