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Apis mellifera artemisia
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Apidae
Genus:	Apis
Species:	A. mellifera
Subspecies:	A. m. artemisia
Trinomial name
Apis mellifera artemisia Engel 1999
Synonyms
Apis mellifera mellifera variety tesquorum (Skorikov 1929), Apis mellifera acervorum (Skorikov 1929)

Apis mellifera artemisia is the Russian steppe honey bee, first identified in 1999 near Kyiv, Ukraine, by only one specimen, but by 2011 its taxonomic status had been called into question, although to date no DNA analysis has been conducted: At the same time the taxonomic status of the Apis mellifera ruttneri on Malta was also called into question, however in 2017 it was confirmed that Apis mellifera ruttneri was a new and separate subspecies.

Its name is derived from Artemis the Greek goddess for whom the honey bee was a symbol and whose temple at Ephesus, the Artemision, was listed as one of the Seven Wonders of the world.

References

1. Michael S Engel (1999). "The taxonomy of recent and fossil honey bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae; Apis)". Journal of Hymenoptera Research. 8 (2): 180. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
2. Michael S Engel (1999). "The taxonomy of recent and fossil honey bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae; Apis)". Journal of Hymenoptera Research. 8 (2): 180. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
3. "Apis mellifera subsp. artemisia Engel, 1999". gbif.org. Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
4. R. Ilyasov, I. Kutuev, A. Petukhov, A. Poskryakov, A. Nikolenko. (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 4 January 2023.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
5. Zammit-Mangion, Marion; Meixner, Marina; Mifsud, David; Sammut, Sheryl; Camilleri, Liberato (2017-10-20). "Thorough morphological and genetic evidence confirm the existence of the endemic honey bee of the Maltese Islands Apis mellifera ruttneri: recommendations for conservation". Journal of Apicultural Research. 56 (5): 514–522. doi:10.1080/00218839.2017.1371522. ISSN 0021-8839. S2CID 91025470.
6. Michael S Engel (1999). "The taxonomy of recent and fossil honey bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae; Apis)". Journal of Hymenoptera Research. 8 (2): 180. Retrieved 4 January 2023.

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