This is how I understand the taxonomical classification of honey bees.
Phylum - Arthropoda (Jointed Leg)
Class - Insecta
Order - Hymenoptera ( membrane , winged)
Superfamily - Apoidea (the bees)
Family - Apiodae (honey and bumble bees)
Genus - Apis ( bee)
Species - Mellifera (Honey bearing)
Race -ligustica (Italian)
(European) -carnica (Carniolian)
-caucasia (Caucasian)
-mellifera (German) (there are other races of European bees)
(African)
-adansonii
-intermissa
-unicolor
-capensis
-monticola
-scutellata
(Asian) -gandhiana
-indica
-japonica
Other SPECIES Apis Cerana
found in Asia Apis Dorsata
Apis Florea
Peter Wilson,
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
email
[log in to unmask]