Apis koschevnikovi

Koschevnikov's honey bee
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Apidae
Genus: Apis
Species:
A. koschevnikovi
Binomial name
Apis koschevnikovi
Enderlein, 1906
Map showing the range of Apis koschevnikovi
Range of Apis koschevnikovi
Synonyms
  • Apis mellifica indica var koschevnikovi Buttel-Reepen 1906
  • Apis indica var koschevnikovi Enderlein, 1906
  • Apis (Sigmatapis) vechti vechti Maa, 1953
  • Apis (Sigmatapis) vechti linda Maa, 1953
  • Apis cerana koschevnikovi Enderlein, 1906

Apis koschevnikovi, Koschevnikov's honey bee, is a species of honey bee which inhabits Malaysian and Indonesian Borneo, where it lives sympatrically with other honey bee species such as Apis cerana (specifically A. c. nuluensis).[1]

The species was first described by Hugo Berthold von Buttel-Reepen, who dedicated it to Grigory Aleksandrovich Kozhevnikov (1866–1933), a pioneer of honey bee morphology.[2] This was an invalid designation, however, and the name was first formally made available by Günther Enderlein that same year. Therefore, Buttel-Reepen is not the author of the name (following the ICZN).[2] The species was described again by Maa in 1953, this time with the name Apis vechti. It was finally rediscovered by Tingek and his colleagues in 1988.[2]

  1. ^ Koeniger, N.; Koeniger, G.; Tingek, S.; Kelitu, A. (1996-01-01). "Interspecific rearing and acceptance of queens between Apis cerana Fabricius, 1793 and Apis koschevnikovi Buttel-Reepen, 1906". Apidologie. 27 (5): 371–380. doi:10.1051/apido:19960505.
  2. ^ a b c Ruttner, F.; Kauhausen, D.; Koeniger, N. (1989-01-01). "Position of the Red Honey bee, Apis koschevnikovi (Buttel-Reepen 1906), within the Genus Apis" (PDF). Apidologie. 20 (5): 395–404. doi:10.1051/apido:19890504.