On Sun, 22 Nov 1998, Ted Fischer wrote:
 
> John Wolford wrote:
>
> > I am doing a project on Honey bees, and I really need to know the complete
> > classification of them. ( Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus,
> > Species. ) Any information would be of use.
>
> Kingdom: Animal
> Phylum: Arthropoda
> Class: Insecta
> Order: Hymenoptera
> Family: Apidae
> Genus: Apis
> Species: mellifera
 
Since the original post requested a classification of "honey bees," and in
the interest of providing a complete list, it should be pointed out that
the above classification concerns only one species, the western hive bee.
There are at least five other living species of honey bee, viz. Apis
andreniformis, A. cerana (the eastern hive bee), A. dorsata, A. florea,
and A. koschevnikovi. A number of extinct species also are known.
 
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