Elevational distribution of A. laboriosa records for Uttarakhand, Nepal, Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh. 94% of all records were found between 500–3500 m a.s.l.. The lowest occurrence of A. laboriosa was observed in Arunachal Pradesh (229 m a.s.l.), and the highest in Nepal (4267 m a.s.l.). Uttarakhand (N = 17; range: 1008–2743 m a.s.l.; mean: 1927 ±131 m), Nepal (N= 60; range: 800–4100 m a.s.l.; mean: 2036 ±103 m), Bhutan (N = 43; range: 631–3399 m a.s.l.; mean: 2077 ±124 m), Arunachal Pradesh (N = 17; range: 229–3649 m a.s.l.; mean: 1620 ±143 m).

 
 
  Part of: Kitnya N, Prabhudev MV, Bhatta CP, Pham TH, Nidup T, Megu K, Chakravorty J, Brockmann A, Otis GW (2020) Geographical distribution of the giant honey bee Apis laboriosa Smith, 1871 (Hymenoptera, Apidae). ZooKeys 951: 67-81. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.951.49855