Apis mellifera sossimai

Apis mellifera sossimai
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Apidae
Genus:	Apis
Species:	A. mellifera
Subspecies:	A. m. sossimai
Trinomial name
	Apis mellifera sossimai; Engel 1999
Synonyms
	Apis cerifera (Gerstäcker 1862, previously Scopoli 1770),;

Apis mellifera sossimai (common name the Ukrainian honey bee) extending from the west of Ukraine centrally and southwards towards the Caucasus mountains.^[3] However in 2011 research from Russia conducted mtDNA analysis showing that the A. m. sossimai was not a separate subspecies, but only an ecotype of the Apis mellifera macedonica subspecies.^[4]

Its name is derived from St. Sossima, patron Saint of beekeeping in Ukraine. St. Sossima may be a Christian version of the bee-god Zosim of some early pagan tribes of Russia.^[5]

References

^ Michael S Engel (1999). "The taxonomy of recent and fossil honey bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae; Apis)". Journal of Hymenoptera Research. 8 (2): 185. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
^ Michael S Engel (1999). "The taxonomy of recent and fossil honey bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae; Apis)". Journal of Hymenoptera Research. 8 (2). Retrieved 9 January 2023.
^ Michael S Engel (1999). "The taxonomy of recent and fossil honey bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae; Apis)". Journal of Hymenoptera Research. 8 (2): 185. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
^ R. Ilyasov, I. Kutuev, A. Petukhov, A. Poskryakov, A. Nikolenko. (2011). "Phylogenetic relationships of the Dark European honeybee Apis mellifera mellifera L. from the Russian Ural and West European populations" (PDF). Journal of Apicultural Science. 55 (1): 68. Retrieved 6 January 2023.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ Michael S Engel (1999). "The taxonomy of recent and fossil honey bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae; Apis)". Journal of Hymenoptera Research. 8 (2): 185. Retrieved 5 January 2023.

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[1] Michael S Engel (1999). "The taxonomy of recent and fossil honey bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae; Apis)". Journal of Hymenoptera Research. 8 (2): 185. Retrieved 5 January 2023.

[2] Michael S Engel (1999). "The taxonomy of recent and fossil honey bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae; Apis)". Journal of Hymenoptera Research. 8 (2). Retrieved 9 January 2023.

[3] Michael S Engel (1999). "The taxonomy of recent and fossil honey bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae; Apis)". Journal of Hymenoptera Research. 8 (2): 185. Retrieved 5 January 2023.

[4] R. Ilyasov, I. Kutuev, A. Petukhov, A. Poskryakov, A. Nikolenko. (2011). "Phylogenetic relationships of the Dark European honeybee Apis mellifera mellifera L. from the Russian Ural and West European populations" (PDF). Journal of Apicultural Science. 55 (1): 68. Retrieved 6 January 2023.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[5] Michael S Engel (1999). "The taxonomy of recent and fossil honey bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae; Apis)". Journal of Hymenoptera Research. 8 (2): 185. Retrieved 5 January 2023.

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