(EN) H. A. Dade, Anatomy and Dissection of the Honeybee, Londra, I.B.R.A. e London : International Bee Research Association, 1994, p. 28, ISBN 0-86098-214-9, OCLC 780621829. URL consultato il 20 maggio 2018.
«The correct, official name of our honeybee is Apis mellifera L., which means 'the honey-bearing bee', not a very good descriptive name. It is the first name given to her by Linnaeus, and it appears in the 10th edition of his Systema Naturae (1758). Later, he changed the name to Apis Mellifica.»