Apis mellifera sossimai (common name the Ukrainian honey bee) extending from the west of Ukraine centrally and southwards towards the Caucasus mountains.[1] However in 2011 research from Russia conducted mtDNA analysis showing that the A. m. sossimai was not a separate subspecies, but only an ecotype of the Apis mellifera macedonica subspecies.[2]

Its name is derived from St. Sossima, patron Saint of beekeeping in Ukraine. St. Sossima may be a Christian version of the bee-god Zosim of some early pagan tribes of Russia.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Engel, Michael S (1999). "The taxonomy of recent and fossil honey bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae; Apis)". Journal of Hymenoptera Research. 8 (2): 185. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  2. ^ Ilyasov, R.; Kutuev, I.; Petukhov, A.; Poskryakov, A.; Nikolenko, A. (2011). "Phylogenetic relationships of the Dark European honeybee Apis mellifera mellifera L. from the Russian Ural and West European populations" (PDF). Journal of Apicultural Science. 55 (1): 68. Retrieved 6 January 2023.


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apis_mellifera_sossimai
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