The list presented here is a list of global bumblebee [ 1] Bombini ) based on the Bombus phylogeny presented by Cameron et al (2007)[ 2] subgenus following the revision of Williams et al (2008).[ 3] Late Eocene in North America and England with the most diversity of fossils found during the Miocene. The fossil species were discussed and revised by Dehon et al (2019).[ 4]
Name
Taxon name
Distribution
ITIS TSN
Image
Bombus angustus Bombus angustus Chu, 1949Taiwan 1130323 [ 5] Bombus breviceps Bombus breviceps Smith, 1852East Asia , South Asia , Southeast Asia 714879 [ 5] Bombus genalis Bombus genalis Friese, 1918Himalayas 714913 [ 5] Bombus grahami Bombus grahami Frison, 1933South Asia , East Asia 714915 [ 5] Bombus kashmirensis Bombus kashmirensis Friese, 1909East Asia , South Asia 714936 [ 5] Bombus nobilis Bombus nobilis Friese, 1905South Asia , East Asia 714967 [ 5] Bombus wurflenii Bombus wurflenii Radoszkowski, 1860Europe 715043 [ 5]
Name
Taxon name
Distribution
ITIS TSN
Image
Bombus alpinus Bombus alpinus Linnaeus, 1758Europe 714857 [ 5] Bombus balteatus Bombus balteatus 1832North America , Europe 714786 [ 5] Bombus hyperboreus Bombus hyperboreus Schönherr, 1809Canada , Greenland, Russia , Scandinavia 714811 [ 5] Bombus kirbiellus Bombus kirbiellus United States , Canada 1128121 [ 5] Bombus kluanensis Bombus kluanensis Williams, Cannings, 2016North America 1129722 High Arctic Bumble Bee Bombus natvigi Richards, 1931Canada , Alaska 1129726 [ 5] Bombus neoboreus Bombus neoboreus Sladen, 1919Canada , Alaska 714825 [ 5] Bombus polaris Bombus polaris Curtis, 1835Arctic 714831 [ 5] Bombus pyrrhopygus Bombus pyrrhopygus Europe , North Asia 1129727 [ 5]
Subgenus Bombias
Bombus (sensu stricto)
Name
Taxon name
Distribution
ITIS TSN
Image
Rusty patched bumble bee Bombus affinis 1863Michigan 714782 [ 5] Cryptic bumblebee Bombus cryptarum Fabricius, 1775Luxembourg 1126452 [ 5] Franklin's bumblebee Bombus franklini Frison, 1921714804 [ 5] Short-tongued bumblebee Bombus hypocrita Perez, 1905714927 [ 5] Bombus ignitus Bombus ignitus Smith, 1869714928 [ 5] Bombus jacobsoni Bombus jacobsoni Skorikov, 19121126453 [ 5] Bombus lantschouensis Bombus lantschouensis Vogt, 19081126454 [ 5] Bombus longipennis Bombus longipennis Friese, 19181126455 [ 5] White-tailed bumblebee Bombus lucorum Linnaeus, 1761Luxembourg 714816 [ 5] Northern white-tailed bumblebee Bombus magnus Vogt, 19111126456 [ 5] Bombus minshanicus Bombus minshanicus Bischoff, 19361126457 Western bumble bee Bombus occidentalis Greene, 1858714827 [ 5] Bombus patagiatus Bombus patagiatus Nylander, 1848714977 [ 5] Bombus sporadicus Bombus sporadicus Nylander, 1848715016 [ 5] Buff-tailed bumblebee Bombus terrestris Linnaeus, 1758Morocco , Lebanon , Luxembourg 714842 [ 5] Yellow-banded bumble bee Bombus terricola Kirby, 1837Michigan 714843 [ 5] Bombus tunicatus Bombus tunicatus Smith, 1852715033 [ 5]
Subgenus Cullumanobombus
Name
Taxon name
Distribution
ITIS TSN
Image
