Bombus (Robustobombus) tucumanus Vachal, 1904
Bombus robustus cinctus
Friese, H. (1904). Beiträge zur Bienenfauna von Chile, Peru und Ecuador. (Hym.). Z. Syst. Hymenopterol. Dipterol. 4: 180-188 [188] .
Type data: syntype ZMB <W>.
Type locality: Bolivia.
Bombus robustus rufocaudatus
Friese, H. (1904). Beiträge zur Bienenfauna von Chile, Peru und Ecuador. (Hym.). Z. Syst. Hymenopterol. Dipterol. 4: 180-188 [188] .
Type data: holotype ZMB <M>.
Type locality: Argentina, Tucumán.
Bombus tucumanus
Vachal, J. (1904). Voyage de M. G. A. Baer au Tucuman (Argentine). Hymenoptera Mellifera (Familia unica: Apidae). Rev. Entomol. (Caen) 23: 9-26 [10] .
Type data: holotype MNHP <M>.
Type locality: Argentina, Tucumán.
Bombus robustus steinbachi
Friese, H. (1908). Die Apidae (Blumenwespen) von Argentina nach den Reisenergebnissen der Herren A. C. Jensen-Haarup und P. Jörgensen in den Jahren 1904-1907 [reprint with change in pagination (pp. 331-425 in original)]. Flora Fauna 10: 1-94 [92] .
Type data: holotype ZMB <F>.
Type locality: Argentina, Salta.
Bombus robustus sulfuratus
Friese, H. (1911). Neue varietäten von Bombus (Hym.). Dtsch. Entomol. Z. 1911 (4): 456-457 [457] .
Type data: syntype ZMB <F><W>.
Type locality: Argentina, Salta.
Distribution
Neotropical Region: Argentina (Catamarca, Jujuy, Salta, Tucumán), Bolivia (Cochabamba, La Paz)
References
Abrahamovich, A. H. & Díaz, N. B. (2001). Distribución geográfica de las especies del género Bombus Latreille (Hymenoptera, Apidae) in Argentina. Rev. Bras. Entomol. 45 (1): 23-36 [24] (Distribution, as tucumanus)
Abrahamovich, A. H. & Díaz, N. B. (2002). Bumble bees of the Neotropical Region (Hymenoptera: Apidae). Biota Colombiana 3 (2): 199-214 [209] (Note, as tucumanus)
Abrahamovich, A. H., Díaz, N. B. & Lucia, M. (2005). Las especies del género Bombus Latreille en Argentina (Hymenoptera: Apidae). Estudio taxonómico y claves para su identificación. Neotrop. Entomol. 34 (2): 235-250 [247] (Descriptive notes, variation, comparative notes, distribution, as tucumanus)
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, 112, 114] (Distribution, biogeography (as Bombus tucumanus))
De Santis, L. (1981). Dos notas sobre insectos bonaerenses polinizadores de la alfalfa y sus parasitoides. Rev. Mus. La Plata 12 (122): 227-237 (Distribution, as robustus (see Abrahamovich & Díaz 2001))
Franklin, H. J. (1913). The Bombidae of the New World. Trans. Am. Entomol. Soc. 39: 73-200 [147, 148, 150-154] (Taxonomy, as Bombus (Bombias) sulfuratus, weisi, cinctus, rufocaudatus, robustus var.? steinbachi) and tucumanus)
Friese, H. (1908). Die Apidae (Blumenwespen) von Argentina nach den Reisenergebnissen der Herren A. C. Jensen-Haarup und P. Jörgensen in den Jahren 1904-1907 [reprint with change in pagination (pp. 331-425 in original)]. Flora Fauna 10: 1-94 [92] (Taxonomy, as robustus rufocaudatus)
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 [150-151, 156] (Comparative note, as Bremus sulfuratus; distribution, descriptive note, as Bremus robustus var. rufocaudatus)
Milliron, H. E. (1962). Taxonomic notes on some American bumblebees (Hymenoptera: Apidae; Bombinae). Can. Entomol. 94 (7): 728-735 [734] (Taxonomy, synonymy (as tucumanus))
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 [272, 288] (Key, redescription, synonymy, distribution, as Pyrobombus (Cullumanobombus) tucumanus)
Moure, J. S. (1948). Notas sobre algumas abelhas de Tacanas, Tucumán, Argentina (Hymenopt. Apoidea). Rev. Entomol. (Rio J.) 19 (1-2): 313-346 [345] (Descriptive note, as B. robustus cinctus and B. robustus steinbachi)
Moure, J. S. (1949). Notas sobre algunas abejas de Tacanas, Tucumán, Argentina. II. Rev. Entomol. (Rio J.) 20 (1-3): 437-460 [459] (Taxonomy, as B. robustus cinctus)
Moure, J.S. & Melo, G.A.R. (2007). Bombini Latreille, 1802 pp. 62-82 in Moure, J.S., Urban, D. & Melo, G.A.R. (ed.) Catalogue of Bees (Hymenoptera, Apoidea) in the Neotropical Region. Curitiba: Sociedade Brasileira de Entomologia xiv+1058 pp. [80] (Catalog, synonym, as albocaudatus (misinterpretation of type material))
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 [40] (Distribution, flower record (as Bombus tucumanus))
Schrottky, C. (1913). La distribución geográfica de los himenópteros argentinos. An. Soc. Cient. Argent. 75: 180-286 [268] (Catalog, distribution, as Bombus tucumanus and as B. robustus forma rufocaudata and B. robustus forma steinbachi))
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] (Listed, as tucumanus)
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