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Bombus (Robustobombus) ecuadorius Meunier, 1890

Bombus ecuadorius Meunier, F. (1890). Description d'une espèce nouvelle "ou peu connue" de Bombus d'Ecuador. J. Sci. Math. Phys. Nat. (Lisboa) (2) 2 (5): 66 [66] .
Type data: holotype <F> (Type destroyed).
Type locality: Ecuador, Pichincha, Quito.

Bombus robustus nigrothoracicus Friese, H. (1904). Beiträge zur Bienenfauna von Chile, Peru und Ecuador. (Hym.). Z. Syst. Hymenopterol. Dipterol. 4: 180-188 [188] .
Type data: syntype ZMB <M>.
Type locality: Bolivia.

Distribution

Neotropical Region: Ecuador (Bolívar, Esmeraldas, Los Ríos), Peru (Arequipa, Ayacucho, Cuzco, Piura)

References

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 [104, 105, 114] (Distribution, biogeography (partim, as Bombus ecuadorius))
Franklin, H. J. (1913). The Bombidae of the New World. Trans. Am. Entomol. Soc. 39: 73-200 [146-147, 151] (Original description- transcription (as Bombus (Bombias) ecuadorius and as Bombus (Bombias) robustus var.? nigrothoracicus))
Milliron, H. E. (1962). Taxonomic notes on some American bumblebees (Hymenoptera: Apidae; Bombinae). Can. Entomol. 94 (7): 728-735 [733] (Taxonomy, synonymy, note on type material, as Pyrobombus ecuadorius)
Milliron, H. E. (1973). A monograph of the Western Hemisphere bumblebees (Hymenoptera: Apidae; Bombinae). III. The genus Pyrobombus subgenus Cullumanobombus. Mem. Entomol. Soc. Can. 91: 239-333 [278-280] (Redescription, synonymy, distribution, as Pyrobombus (Cullumanobombus) ecuadorius)
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 [39] (Distribution, flower record)
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 [136] (Provisional synonymy, taxonomy, notes)

How to cite this page
J. S. Moure & G. A. R. Melo, 2023. Bombini Latreille, 1802. In Moure, J. S., Urban, D. & Melo, G. A. R. (Orgs). Catalogue of Bees (Hymenoptera, Apoidea) in the Neotropical Region - online version. Available at https://www.moure.cria.org.br/catalogue. Accessed Jan/12/2025

Online since: 23 Jul 2008
Last update : 17 Jul 2023