Bombus baeri Bombus baeri 714868 [ 5] Bombus brachycephalus Bombus brachycephalus 714790 [ 5] Scarlet-tailed bumble bee Bombus coccineus Friese, 1903Peru 714885 [ 5] Crotch's bumble bee Bombus crotchii Cresson, 1878714796 [ 5] Cullum's bumblebee Bombus cullumanus Kirby, 1802714891 [ 5] Bombus ecuadorius Bombus ecuadorius 1890714897 [ 5] Southern Plains bumblebee Bombus fraternus Smith, 1854Michigan 714805 [ 5] Mourning bee Bombus funebris 1854714911 [ 5] Brown-belted bumblebee Bombus griseocollis Geer, 1773Michigan 714807 [ 5] Bombus handlirschi Bombus handlirschi 714918 [ 5] Bombus haueri Bombus haueri Handlirsch, 1888714809 [ 5] Bombus hortulanus Bombus hortulanus 1904714924 [ 5] Bombus macgregori Bombus macgregori Labougle, Ayala714817 [ 5] Bombus melaleucus Bombus melaleucus 714819 [ 5] Morrison bumblebee Bombus morrisoni 1878714823 [ 5] Bombus pristinus[ 4] Bombus pristinus Unger, 1867Bombus randeckensis [ 4] Bombus randeckensis Bombus robustus Bombus robustus 1854714993 [ 5] Bombus rohweri Bombus rohweri Frison, 1925714994 [ 5] Bombus rubicundus Bombus rubicundus 714996 [ 5] Red-belted bumblebee Bombus rufocinctus 1863Michigan 714833 [ 5] Bombus semenoviellus Bombus semenoviellus 715007 [ 5] Bombus trophonius [ 6] Bombus trophonius Prokop, Dehon, Michez, Engel, 2017Bombus tucumanus Bombus tucumanus 715032 [ 5] Bombus unicus Bombus unicus 715036 [ 5] Bombus vogti Bombus vogti 715041 [ 5]
Subgenus Megabombus
Subgenus Melanobombus
†Bombus cerdanyensis Bombus lapidarius
Subgenus Mendacibombus
†Bombus beskonakensis Bombus avinoviellus †Bombus beskonakensis
Bombus convexus Bombus handlirschianus Bombus himalayanus Bombus makarjini Bombus margreiteri Bombus marussinus Bombus mendax Bombus superbus Bombus turkestanicus Bombus waltoni
Subgenus Orientalibombus
Bombus braccatus Bombus funerarius Bombus haemorrhoidalis
Paraelectrobombus Bombus patriciae holotype†Bombus patriciae - Late Oligocene/Early Miocene, BesKonak paleolake, Ankara, Turkey[ 4]
Bombus barbutellus Bombus campestris Bombus rupestris Bombus pratorum (male)Bombus jonellus
Subgenus Sibiricobombus
Bombus niveatus
Subgenus Subterraneobombus
Bombus pascuorum
Subgenus Thoracobombus
Bombus schrencki Bombus sylvarum Bombus veteranus Bombus vetustus Calyptapis florissantensis Oligobombus cuspidatus †“Bombus” anacolus - Middle Miocene Shanwang Formation , Shandong Province, China[ 4]
†Bombus? crassipes - Late Miocene Krottensee deposits, Czech Republic[ 4]
†“Bombus” dilectus - Middle Miocene Shanwang Formation , Shandong Province, China[ 4]
†“Bombus” luianus - Middle Miocene Shanwang Formation , Shandong Province, China[ 4]
†Bombus proavus - Middle Miocene, Latah Formation , Washington, USA[ 4]
†Bombus vetustus - Late Miocene, Botchi Formation, Botchi River, Khabarovsk Krai, Russia[ 4]
Calyptapis
Oligobombus
Notes
^ a b Bombus occidentalis and Bombus terricola are sometimes considered the same species.
References
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