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Bombus (Fervidobombus) bellicosus Smith, 1879
Bombus thoracicus Sichel, J. (1862). Observations hyménoptèrologiques. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Fr. (4) 2: 119-122 [121] (junior primary homonym of Bombus thoracicus Spinola, 1806) .
Type data: lectotype MNHP <F>.
Subsequent designation: Milliron, H. E. (1960). Recognition of bumblebee type specimens, with notes on some dubious names (Hymenoptera: Apidae). Bull. Brooklyn Entomol. Soc. 55 (4): 87-99 [97] .
Type locality: Argentina, Buenos Aires, La Plata.

Bombus bellicosus Smith, F. (1879). Descriptions of New Species of Hymenoptera in Collection of the British Museum. London: British Museum 240 pp. [131] .
Type data: holotype BMNH 17B.1049 <F>.
Type locality: 'Sumatra or India' [wrong type locality; probably from Argentina].

Bombus Emiliae Dalla Torre, C. G. (1890). Hymenopterologische Notizen. Wien. Entomol. Ztg. 9: 139-141 [139] (nom. nov. for Bombus thoracicus Sichel, 1862) .

Bombus thoracicus fuliginosus Friese, H. (1904). Beiträge zur Bienenfauna von Chile, Peru und Ecuador. (Hym.). Z. Syst. Hymenopterol. Dipterol. 4: 180-188 [188] .
Type data: holotype ZMB <F>.
Type locality: Argentina, Salta.

Bombus thoracicus umbrinus Friese, H. (1912). Über einige neue Apiden (Hym.). Arch. Naturgesch., Abt. A 78 (12): 85-89 [87] .
Type data: holotype ZMB <F>.
Type locality: Argentina, Salta.

Bombus thoracicus umbrinus Friese, H. (1931). Uber Bombus und Psithyrus. Konowia 10: 300-304 [302] (junior primary homonym of Bombus thoracicus var. umbrinus Friese, 1913) .
Type data: holotype ZMB <F>.
Type locality: Argentina, Salta.

Distribution

Neotropical Region: Argentina (Buenos Aires, Chubut, Corrientes, Córdoba, Entre Rios, La Pampa, Misiones, Rio Negro, San Luis, Santa Fé, Santiago del Estero), Brazil (Paraná [Araucária, Balsa Nova, Curitiba, Palmeira, Ponta Grossa, São José Dos Pinhais], Rio Grande do Sul [Esteio], Santa Catarina [São Joaquim]), Uruguay

References

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