Reinstated name by Engel 1999, The Arabian or Nubian Honey Bee.

Apis mellifera nubica Ruttner 1976.
Apis mellifera yemenitica Ruttner 1988. Unnecessary emendation.
Apis mellifera sudanensis Ruttner 1988. Nomen nudum.

No type designed for this subspecies (Engel 1999). Ruttners original material in Oberursel.

Distribution. Sahelian countries, from Senegal to Arabia.

Geographical distribution: Al-Ghamdi et al. 2013.