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November 17 , 2022
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- A new species of endemic honeybee has been discovered in the Western Ghats.
- The new species has been named Apis karinjodian and given the common name Indian black honeybee.
- A new species of honeybee has been spotted from the Western Ghats after a gap of more than 200 years.
- The last honeybee described from India was Apis indica in 1798 by Fabricius.
- Although Fabricius named the Indian bee Apis indica, it was not considered a valid species till now.
- The research team restored the status of Apis indica based on a new measure for species discrimination in honeybees termed ‘Radio-Medial Index (RMI)’.
- Till date, only a single species, Apis cerana was noted across the plains of central and southern India and Sri Lanka.
- The new find has increased the species of honeybees in the world to 11.
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