Bombus (Fervidobombus) pullatus Franklin, 1913
Bombus (Bombus) niger
Franklin, H. J. (1913). The Bombidae of the New World. Trans. Am. Entomol. Soc. 39: 73-200 [120] (Although Williams (1998:113) has not intentionally designate a lectotype for this species, his indication can be treated as a valid lectotype designation. No previous lectotype designation was found for this name) .
Type data: lectotype USNM 24110 <F> queen.
Subsequent designation: 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 [113] .
Type locality: Panama, Chiriquí, Boquete.
Bombus (Bombus) pullatus
Franklin, H. J. (1913). The Bombidae of the New World. Trans. Am. Entomol. Soc. 39: 73-200 [122] .
Type data: holotype USNM 24111 <M>.
Type locality: Ecuador.
Distribution
Neotropical Region: Colombia (Boyaca, Caldas, Chocó, Cundinamarca, Distrito Capital, Huila, Magdalena, Meta, Santander, Tolima, Valle del Cauca), Costa Rica, Ecuador (Guayas), Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Venezuela (Aragua, Carabobo, Miranda, Mérida, Sucre, Zulia)
References
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Abrahamovich, A. H., Diaz, N. B., Morrone, J. J. (2004). Distributional patterns of the Neotropical and Andean species of the genus Bombus (Hymenoptera: Apidae). Acta Zool. Mex. (n. s.) 20 (1): 99-117 [111, 114] (Distribution, biogeography)
Cockerell, T. D. A. (1949). Bees from Central America, principally Honduras. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 98: 429-490 [488] (Descriptive note, distribution record (as Bombus niger))
Franklin, H. J. (1913). The Bombidae of the New World. Trans. Am. Entomol. Soc. 39: 73-200 [118, 120] (partim, as atratus and niger)
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Lievano Leon, A., Ospina Torres, R. & Nates Parra, G. (1991). Distribucion altitudinal del genero Bombus em Colombia (Hymenoptera: Apidae). Trianea 4: 541-550 [545, 547, 548, 549] (Table, distribution)
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Lutz, F. E. & Cockerell, T. D. A. (1920). Notes on distribution and bibliography of North American bees of the families Apidae, Meliponidae, Bombidae, Euglossidae, and Anthophoridae. Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. 42: 491-641 [526] (Catalog, as Bombus niger)
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Milliron, H. E. (1961). Revised classification of the bumblebees - a synopsis (Hymenoptera: Apidae). J. Kansas Entomol. Soc. 34 (2): 49-61 [57] (Taxonomy, as Megabombus (M.))
Milliron, H. E. (1962). Taxonomic notes on some American bumblebees (Hymenoptera: Apidae; Bombinae). Can. Entomol. 94 (7): 728-735 [729] (New combination (as Megabombus pullatus), synonymy)
Milliron, H. E. (1973). A monograph of the Western Hemisphere bumblebees (Hymenoptera: Apidae; Bombinae). II. The genus Megabombus subgenus Megabombus. Mem. Entomol. Soc. Can. 89: 81-237 [201-295] (Synonymy, redescription, distribution (as Megabombus (M.) pullatus))
Rasmussen, C. (2003). Clave de identificación para las especies peruanas de Bombus Latreille, 1809 (Hymenoptera, Apidae), con notas sobre su biología y distribución. Rev. Peru. Entomol. 43: 31-45 [36] (Distribution (partim, as Bombus pullatus))
Sage, R. D. (1968). Observations on feeding, nesting ans territorial behavior of carpenter bees genus Xylocopa in Costa Rica. Ann. Entomol. Soc. Am. 61 (4): 884-889 [884] (Flower record, as Bombus niger)
Stiles, E. W. (1976). Comparison of male bumblebee flight paths: temperate and tropical (Hymenoptera: Apoidea). J. Kansas Entomol. Soc. 49 (2): 266-274 [266] (Biology, comp.)
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