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A molecular phylogeny of the genus Apis suggests that the Giant Honey Bee of the Philippines, A. breviligula Maa, and the Plains Honey Bee of southern India, A. indica Fabricius, are valid species
Author(s) -
LO NATHAN,
GLOAG ROSALYN S.,
ANDERSON DENIS L.,
OLDROYD BENJAMIN P.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
systematic entomology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.552
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1365-3113
pISSN - 0307-6970
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-3113.2009.00504.x
Subject(s) - biology , honey bee , apis cerana , genus , zoology , taxon , phylogenetics , phylogenetic tree , maximum parsimony , molecular phylogenetics , botany , ecology , honey bees , clade , biochemistry , gene
Two new taxa have been added to the existing molecular phylogenies of the genus Apis . The new phylogeny supports the accepted phylogenetic relationships of {dwarf honey bees [giant honey bees (cavity‐nesting honey bees)]}. Based on Bayesian and maximum parsimony trees, our analysis supports recognition of Apis indica , the Plains Honey Bee of south India, as a separate species from A. cerana . Our analysis also supports recognition of the Giant Philippines Honey Bee, A. breviligula , as a separate species from A. dorsata .