Apis dorsata

TaxID: 7462

Basic Information

Apis dorsata

Giant Honey Bee, giant honeybee

Apis dorsata, the rock bee or giant honey bee, is a honey bee of South and Southeast Asia. They are typically around 17 C20 mm (0.7 C0.8 in) long and nests are mainly built in exposed places far off the ground, like on tree limbs, under cliff overhangs, and under buildings. These social bees are known for their aggressive defense strategies and vicious behavior when disturbed. Though the species is not domesticated, indigenous peoples have traditionally used it as a source of honey and beeswax, a practice known as honey hunting.

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Taxonomic Information

Eukaryota

Arthropoda

Insecta

Hymenoptera

Apidae

Apis

dorsata

nan

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Morphological Features

No morphological description available.

Host Plants (0 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

No host plants available.

Quarantine Status (1 records)

Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.

Country Status Year Added
Australia Quarantine pests —

Distribution (20 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

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Present
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Absent
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Unknown/Other
Country Status State
Bangladesh Present —
Brunei Darussalam Present —
Bhutan Present —
Cambodia Present —
China Present —
Hong Kong, China Present —
Indonesia Present —
India Present —
Lao People's Democratic Republic Present —
Sri Lanka Present —
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Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)

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Genomes (1 records)

Data source: NCBI.

Assembly Accession Assembly Level Genome Size(Mb) Contig N50(Kb) Scaffold N50(Kb) BUSCO% Downloads Actions
GCA_000469605.1 Scaffold 230 8 732 -
FASTA GFF3

Transcriptomes (1 records)

Data source: NCBI.

Run ID Tissue Developmental Stage Sex Read Count Location Actions
SRR9034696 whole body without belly - - 87291743 -
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DNA Barcodes (320 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

Process ID BIN Marker Length Country Date Lat/Lon Sequence
THAMH9467-23 BOLD:AAA2327 COI-5P 653 Thailand 2023-01-20 19.20393, 101.07778
SPMIS047-22 BOLD:AAA2327 COI-5P 658 - - -
SABEE684-15 BOLD:AAA2327 COI-5P 608 Thailand 2014-09-03 13.72, 100.49
SABEE683-15 BOLD:AAA2327 COI-5P 658 Thailand 2014-09-01 13.72, 100.74
SABEE682-15 BOLD:AAA2327 COI-5P 658 Thailand 2014-10-30 13.69, 100.26
SABEE681-15 BOLD:AAA2327 COI-5P 637 Thailand 2014-10-30 13.69, 100.26
SABEE680-15 BOLD:AAA2327 COI-5P 658 Thailand 2014-10-30 13.69, 100.26
SABEE679-15 BOLD:AAA2327 COI-5P 658 Thailand 2014-08-31 14.01, 100.55
SABEE678-15 BOLD:AAA2327 COI-5P 658 Thailand 2014-08-28 13.73, 100.54
SABEE677-15 BOLD:AAA2327 COI-5P 658 Thailand 2014-08-26 13.73, 100.54
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