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.

synonyms: Africanized honey bee, Apis mellifera adansonii, Apis mellifera scutellata, killer bee.

Polish: pszczoła środkowoafrykańska, pszczoła afrykańska