Apis dorsata laboriosa
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| Apis dorsata laboriosa Smith, 1871 |
Apis dorsata laboriosa is a subspecies of honey bee originally described as a species, but which has since been recognized to represent a geographic race (subspecies) of the more widely-distributed Apis dorsata, or "Giant Honey bee" (Engel, 1999). This subspecies is largely limited to the Himalayas.
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- Engel, M.S. (1999) The taxonomy of recent and fossil honey bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Apis). Journal of Hymenoptera Research 8: 165-196.
