Taxonomy Profile: Apis (Linnaeus 1758)

Apis: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Genus
Synonym(s):
Common Name(s):
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Apis: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Protostomia
Superdivision : Ecdysozoa
Phylum : Arthropoda
arthropods |
Artrópode |
arthropodes |
Subphylum : Hexapoda
hexapods |
Class : Insecta
insects |
hexapoda |
inseto |
insectes |
Subclass : Pterygota
winged insects |
insects ailés |
Infraclass : Neoptera
modern, wing-folding insects |
Superorder : Holometabola
Order : Hymenoptera
abelha |
formiga |
vespa |
ants |
bees |
wasps |
Suborder : Apocrita
narrow-waisted hymenopterans |
ants |
bees |
true wasps |
abeilles |
fourmis |
guêpes véritables |
Infraorder : Aculeata
Superfamily : Apoidea
bees |
sphecoid wasps |
apoid wasps |
Family : Apidae
euglossine |
euglossines |
honey bees |
stingless bees |
Subfamily : Apinae
Tribe : Apini
Genus : Apis
Apis Direct Children(s):
Apis mellifera
(Linnaeus 1758)
Apis andreniformis
(Smith 1857)
Apis cerana
(Fabricius 1793)
Apis dorsata
(Fabricius 1793)
Apis florea
(Fabricius 1787)
Apis koschevnikovi
(Enderlein 1906)
Apis nigrocincta
(Smith 1860)
Apis laboriosa
(Smith 1871)
Apis: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
John S. Ascher, PhD
Notes:
Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore
Reference for:
Apis
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Apis
Source:
Hymenoptera Name Server version 1.5 19.xii.2007
Acquired:
2018-05-28
Notes:
https://hns.osu.edu/
Reference for:
Apis
Source:
Discover Life bee species guide and world checklist - Draft-54
Acquired:
2020-02-01
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
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Michener, Charles D.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2000-01-01 / 2000-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
The Bees of the World
Page(s):
xiv + 913
Publisher:
The Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication Place:
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-8018-6133-0/
Notes:
Reference for:
Apis
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Michener, Charles D.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2007-01-01 / 2007-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
The Bees of the World, Second Edition
Page(s):
xvi + 953
Publisher:
The Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication Place:
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-8018-8573-6/
Notes:
Reference for:
Apis
Apis: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Apis: Comments