The list presented here is a list of global bumblebee [ 1] Bombini ) based on the Bombus phylogeny presented by Cameron et al (2007)[ 2] subgenus following the revision of Williams et al (2008).[ 3] Late Eocene in North America and England with the most diversity of fossils found during the Miocene. The fossil species were discussed and revised by Dehon et al (2019).[ 4]
Subgenus Alpigenobombus
Name
Taxon name
Distribution
ITIS TSN
Image
Bombus angustus Bombus angustus Chu, 1949Taiwan 1130323 [ 5] Bombus breviceps Bombus breviceps Smith, 1852East Asia , South Asia , Southeast Asia 714879 [ 5] Bombus genalis Bombus genalis Friese, 1918Himalayas 714913 [ 5] Bombus grahami Bombus grahami Frison, 1933South Asia , East Asia 714915 [ 5] Bombus kashmirensis Bombus kashmirensis Friese, 1909East Asia , South Asia 714936 [ 5] Bombus nobilis Bombus nobilis Friese, 1905South Asia , East Asia 714967 [ 5] Bombus wurflenii Bombus wurflenii Radoszkowski, 1860Europe 715043 [ 5]
Subgenus Alpinobombus
Name
Taxon name
Distribution
ITIS TSN
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Bombus alpinus Bombus alpinus Linnaeus, 1758Europe 714857 [ 5] Bombus balteatus Bombus balteatus Dahlbom, 1832North America , Europe 714786 [ 5] Bombus hyperboreus Bombus hyperboreus Schönherr, 1809Canada , Greenland , Russia , Scandinavia 714811 [ 5] Bombus kirbiellus Bombus kirbiellus Curtis, 1835United States , Canada 1128121 [ 5] Bombus kluanensis Bombus kluanensis Williams, Cannings, 2016North America 1129722 High Arctic Bumble Bee Bombus natvigi Richards, 1931Canada , Alaska 1129726 [ 5] Bombus neoboreus Bombus neoboreus Sladen, 1919Canada , Alaska 714825 [ 5] Bombus polaris Bombus polaris Curtis, 1835Arctic 714831 [ 5] Bombus pyrrhopygus Bombus pyrrhopygus Friese, 1902Europe , North Asia 1129727 [ 5]
Subgenus Bombias
Bombus (sensu stricto)
Name
Taxon name
Distribution
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Image
Rusty patched bumble bee Bombus affinis Cresson, 1863Michigan 714782 [ 5] Cryptic bumblebee Bombus cryptarum Fabricius, 1775Luxembourg 1126452 [ 5] Franklin's bumblebee Bombus franklini Frison, 1921714804 [ 5] Short-tongued bumblebee Bombus hypocrita Perez, 1905714927 [ 5] Bombus ignitus Bombus ignitus Smith, 1869714928 [ 5] Bombus jacobsoni Bombus jacobsoni Skorikov, 19121126453 [ 5] Bombus lantschouensis Bombus lantschouensis Vogt, 19081126454 [ 5] Bombus longipennis Bombus longipennis Friese, 19181126455 [ 5] White-tailed bumblebee Bombus lucorum Linnaeus, 1761Luxembourg 714816 [ 5] Northern white-tailed bumblebee Bombus magnus Vogt, 19111126456 [ 5] Bombus minshanicus Bombus minshanicus Bischoff, 19361126457 Western bumble bee Bombus occidentalis Greene, 1858714827 [ 5] Bombus patagiatus Bombus patagiatus Nylander, 1848714977 [ 5] Bombus sporadicus Bombus sporadicus Nylander, 1848715016 [ 5] Bombus terrestris Bombus terrestris Linnaeus, 1758Morocco , Lebanon , Luxembourg 714842 [ 5] Yellow-banded bumble bee Bombus terricola Kirby, 1837Michigan 714843 [ 5] Bombus tunicatus Bombus tunicatus Smith, 1852715033 [ 5]
Subgenus Cullumanobombus
Name
Taxon name
Distribution
ITIS TSN
Image
Bombus baeri Bombus baeri Vachal, 1904714868 [ 5] Bombus brachycephalus Bombus brachycephalus Handlirsch, 1888714790 [ 5] Scarlet-tailed bumble bee Bombus coccineus Friese, 1903Peru 714885 [ 5] Crotch's bumble bee Bombus crotchii Cresson, 1878714796 [ 5] Cullum's bumblebee Bombus cullumanus Kirby, 1802714891 [ 5] Bombus ecuadorius Bombus ecuadorius Meunier, 1890714897 [ 5] Southern Plains bumblebee Bombus fraternus Smith, 1854Michigan 714805 [ 5] Mourning bee Bombus funebris Smith, 1854714911 [ 5] Brown-belted bumblebee Bombus griseocollis Geer, 1773Michigan 714807 [ 5] Bombus handlirschi Bombus handlirschi Friese, 1903714918 [ 5] Bombus haueri Bombus haueri Handlirsch, 1888714809 [ 5] Bombus hortulanus Bombus hortulanus Friese, 1904714924 [ 5] Bombus macgregori Bombus macgregori Labougle, Ayala, 1985714817 [ 5] Bombus melaleucus Bombus