Bombus (Rubicundobombus) rubicundus Smith, 1854
Bombus napensis
Spinola, M. (1854). [Index of the Coleoptera and Hymenoptera gathered by Osculati at the Amazon river] pp. 202-204 in Osculati, G. (ed.) Esplorazione delle regioni equatoriali, lungo il Napo ed il fiume delle Amazzoni, frammento di un viaggio fatto nelle due Americhe, negli anni 1846-1847-1848. Milan: Centenarie 2ndnd Edn 344 pp. [203] (nom. nud.) .
Bombus rubicundus
Smith, F. (1854). Catalogue of Hymenopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part II. Apidae. London: British Museum 199-465 pp. [400] .
Type data: holotype BMNH 17B.1058 <F>.
Type locality: Colombia.
Bombus bicolor
Friese, H. (1903). Neue Bombus-Arten aus der neotropischen Region. (Hym.). Z. Syst. Hymenopterol. Dipterol. 3: 253-255 [254] .
Type data: syntype ZMB <W>.
Type locality: Ecuador, Azuay, Cuenca, '2200 mtr.'; 'Mexico (Colom)'.
Distribution
Neotropical Region: Bolivia (Cochabamba), Colombia (Bolívar, Boyaca, Cundinamarca, Nariño), Ecuador (Azuay, Pichincha, Tungurahua), Peru (Ancash, La Libertad), Venezuela (Amazonas, Mérida, Trujillo)
References
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