List of bumblebee species
The list presented here is a list of global bumblebee species (Tribe Bombini) based on the Bombus phylogeny presented by Cameron et al (2007) and grouped by subgenus following the revision of Williams et al (2008). The bumblebee fossil record extends back to the 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).
Subgenus Alpigenobombus
| Name | Taxon name | Distribution | ITIS TSN | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Bombus angustus  | Bombus angustus Chu, 1949 | Taiwan | 1130323 | |
| Bombus breviceps | Bombus breviceps Smith, 1852 | East Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia | 714879 | .jpg) |
| Bombus genalis | Bombus genalis Friese, 1918 | Himalayas | 714913 |  |
| Bombus grahami | Bombus grahami Frison, 1933 | South Asia, East Asia | 714915 | |
| Bombus kashmirensis | Bombus kashmirensis Friese, 1909 | East Asia, South Asia | 714936 | |
| Bombus nobilis | Bombus nobilis Friese, 1905 | South Asia, East Asia | 714967 | |
| Bombus wurflenii | Bombus wurflenii Radoszkowski, 1860 | Europe | 715043 |  |
Subgenus Alpinobombus
| Name | Taxon name | Distribution | ITIS TSN | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bombus alpinus | Bombus alpinus Linnaeus, 1758 | Europe | 714857 | _p%C3%A5_bl%C3%B8mande_Salix.jpg) |
| Bombus balteatus | Bombus balteatus Dahlbom, 1832 | North America, Europe | 714786 |  |
| Bombus hyperboreus | Bombus hyperboreus Schönherr, 1809 | Canada, Greenland, Russia, Scandinavia | 714811 |  |
| Bombus kirbiellus | Bombus kirbiellus Curtis, 1835 | United States, Canada | 1128121 |  |
| Bombus kluanensis | Bombus kluanensis Williams, Cannings, 2016 | North America | 1129722 | |
| High Arctic Bumble Bee | Bombus natvigi Richards, 1931 | Canada, Alaska | 1129726 | .jpg) |
| Bombus neoboreus | Bombus neoboreus Sladen, 1919 | Canada, Alaska | 714825 |  |
| Bombus polaris | Bombus polaris Curtis, 1835 | Arctic | 714831 |  |
| Bombus pyrrhopygus | Bombus pyrrhopygus Friese, 1902 | Europe, North Asia | 1129727 |  |
Subgenus Bombias
| Name | Taxon name | Distribution | ITIS TSN | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black and gold bumblebee | Bombus auricomus (Robertson, 1903) | Michigan | 714785 |  |
| Bombus confusus | Bombus confusus Schenck, 1859 | Luxembourg | 714886 |  |
| Nevada bumble bee | Bombus nevadensis Cresson, 1874 | North America | 714826 |  |
Subgenus Bombus (sensu stricto)
| Name | Taxon name | Distribution | ITIS TSN | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rusty patched bumble bee | Bombus affinis Cresson, 1863 | Michigan | 714782 | .jpg) |
| Bombus bicoloratus | Bombus bicoloratus Smith, 1879 | 714873 |  | |
| Cryptic bumblebee | Bombus cryptarum Fabricius, 1775 | Luxembourg | 1126452 |  |
| Franklin's bumblebee | Bombus franklini Frison, 1921 | 714804 |  | |
| Short-tongued bumblebee | Bombus hypocrita Perez, 1905 | 714927 | ||
| Bombus ignitus | