The method of using morphological marker to sort bees has been used so far. Pigmentation markers are important characters in bee morphological marker. In this study lip back and tergum pigmentation of 4 440 worker bees,296 colonies were analyzed which were collected from 14 locations in middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River. The results showed a high diversity of pigmentation of Apis cerana and was different from the pigmentation oiApis mellifera. Maps of 0～9 types of clypeus, 2～4 tergums and scutellum Sc area ,0～5 types of labrum, 0～7 types of scutellum K area and 0～6 types of scuteelum B area were drawn. Hierarchical cluster analyses by Apis cerana lip, tergum and scutllum revealed two distinct morphoclusters separately which was similar to the result of overall cluster. But hierarchical cluster analyses by principal factors revealed three distinct morphoclusters, (a) dark pigmentation Apis cerana, (b)brown pigmentation Apis cerana and (a)yellow pigmentation Apis cerana. All maps and cluster results may serve as reference for developing standards of illustrated catalogue of Apis cerana pigmentation and developing the classification system of Apis cerana subspecies in China.%应用形态学标记对蜜蜂进行分类的方法一直被人们广泛应用,色型标记是蜜蜂形态学标记中重要指标.对采自黄河中下游14地区296群东方蜜蜂的4 440只工蜂唇部、小盾片及背板8个色型进行分析,发现东方蜜蜂色型丰富,与西方蜜蜂色型有很大不同,分别绘制出东方蜜蜂第2～4背板、唇基和小盾片Sc区0～9级,上唇0～5级,小盾片K区和B区分别为0～7级和0～6级色型图谱.14采样地区应用唇部、背板以及小盾片色型分别可以聚为2大类,与总聚类结果相似. 8个色型特征在主成分分析中共提出2个特征值大的因子,主因子分类结果显示14采样地区东方蜜蜂分为三大类:黑色东方蜜蜂、棕色东方蜜蜂和黄色东方蜜蜂.上述东方蜜蜂色型图和聚类结果为制定东方蜜蜂色型标准图谱和建立中国东方蜜蜂亚种分类系统提供有利参考依据.
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