melaleucus Handlirsch, 1888714819 [ 5] Morrison bumblebee Bombus morrisoni Cresson, 1878714823 [ 5] Bombus pristinus[ 4] Bombus pristinus Unger, 1867Bombus randeckensis[ 4] Bombus randeckensis Wappler, Engel, 2012Bombus robustus Bombus robustus Smith, 1854714993 [ 5] Bombus rohweri Bombus rohweri Frison, 1925714994 [ 5] Bombus rubicundus Bombus rubicundus Smith, 1854714996 [ 5] Red-belted bumblebee Bombus rufocinctus Cresson, 1863Michigan 714833 [ 5] Bombus semenoviellus Bombus semenoviellus Skorikov, 1910715007 [ 5] Bombus trophonius[ 6] Bombus trophonius Prokop, Dehon, Michez, Engel, 2017Bombus tucumanus Bombus tucumanus Vachal, 1904715032 [ 5] Bombus unicus Bombus unicus Morawitz, 1883715036 [ 5] Bombus vogti Bombus vogti Friese, 1903715041 [ 5]
Subgenus Kallobombus
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Taxon name
Distribution
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Broken-belted bumblebee Bombus soroeensis Fabricius, 1777Luxembourg 715015 [ 5]
Subgenus Megabombus
Name
Taxon name
Distribution
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Image
Bombus argillaceus Bombus argillaceus Scopoli, 1763Lebanon 714861 [ 5] Bombus bicoloratus Bombus bicoloratus Smith, 1879714873 [ 5] Bombus consobrinus Bombus consobrinus Dahlbom, 1832714887 [ 5] Bombus czerskii Bombus czerskii Skorikov, 1910714892 [ 5] Bombus diversus Bombus diversus Smith, 1869714896 [ 5] Bombus gerstaeckeri Bombus gerstaeckeri Morawitz, 1881714914 [ 5] Bombus hortorum Bombus hortorum Linnaeus, 1761Luxembourg 714923 [ 5] Bombus irisanensis Bombus irisanensis Cockerell, 1910714935 [ 5] Bombus koreanus Bombus koreanus (Skorikov, 1933)714938 [ 5] Bombus longipes Bombus longipes Friese, 1905714946 [ 5] Bombus melanopoda Bombus melanopoda Cockerell, 1910714951 [ 5] Bombus portchinsky Bombus portchinsky Radoszkowski, 1883714983 [ 5] Bombus religiosus Bombus religiosus (Frison, 1935)714990 [ 5] Large garden bumblebee Bombus ruderatus Fabricius, 1775Morocco 714999 [ 5] Bombus saltuarius Bombus saltuarius (Skorikov, 1931)715003 [ 5] Bombus securus Bombus securus (Frison, 1935)715005 [ 5] Bombus senex Bombus senex Vollenhoven, 1873715008 [ 5] Bombus supremus Bombus supremus Morawitz, 1887715021 [ 5] Bombus sushkini Bombus sushkini (Skorikov, 1931)715022 [ 5] Bombus tichenkoi Bombus tichenkoi (Skorikov, 1926)715027 [ 5] Bombus trifasciatus Bombus trifasciatus Smith, 1852715030 [ 5] Bombus ussurensis Bombus ussurensis Rsdoszkowski, 1877715037 [ 5]
Subgenus Melanobombus
†Bombus cerdanyensis Bombus lapidarius Bombus alagesianus [ 7] †Bombus cerdanyensis - Late Miocene, Bellver de Cerdanya , Spain[ 8] [ 4]
Bombus erzurumensis [ 9] Bombus eurythorax [ 7] Bombus eximius Bombus festivus Bombus formosellus Bombus friseanus Bombus incertoides [ 7] Bombus incertus Bombus keriensis Bombus ladakhensis Bombus lapidarius Bombus miniatus Bombus prshewalskyi [ 7] Bombus pyrosoma Bombus qilianensis [ 7] Bombus richardsiellus Bombus rufipes Bombus rufofasciatus Bombus semenovianus Bombus sichelii Bombus simillimus Bombus tanguticus Bombus tibeticus [ 7]
Subgenus Mendacibombus
†Bombus beskonakensis fossil Bombus avinoviellus †Bombus beskonakensis (Miocene, Bes Konak paleolake, Turkey)
Bombus convexus Bombus handlirschianus Bombus himalayanus Bombus makarjini Bombus margreiteri Bombus marussinus Bombus mendax Bombus superbus Bombus turkestanicus Bombus waltoni
Subgenus Orientalibombus
Bombus braccatus Bombus funerarius Bombus haemorrhoidalis
Paraelectrobombus Bombus patriciae holotype†Bombus patriciae - Late Oligocene/Early Miocene, BesKonak paleolake, Ankara, Turkey[ 4]
Bombus barbutellus Bombus campestris Bombus rupestris Bombus ashtoni – Ashton cuckoo bumble beeBombus barbutellus – Barbut's cuckoo-beeBombus bellardii Bombus bohemicus Bombus branickii Bombus campestris Bombus chinensis Bombus citrinus – lemon cuckoo bumble beeBombus coreanus Bombus cornutus Bombus expolitus Bombus ferganicus Bombus fernaldae – Fernald's cuckoo bumble beeBombus flavidus Bombus insularis – indiscriminate cuckoo bumble beeBombus maxillosus Bombus monozonus Bombus morawitzianus Bombus norvegicus Bombus novus Bombus perezi Bombus quadricolor Bombus rupestris Bombus skorikovi Bombus suckleyi – Suckley's cuckoo bumble beeBombus sylvestris Bombus tibetanus Bombus turneri Bombus variabilis – variable cuckoo bumble beeBombus vestalis
