Genus Apis Linnaeus, 1758

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Taxonomic Decision for Subgeneric Arrangement

• Michener, C.D. 1965. A classification of the bees of the Australian and South Pacific regions. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 130: 1-362 [Date published 31/12/1965] [231]
• Engel, M.S. 1999. The taxonomy of recent and fossil honey bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae; Apis). Journal of Hymenoptera Research 8(2): 165-196 [Date published Oct. 1999] [165-196]

 

Distribution

States

Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), NSW North Coast (NNC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)

Other Regions

Heard & McDonald Islands (Aust. Terr.), Norfolk Island terrestrial & freshwater, Torres Strait Islands terrestrial, marine & freshwater

General References

Smith, D.R. (ed.) 1991. Diversity in the Genus Apis: Westview Studies in Insect Biology. Boulder : Westview Press pp. 1-265. [1-265]

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
22-Oct-2015		20-Sep-2012	MODIFIED
07-Aug-2012		23-Jul-2012	MODIFIED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)