Apis nigrocincta is a species of honey bee that inhabits the Philippine island of Mindanao as well as the Indonesian islands of Sangihe and Sulawesi. The species is known to have queens with the highest mating frequencies of any species of the tribe Apini.[1]
It is a middle-sized species of the tribe Apini, compared to the larger A. dorsata or smaller A. florea.[2]
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^Michener, Charles (2000). Bees of the World (2nd ed.). JHU Press. ISBN 978-0801885730.
true honeybees. The genus Apis is split into three major lineages – dwarf, giant, and cavity-nesting honeybees. Apisnigrocincta is a cavity-nesting species...
flicking their wings. In cavity dwelling species such as Apis cerana, Apis mellifera, and Apisnigrocincta, entrances to these cavities are guarded and checked...
similar sympatric species, including Apis koschevnikovi of Borneo and Apisnigrocincta of the Philippines. Apis cerana nuluensis of Borneo is also now...
bee or European honey bee (Apis mellifera) is the most common of the 7–12 species of honey bees worldwide. The genus name Apis is Latin for "bee", and mellifera...
For cavity-nesting honey bees, like the western honey bee (Apis mellifera) or Apisnigrocincta, flowers that are located directly in line with the sun are...
years in temperate climates. These mites can infest Apis mellifera, the western honey bee, and Apis cerana, the Asian honey bee. Due to very similar physical...
number of Indonesian honey bees, including the more obscure Apis koschevnikovi and Apisnigrocincta (the latter of which has nearby habitat on nearby Sulawesi...
external parasite of the western honey bee (Apis mellifera), Asian honey bee (A. cerana), A. nigrocincta, and A. nuluensis V. underwoodi has been found...
jumper", a behaviour also shared with other Myrmecia ants, such as M. nigrocincta. This is the most common name for the ant, along with "black jumper,"...
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