New COI-COII mtDNA Region Haplotypes in the Endemic Honey Bees and (Hymenoptera: Apidae) in Algeria.

The practice of beekeeping in Algeria is of great cultural, social, and economic importance. However, the importation of non-local subspecies reported by beekeepers has disrupted the natural geographical distribution area and the genetic diversity of the native honey bees. To assess the genetic diversity of and , and their relationships with African and European subspecies, the COI-COII intergenic region was analyzed in 335 individuals, 68 sampled in Algeria, 71 in Europe, Madagascar, and the South West Indian Ocean archipelagos, and 196 sequences recovered from GenBank.

Natural clines and human management impact the genetic structure of Algerian honey bee populations.

Background: The Algerian honey bee population is composed of two described subspecies A. m. intermissa and A.