Apis mellifera scutellata and Apis mellifera

Apis mellifera scutellata noun - A strain of bees that originated in Brazil in the 1950s as a cross between an aggressive African bee and a honeybee; retains most of the traits of the African bee; now spread as far north as Texas.

Apis mellifera and Apis mellifera scutellata are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Apis mellifera" instead a noun phrase "Apis mellifera scutellata".

Apis mellifera noun - Social bee often domesticated for the honey it produces.

Apis mellifera scutellata and Apis mellifera are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace phrase "Apis mellifera scutellata" with "Apis mellifera", this phrases are similar.