Apis cerana indica

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regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
classis = Insecta
ordo = Hymenoptera
subordo = Apocrita
superfamilia = Apoidea
familia = Apidae
subfamilia = Apinae
tribus = Apini
genus = "Apis"
species = "A. cerana"
subspecies = "A. c. indica"
trinomial = "Apis cerana indica"
trinomial_authority = Fabricius

"Apis cerana indica" is a subspecies of honey bee. "A. c. indica" is one of the important pollinating agents for coconut palms; the other species are: "Apis florea", "Apis dorsata" and "Apis mellifera" (the European bee) [P.K. Thampan. 1981. Handbook on Coconut Palm. Oxford & IBH Publishing Co.] .

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