Carpophthoromyia scutellata was created in 1853.
Carpophthoromyia vittata was created in 1794.
Carpophthoromyia tessmanni was created in 1920.
Carpophthoromyia speciosa was created in 1984.
Carpophthoromyia pseudotritea was created in 1918.
Scutellinia scutellata was created in 1753.
Phaonia scutellata was created in 1845.
Africanized honey bees (AHB), known colloquially as "killer bees" or Africanized bees, are hybrids of the African honey bee, Apis mellifera scutellata (not A. m. adansonii; see Collet et al., 2006), with various European honey bees such as the Italian bee A. m. ligusticaand A. m. iberiensis.
'Killer bees' are more properly called Africanized honey bees. They are the result of a cross between Tanzanian honey bee (Apis mellifera scutellata) queens and Western honey bee (Apis mellifera mellifera) drones.
The Africanized honey bee is a descendant from one of 26 Tanzanian honey bee queens (apis mellifera scutellata) that escaped from a research station in Brazil and mated with local European honey bee drones (apis mellifera mellifera).
Yes, African honeybees pollinate flowers. The insects in question (Apis mellifera scutellata) sip upon nectar and take away pollen, just like other bees. They therefore will have to be considered, despite their invasive aggressiveness, among the world's beneficial insects and insect pollinators.
Commitment to sustainable populations is the greatest benefit of African honey bees. The insects in question (Apis mellifera scutellata) prioritize such colony-defending and hive-expanding behaviors as asexual, parthenogenetic reproduction; early, industrious foraging; and pollen (over nectar) accumulation, processing, and storage.
Apis mellifera mellifera -- Western/European honey beeApis mellifera cerana -- Oriental honey beeApis mellifera ligustica -- Italian honey beeApis mellifera iberiensis -- Spanish honey beeApis mellifera scutellata -- African honey bee