Apis lithohermaea

Apis lithohermaea is an extinct species of honey bee in the dorsata species group. It is one of the biggest honey bees ever discovered, matching the modern Apis dorsata.[1]

Apis lithohermaea
Temporal range:
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Apidae
Genus: Apis
Species:
†A. lithohermaea
Binomial name
†Apis lithohermaea
Engel, 2006

Paleontology

The type specimen of A. lithohermaea is a fossil, collected from Iki Island, Japan.[1]

In culture

ARK: Survival Evolved

In September 2016, the "Giant Bee" animal was added to ARK: Survival Evolved, themed after the species.[2]

References
  1. Engel, M. S. (2006). "The giant honey bee, Apis lithohermaea Engel, from the Miocene of Japan and the geological history of Apis (Hymenoptera: Apidae)". Honeybee Science - Tamagawa University (Japan) (in Japanese). ISSN 0388-2217.
  2. "Introducing the Giant Bee!". Jurassic Ark. Archived from the original on 2019-11-17. There are two types in the game, drones and the queen.
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