Apis mellifera var. ligustica Linnaeus, 1758 Dataset GBIF Backbone Taxonomy Rank VARIETY Classification kingdom Animalia phylum Arthropoda class Insecta order Hymenoptera family Apidae genus Apis species Apis mellifera Name Homonyms Apis mellifera ligustica Spinola, 1806 Apis mellifera var. ligustica Linnaeus, 1758