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Bombus (Fervidobombus) brasiliensis Lepeletier, 1836
Bombus brasiliensis Lepeletier, A. L. M. (1836). Histoire Naturelle des Insectes. Hyménoptères. Paris: Roret Vol. 1 547 pp. [470] .
Type data: lectotype OUM <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 [89] .
Type locality: Brazil.

Bombus venustus Smith, F. (1861). Descriptions of new genera and species of exotic Hymenoptera. J. Entomol. 1: 146-155 [154] .
Type data: lectotype BMNH 17B.1050 <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: Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Teresópolis ['Constantia'].

Bombus brasiliensis palliventris Friese, H. (1931). Uber Bombus und Psithyrus. Konowia 10: 300-304 [302] .
Type data: syntype whereabouts unknown <M><W>.
Type locality: Paraguay, Guairá, Villarrica.

Distribution

Neotropical Region: Argentina (Misiones), Brazil (Bahia [Eunápolis, Itamaraju, Porto Seguro], Espírito Santo [Alegre, Conceição Da Barra, Linhares, Santa Teresa, Sooretama, São Mateus], Goiás [Anápolis, Jataí], Mato Grosso [Campo Novo Do Parecis, Campos De Júlio, Cuiabá, Matupá, Sapezal, Tangará Da Serra], Mato Grosso do Sul [Bataguassu, Dourados], Minas Gerais [Ipanema, Mar De Espanha, Passa Quatro], Paraná [Almirante Tamandaré, Curitiba, Curiúva, Marumbi, Morretes], Rio de Janeiro [Itatiaia, Petrópolis, Rio De Janeiro, Teresópolis], Santa Catarina [Blumenau, Corupá, Florianópolis, Joinville, Mafra, Seara, São Francisco Do Sul], São Paulo [Bananal, Barueri, Campos Do Jordão, Eldorado, Salesópolis, São Paulo, Ubatuba]), Paraguay, Uruguay

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