APIDAE Apinae Bombini Bombus
Bombus (Megabombus) Dalla Torre, 1880
Bombus (Megabombus)
Dalla Torre, K. W. (1880). Unsere Hummel-(Bombus) Arten. Der Naturhistoriker (Wien) 2: 30, 40-41 [40] .
Type species: Bombus ligusticus Spinola, 1805
( = Apis argillacea Scopoli)
by monotypy.
Distribution
Neotropical Region: Argentina (Rio Negro), Chile
References
Milliron, H. E. (1962). Taxonomic notes on some American bumblebees (Hymenoptera: Apidae; Bombinae). Can. Entomol. 94 (7): 728-735 [728-731] (Catalog, taxonomy)
Williams, P. H. (1998). An annotated checklist of bumble bees with an analysis of patterns of description (Hymenoptera: Apidae, Bombini). Bull. Nat. Hist. Mus. Lond. (Entomol.) 67 (1): 79-152 [115] (Taxonomy, distribution)
Online since: 23 Jul 2008
Last update : 17 Jul 2023
Available Species
Bombus (Megabombus) ruderatus (Fabricius, 1775)