Apis dorsata
Apis dorsata, vulgo apis gigantea, est apis Asiae Meridianae et Meridiorientalis, plerumque regiones silvosas, ut Terai Nepaliae, habitans. Maximae apes huius speciei sunt Himalaiae incolae Apes dorsatae laboriosae, fere 3 cm longae, sed A. dorsatae ordinariae sunt longae inter 1.7 et 2 cm.
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Apes operariae in favo
Classis : Insecta
Ordo : Hymenoptera
Familia : Apidae
Genus : Apis
Subgenus : (Megapis)
Species : A. dorsata
Ordo : Hymenoptera
Familia : Apidae
Genus : Apis
Subgenus : (Megapis)
Species : A. dorsata
Bibliographia
recensere- Akratanakul, Pongthep. "The giant honeybee Apis dorsata." Caput 1.B in Beekeeping in Asia. FAO Agricultural Services Bulletin 68/4. Romae: Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations, 1990. ISBN 92-5-102518-5.