Bombus (Pyrobombus) ephippiatus Say, 1837
Bombus ephippiatus
Say, T. (1837). Descriptions of new species of North American Hymenoptera, and observations on some already described. Boston J. Nat. Hist. 1 (4): 393-416 [414] .
Type data: holotype <W> (Type lost).
Type locality: Mexico.
Bombus formosus
Smith, F. (1854). Catalogue of Hymenopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part II. Apidae. London: British Museum 199-465 pp. [403] .
Type data: holotype BMNH 17B.1052 <F>.
Type locality: 'India' [Mexico, Oaxaca].
Bombus pulcher
Cresson, E. T. (1863). List of the North American species of Bombus and Apathus. Proc. Entomol. Soc. Phila. 2: 83-116 [108] .
Type data: lectotype ANSP 2645 <F>.
Subsequent designation: Cresson, E. T. (1916). The Cresson types of Hymenoptera. Mem. Am. Entomol. Soc. 1: 1-141 [128] .
Type locality: Mexico, 'Jalapa'.
Bombus lateralis
Smith, F. (1879). Descriptions of New Species of Hymenoptera in Collection of the British Museum. London: British Museum 240 pp. [134] .
Type data: lectotype BMNH 17B.1039 <W>.
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 [93] .
Type locality: Guatemala, 'Val de Fuego'.
Bombus schneideri
Friese, H. (1903). Neue Bombus-Arten aus der neotropischen Region. (Hym.). Z. Syst. Hymenopterol. Dipterol. 3: 253-255 [253] .
Type data: lectotype ZMB <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 [96] .
Type locality: Costa Rica, San José, San Carlos.
Bombus schneideri fuliginosus
Friese, H. (1903). Neue Bombus-Arten aus der neotropischen Region. (Hym.). Z. Syst. Hymenopterol. Dipterol. 3: 253-255 [253] .
Type data: syntype ZMB <F>.
Type locality: Costa Rica, San José, San Carlos; Panama, Chiriquí.
Bombus schneideri badiocollis
Friese, H. (1916). Zur Bienenfauna von Costa Rica (Hym.). Stett. Entomol. Ztg. 77: 287-350 [298, 348] .
Type data: holotype ZMB <F>.
Type locality: Costa Rica, San José, San Carlos.
Bombus folsomi
Frison, T. H. (1922). Systematic and biological notes on bumblebees (Bremidae; Hymenoptera). Trans. Am. Entomol. Soc. 48: 307-326 [322] .
Type data: holotype ANSP 10542 <F>.
Type locality: 'Kina Bala, N. Borneo' [probably Costa Rica or Panama].
Bremus ephippiatus variegatus
Frison, T. H. (1925). Contribution to the classification of the Bremidae (bumble-bees) of Central and South America. Trans. Am. Entomol. Soc. 51: 137-165 [139] .
Type data: holotype UMMZ <M>.
Type locality: Panama, Chiriqui, Boquete.
Bombus vau-flavus
Cockerell, T. D. A. (1949). Bees from Central America, principally Honduras. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 98: 429-490 [486] .
Type data: holotype USNM 58897 <F>.
Type locality: Honduras, Agua Amarilla.
Pyrobombus ephippiatus pretiosus
Milliron, H. E. (1962). Taxonomic notes on some American bumblebees (Hymenoptera: Apidae; Bombinae). Can. Entomol. 94 (7): 728-735 [731] .
Type data: holotype USNM <F>.
Type locality: El Salvador, Volcán de Santa Ana.
Distribution
Nearctic Region: Mexico (Chihuahua, Distrito Federal, Durango, Guanajuato, Hidalgo, México, Nuevo León, Querétaro de Arteaga, Zacatecas); Neotropical Region: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico (Chiapas, Guerrero, Jalisco, Michoacán, Morelos, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Puebla, San Luis Potosi, Sinaloa, Tabasco, Veracruz), Panama (Chiriquí)
References
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Cockerell, T. D. A. (1912). Descriptions and records of bees - XLV. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (8) 10: 21-31 [21] (Taxonomy (as Bombus lateralis), distribution)
Cockerell, T. D. A. (1949). Bees from Central America, principally Honduras. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 98: 429-490 [486, 487] (Descriptive note, distribution records (as Bombus formosus), comparative notes (as Bombus ephippiatus))
Cockerell, W. P. (1912). Collecting bees at Gualan, Guatemala. Can. Entomol. 44: 277-282 [282] (Taxonomy (as Bombus lateralis))
Crawford, J. C. (1906). Some Costa Rican bees. Trans. Am. Entomol. Soc. 32: 157-163 [157] (Redescription, note (as ephippiatus var. lateralis))
Cresson, E. T. (1879). Catalogue of North American Apidae. Trans. Am. Entomol. Soc. 7: 215-232 [230, 231] (Taxonomy, as Bombus ephippiatus and B. pulcher)
Dalla Torre, C. G. (1896). Catalogus Hymenopterorum hucusque descriptorum systematicus et synonymicus. Lipsiae: Guilelmi Engelmann Vol. 10 643 pp. [518] (Catalog (as Bombus ephippiatus var. ephippiatus, var. lateralis and var. pulcher))
Franklin, H. J. (1907). Notes on Bombinae, with descriptions of new species. Entomol. News 18: 90-93 [91] (Comparative note, as pulcher)
