Apis
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Apis is a genus of honey-producing bees best known for the Western honey bee (Apis mellifera), a key pollinator and major species in global apiculture.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
genus
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| bestKnownSpecies | Apis mellifera ⓘ |
| class | Insecta ⓘ |
| commonName | honey bees ⓘ |
| developmentStages |
adult
ⓘ
egg ⓘ larva ⓘ pupa ⓘ |
| diet |
nectar
ⓘ
pollen ⓘ |
| droneCaste | present ⓘ |
| economicImportance | high ⓘ |
| family | Apidae ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution | Old World origin ⓘ |
| habitat |
agricultural landscapes
ⓘ
forests ⓘ grasslands ⓘ terrestrial ⓘ |
| includesSpecies |
Apis andreniformis
ⓘ
Apis cerana ⓘ Apis dorsata ⓘ Apis florea ⓘ Apis koschevnikovi ⓘ Apis laboriosa ⓘ Apis mellifera ⓘ Apis nigrocincta ⓘ |
| introducedTo | Americas via human activity ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifeCycle | holometabolous metamorphosis ⓘ |
| nestType | wax combs ⓘ |
| notableFor |
honey production
ⓘ
pollination ⓘ wax production ⓘ |
| order | Hymenoptera ⓘ |
| phylum | Arthropoda ⓘ |
| pollinationService |
agricultural crops
ⓘ
wild plants ⓘ |
| produces |
beeswax
ⓘ
honey ⓘ propolis ⓘ royal jelly ⓘ |
| queenCaste | present ⓘ |
| reproduction | queen-based colony reproduction ⓘ |
| roleInEcosystem | key pollinators of flowering plants ⓘ |
| socialStructure | eusocial ⓘ |
| subfamily | Apinae ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| tribe | Apini ⓘ |
| usedIn | apiculture ⓘ |
| workerCaste | present ⓘ |