Bombus (Fervidobombus) medius Cresson, 1863
Bombus medius
Cresson, E. T. (1863). List of the North American species of Bombus and Apathus. Proc. Entomol. Soc. Phila. 2: 83-116 [97] .
Type data: holotype <W> (Type lost).
Type locality: 'USA, Utah' [according to Milliron (1973:173), probably Mexico].
Distribution
Nearctic Region: Mexico (Durango, Hidalgo, México); Neotropical Region: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico (Campeche, Chiapas, Oaxaca, Puebla, Quintana Roo, San Luis Potosi, Tabasco, Tamaulipas, Veracruz, Yucatan), Nicaragua, Panama
References
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