The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Apis \A"pis\, n. [L., bee.] (Zool.)
   A genus of insects of the order Hymenoptera, including the
   common honeybee (Apis mellifica) and other related species.
   See Honeybee.
   [1913 Webster]

V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (June 2006):

APIS
       Arbeitsdatei PIOS Innere Sicherheit (INPOL, PIOS)