Nomia melanderi vs bee

Nomia melanderi and bee both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Nomia melanderi	Yes	No	No	No
bee	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, bee is a hypernym of Nomia melanderi; that is, bee is a word with a broader meaning than Nomia melanderi:

Nomia melanderi: a common solitary bee important for pollinating alfalfa in the western United States
bee: any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species

Nomia melanderi (noun)	bee (noun)
a common solitary bee important for pollinating alfalfa in the western United States	any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species
	a social gathering to carry out some communal task or to hold competitions