Document Type
Article
Journal/Book Title/Conference
Annals of the Entomological Society of America
Volume
84
Publication Date
1-1-1991
First Page
137
Last Page
149
Abstract
A cladistic analysis of six species-species groups in the genus Apis using 21 characters of adult morphology and behavior produces a single most parsimonious cladogram with a consistency index of 93. If the numerous autapomorphies for the genus Apis are excluded from the calculation of the consistency index, its value is 88. The tree topology is ((andreniformis + fiorea ) + (dorsata group + (mellifera + (cerana + koschevnikovi)))). Implications of this phylogenetic hypothesis for ideas about the evolution of the dance language in Apis are discussed.
Recommended Citation
Alexander, Byron, "Phylogenetic Analysis of the Genus Apis (Hymenoptera: Apidae)" (1991). A. Paper 94.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/bee_lab_a/94