Good Day,
 
I'm a High School Science (and, now, Philosophy) teacher trying to
harmonize standard biological taxonomy with Aristotelian 'categories'
or categorical propositions.  In Plato's MENO, the simile of a
virtues being like a swarm of BEES is made, so I thought I'd ask a favour...
 
BEES: Animalia - Arthropoda - Insecta - Hymenoptera ---- then what ?
 
Is "APIS" the 'Family' or 'Genus' of Bees ?  And if it is the
'Genus', to what 'Family' to bees belong ?
 
And what about HONEY Bees ?  If German honey bees are "mellifera
carnica", and Italian honey bees are "mellifera ligustica", is "Apis
mellifera" the "Genus species" of honey bees in general, and
"carnica" and "ligustica" sub-species, or is "mellifera" the "genus"
and "carnica" the "species".
 
And finally, where do bumble bees fit into all of this ?  And what of
'yellow jackets', wasps, and hornets ?
 
Any help with any of this would be greatly appreciated.  I look
forward to reading your answer(s)!
 
Thanks, in advance...
                                     Evan Williams