Subgenus Pyrobombus
Bombus pratorum (male)Bombus jonellus Bombus abnormis Bombus ardens Bombus avanus Bombus beaticola Bombus bifarius Bombus bimaculatus Bombus biroi Bombus brodmannicus Bombus caliginosus – obscure bumble beeBombus centralis [ 10] Bombus cingulatus – small tree bumble beeBombus cockerelli – Cockerell's bumble beeBombus ephippiatus Bombus flavescens Bombus flavifrons [ 10] Bombus frigidus Bombus haematurus Bombus huntii – Hunt's bumble beeBombus hypnorum Bombus impatiens Bombus infirmus Bombus infrequens Bombus johanseni Bombus jonellus Bombus kotzschi Bombus lapponicus Bombus lemniscatus Bombus lepidus Bombus luteipes Bombus melanopygus [ 11] Bombus mirus Bombus mixtus – fuzzy-horned bumble beeBombus modestus Bombus monticola – bilberry bumble beeBombus oceanicus Bombus parthenius Bombus perplexus – perplexing bumble bee, confusing bumble bee[ 12] Bombus picipes Bombus pratorum Bombus pressus Bombus pyrenaeus Bombus rotundiceps Bombus sandersoni – Sanderson bumble bee[ 12] Bombus sitkensis – Sitka bumble beeBombus sonani Bombus subtypicus Bombus sylvicola – forest bumble beeBombus ternarius Bombus vagans – half-black bumble beeBombus vancouverensis Bombus vandykei – Van Dyke's bumble beeBombus vosnesenskii Bombus wilmattae
Subgenus Sibiricobombus
Bombus niveatus Bombus asiaticus Bombus morawitzi Bombus niveatus Bombus oberti Bombus obtusus Bombus sibiricus Bombus sulfureus
Subgenus Subterraneobombus
Bombus pascuorum Bombus amurensis Bombus appositus – mountain bumble beeBombus borealis – northern amber bumble beeBombus difficillimus Bombus distinguendus Bombus fedtschenkoi Bombus fragrans Bombus melanurus Bombus mongolensis Bombus personatus Bombus subterraneus – short-haired bumble bee
Subgenus Thoracobombus
Bombus schrencki Bombus sylvarum Bombus veteranus Bombus anachoreta Bombus armeniacus – Armenian bumble beeBombus atripes Bombus bahiensis Bombus bellicosus Bombus brasiliensis Bombus brevivillus Bombus californicus Bombus dahlbomii Bombus deuteronymus Bombus digressus Bombus diligens Bombus excellens Bombus exil Bombus fervidus Bombus filchnerae Bombus hedini Bombus honshuensis Bombus humilis – brown-banded carder beeBombus imitator Bombus impetuosus Bombus inexspectatus Bombus laesus Bombus medius Bombus mesomelas Bombus mexicanus Bombus mlokosievitzii Bombus morio Bombus mucidus Bombus muscorum Bombus opifex Bombus opulentus Bombus pascuorum Bombus pauloensis [ 13] Bombus pensylvanicus Bombus persicus Bombus pomorum – apple humble-beeBombus pseudobaicalensis Bombus pullatus Bombus remotus Bombus rubriventris (probably extinct)Bombus ruderarius Bombus schrencki Bombus sonorus – Sonoran bumble beeBombus steindachneri Bombus sylvarum Bombus transversalis Bombus tricornis Bombus trinominatus Bombus velox Bombus weisi Bombus veteranus Bombus zonatus Bombus vetustus Calyptapis florissantensis Oligobombus cuspidatus †“Bombus” anacolus - Middle Miocene Shanwang Formation, Shandong Province, China[ 4]
†Bombus? crassipes - Late Miocene Krottensee deposits, Czech Republic[ 4]
†“Bombus” dilectus - Middle Miocene Shanwang Formation, Shandong Province, China[ 4]
†“Bombus” luianus - Middle Miocene Shanwang Formation, Shandong Province, China[ 4]
†Bombus proavus - Middle Miocene, Latah Formation, Washington, USA[ 4]
†Bombus vetustus - Late Miocene, Botchi Formation, Botchi River, Khabarovsk Krai, Russia[ 4]
Calyptapis
Oligobombus †Oligobombus cuspidatus - Late Eocene, Bembridge Marls, Isle of Wight, UK
Notes
^ a b Bombus occidentalis and Bombus terricola are sometimes considered the same species.
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