Franklin, H. J. (1913). The Bombidae of the New World. Trans. Am. Entomol. Soc. 39: 73-200 [86, 91] (Taxonomy (as Bombus (Bombus) ephippiatus), distribution (as Bombus (Bombus) pulcher))
Franklin, H. J. (1915). Notes on Bombidae, with descriptions of new forms (Hym.). Entomol. News 26: 409–416 [410, 414] (Taxonomy (as pulcher), distribution, citation (as formosus), distribution (as ephippiatus))
Friese, H. (1903). Neue Bombus-Arten aus der neotropischen Region. (Hym.). Z. Syst. Hymenopterol. Dipterol. 3: 253-255 [253] (Citation (as ephippiatus var. lateralis))
Friese, H. (1916). Zur Bienenfauna von Costa Rica (Hym.). Stett. Entomol. Ztg. 77: 287-350 [288] (Citation (as ephippiatus var. lateralis and Bombus schneideri), distribution)
Friese, H. (1921). Nachtrag zur Bienenfauna von Costa Rica. Stett. Entomol. Ztg. 82: 73-98 [75] (Flower record (as ephippiatus var. lateralis)
Frison, T. H. (1925). Contribution to the classification of the Bremidae (bumble-bees) of Central and South America. Trans. Am. Entomol. Soc. 51: 137-165 [139, 148, 152, 158, 159] (Description and comparative notes (as Bremus ephippiatus ephippiatus and B. ephippiatus var. variegatus), synonymy (as Bremus formosus), taxonomy, distribution (as Bremus ephippiatus var. schneideri), distribution records (as Bremus formosus))
Handlirsch, A. (1888). Die Hummelsammlung des k.k. Naturhistorischen Hofmuseums. Ann. K-K. Naturhist. Mus. Wien 3 (3): 209-250 [233] (Synonymy, description, distribution (as Bombus ephippiatus))
Janzen, D. H. (1971). The ecological significance of an arboreal nest of Bombus pullatus. J. Kansas Entomol. Soc. 44: 210-216 [210] (Citation, nest)
Labougle, J. M. (1990). Bombus of México and Central America (Hymenoptera, Apidae). Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull. 54 (3): 35-73 [60, 68] (Taxonomy, descriptive notes, distribution, map (as Bombus ephippiatus))
Labougle, J. M., Ito, M. & Okazawa, T. (1985). The species of the genus Bombus (Hymenoptera: Apidae) of Chiapas, Mexico and Guatemala; with a morphometric and altitudinal analysis. Folia Entomol. Mex. 64: 55–72 [60, 61] (Distribution, descriptive notes, comparative table (as Bombus ephippiatus))
Lutz, F. E. (1916). The geographic distribution of Bombidae (Hymenoptera), with notes on certain species of Boreal America. Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. 35: 501-521 [517] (Distribution, note (as Bombus ephippiatus and B. formosus))
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 [513, 516] (Catalog (as Bombus ephippiatus and B. formosus))
Meade-Waldo, G. (1916). Notes on the Apidae (Hymenoptera) in the collection of the British Museum, with descriptions of new species. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (8) 17: 448-470 [469] (Synonymy, note on type locality (as Bombus formosus))
Michener, C. D. (1954). Bees of Panamá. Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. 104 (1): 1-175 [163] (Taxonomy (as Bombus (Pyrobombus) ephippiatus), distribution)
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 [91, 93, 96] (Note on type material of Bombus formosus, B. lateralis and B. schneideri)
Milliron, H. E. (1962). Taxonomic notes on some American bumblebees (Hymenoptera: Apidae; Bombinae). Can. Entomol. 94 (7): 728-735 [731] (New combination (as Pyrobombus schneideri), synonymy, new status (as Pyrobombus ephippiatus ephippiatus), taxonomy (as Pyrobombus formosus))
Peters, D. S. (1968). Beiträge zur Kenntnis aculeater Hymenopteren von Mexiko. I. Apinae (Apidae, Apoidea). Senckenb. Biol. 49 (3/4): 237-248 [245, 246] (Distribution records (as Bombus ephippiatus ephippiatus and B. ephippiatus formosus))
Pisani, J. F., Moure, J. S., Crestana, B., Aily, D. & Lorenzetti, M. L. (1966). Análise estatística da estrutura interespecífica dos Bombus do Brasil (Hymenoptera, Apoidea). Bol. Univ. Fed. Paraná. Zool. 2 (8): 101-120 [119] (Table, distribution)
Smith, F. (1854). Catalogue of Hymenopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part II. Apidae. London: British Museum 199-465 pp. [399, 403] (Listed (as Bombus ephippiatus), description (as Bombus formosus))
Starr, C. K. (1989). Bombus folsomi and the origin of Philippine bumble bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae). Syst. Entomol. 14 (4): 411-415 [411] (Synonymy, redescription of type of folsomi, discussion of type locality, comp. notes)
Wille, A. (1958). A comparative study of the dorsal vessels of bees. Ann. Entomol. Soc. Am. 51 (6): 538-546 [540, 546] (Note, table)
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 [128] (Taxonomy, distribution (partim, as Bombus ephippiatus))
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