Bombus morawitzi
| Bombus morawitzi | |
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| Pinned specimen of Bombus morawitzi | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Apidae |
| Genus: | Bombus |
| Species: | B. morawitzi |
| Binomial name | |
| Bombus morawitzi Radoszkowski, 1876 | |
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Bombus morawitzi is a bumblebee species in the subgenus Sibiriocobombus endemic to Central Asia, particularly mountainous regions of Afghanistan, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan.
The coloration of the species is very distinctive, with bright orange-red hair covering the thorax and abdomen. Males of the species have enlarged eyes in comparison to those of the females.
References
- ↑ "Bombus morawitzi". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ↑ Ghisbain, Guillaume; Williams, Paul H.; Michez, Denis; Branstetter, Michael G.; Rasmont, Pierre (2020-05-10). "Contribution to the knowledge of the bumblebee fauna of Afghanistan (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Bombus Latreille)". ZooKeys (973): 69–87. Bibcode:2020ZooK..973...69G. doi:10.3897/zookeys.973.54796. ISSN 1313-2970. PMC 7550395. PMID 33110373.
- ↑ Williams, Paul. "Biogeography and Conservation Lab". Original Source of Material. Retrieved 2021-07-26.
- ↑ Williams, Paul (2007). "The distribution of bumblebee colour patterns worldwide: possible significance for thermoregulation, crypsis, and warning mimicry". Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 92 (1): 97–118. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8312.2007.00878.x. ISSN 1095-8312.
- ↑ Streinzer, M.; Spaethe, J. (2014). "Functional morphology of the visual system and mating strategies in bumblebees (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Bombus)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 170 (4): 735–747. doi:10.1111/ZOJ.12117. S2CID 86754380.