A honeycomb colony of Apis laboriosa on a vertical rockface in the Himalayas of Sikkim, India.
Apis laboriosa or Himalayan giant honey bee, is the world's largest honey bee; single adults can measure up to 3.0 cm (1.2 in) in length. Before 1980, Apis laboriosa was considered to be a subspecies of the widespread Apis dorsata, the giant honey bee, but in 1980 and for almost 20 years thereafter it was elevated to the rank of a separate species. It was classified once again as a subspecies of Apis dorsata by Michael S. Engel in 1999,[1] but was confirmed as a full species in 2020 on the basis of co-occurrence with Apis dorsata at many sites with no sign of interbreeding.[2] It is highly adapted to its highland habitat in behavior.
^Engel, Michael S. (1999). "The taxonomy of recent and fossil honey bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Apis)". Journal of Hymenoptera Research. 8: 165–196.
^Kitnya, Nyaton; Prabhudev, M. V.; Bhatta, Chet Prasad; Pham, Thai Hong; Nidup, Tshering; Megu, Karsing; Chakravorty, Jharna; Brockmann, Axel; Otis, G. W. (2020). "Geographical distribution of the giant honey bee Apis laboriosa Smith, 1871 (Hymenoptera, Apidae)". ZooKeys (951): 67–81. doi:10.3897/zookeys.951.49855. PMC 7390808. PMID 32774106.
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Kush Himalayan range, it is produced by Himalayan giant honey bees (Apislaboriosa). Honey hunting in Nepal has been traditionally performed by the Gurung...
western honey bee), Apis cerana, and Apis florea. Apis dorsata belongs to the subgenus Megapis. There are a few hypotheses as to when Apis dorsata diverged...
cavities. Other honey bee species, including the giant honey bees Apis dorsata and Apislaboriosa, generally construct nests consisting of a single comb in open...
and Pakistan. Their primary hosts are the larva of Apis dorsata and Apislaboriosa, although after Apis mellifera was imported to Asia, they were found to...
which there are four species, are native to Apis dorsata, Apislaboriosa, and Apis breviligula, but spread to Apis mellifera after they were introduced to...
larva of Apis dorsata and Apislaboriosa but can also infect Apis mellifera Varroa destructor, bee mite that attacks honey bees Apis cerana and Apis mellifera...
highest documented for honeybees, aside from Apis dorsata, Apislaboriosa, and Apis cerana nuluensis, the only Apis species that do not have documented paternity...
gather around cliffs that are home to the world's largest honeybee, Apislaboriosa. As they have for generations, the men come to harvest the Himalayan...
hazardous cliff-climbing to wrest the precious commodity from the nests of Apislaboriosa, the giant Himalayan honeybee. The honey thus collected by the Gurung...
species Apis florea. Recent studies have highlighted notable differences between the bees and have thus separated them into distinct species. Apis andreniformis...
Nepal and is 3 mm in length. Both species are found in the nests of Apislaboriosa Megabraula antecessor Grimaldi & Underwood, 1986 Megabraula onerosa...
New Guinea from western honey bee hives. Hosts are primarily Apis dorsata, A. laboriosa and A. breviligula. Includes A. cerana. Delfinado-Baker, M.; Aggarwal...
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