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Apis cerana  Fabricius, 1793
Taxonomic Serial No.: 763551

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Synonym(s): Apis perrottetii Guérin-Méneville, 1845
  
    Apis gronovii Le Guillou, 1841
  
    Apis samarensis Maa, 1953
  
    Apis socialis Latreille, 1804
  
    Apis delessertii Guérin-Méneville, 1844
  
    Apis sinensis Smith, 1865
  
    Apis johni Skorikov, 1929
  
    Apis lieftincki Maa, 1953
  
    Apis nuluensis Tingek, Koeniger and Koeniger, 1996
  
    Apis peroni Latreille, 1804
  
    Apis delesserti Buttel-Reepen, 1906
  
    Apis indica Fabricius, 1798
  
    Apis mellifica japonica Radoszkowski, 1887
  
    Apis cerana indica Fabricius, 1798
  
    Apis cerana javana Enderlein, 1906
  
    Apis cerana johni Skorikov, 1929
  
    Apis indica javana Enderlein, 1906
  
    Apis indica philippina Skorikov, 1929
  
    Apis cerana nuluensis Tingek, Koeniger and Koeniger, 1996
  
    Apis cerana japonica Radoszkowski, 1887
  
    Apis cerana heimifeng Engel, 1999
  
    Apis cerana cathayca Zuang, 1989
  
    Apis cerana pekinga Zhuang, 1989
  
    Apis cerana abansis Yang and Kuang, 1986
  
    Apis cerana hainana Yang and Kuang, 1986
  
    Apis cerana bijieca Zhuang, 1989
  
    Apis cerana kweiyanga Zhuang, 1989
  
    Apis cerana twolakeca Zhuang, 1989
  
    Apis cerana shangkianga Zhuang, 1989
  
    Apis cerana abaensis Hepburn, Smith, Radloff and Otis, 2001
  
    Apis cerana hainanensis Hepburn, Smith, Radloff and Otis, 2001
  
    Apis ceran cathayca Zhang, 1989
  
  Common Name(s): Honey Bee [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomProtostomia   
          SuperphylumEcdysozoa   
             PhylumArthropoda  – Artrópode, arthropodes, arthropods  
                SubphylumHexapoda  – hexapods  
                   ClassInsecta  – insects, hexapoda, inseto, insectes  
                      SubclassPterygota  – insects ailés, winged insects  
                         InfraclassNeoptera  – modern, wing-folding insects  
                            SuperorderHolometabola   
                               OrderHymenoptera  – abelha, formiga, vespa, ants, bees, wasps  
                                  SuborderApocrita  – abeilles, fourmis, guêpes véritables, narrow-waisted hymenopterans, ants, bees, true wasps  
                                     InfraorderAculeata   
                                        SuperfamilyApoidea  – bees, sphecoid wasps, apoid wasps  
                                           FamilyApidae  – euglossine, euglossines, honey bees, stingless bees  
                                              SubfamilyApinae   
                                                 TribeApini   
                                                    GenusApis Linnaeus, 1758  
                                                       SpeciesApis cerana Fabricius, 1793 – Honey Bee  
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: John S. Ascher, PhD  
  Notes: Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore   
  Reference for: Apis cerana    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: Checklist for Apoidea, Australian Faunal Directory, database (version 2006)  
  Acquired: 2007   
  Notes: Walker, K. L. 2006. Australian Checklist of Apoidea. Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra (update to 2001 version by J. C. Cardale). http://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/abrs/fauna/tree.pl?pstrVol=APOIDEA   
  Reference for: Apis cerana   
       
  Source: Discover Life bee species guide and world checklist - Draft-54, website (version Draft-54)  
  Acquired: 2020   
  Notes: Ascher, J. S. and J. Pickering. 01 February, 2020. Discover Life bee species guide and world checklist (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila). http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20q?guide=Apoidea_species   
  Reference for: Apis cerana   
       
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 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division: Australia  
    Southern Asia  
    Europe & Northern Asia (excluding China)  
       
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