Apis lithohermaea
| Apis lithohermaea Temporal range:
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Apidae |
| Genus: | Apis |
| Species: | †A. lithohermaea
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| †Apis lithohermaea Engel, 2006
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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]
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
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ "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.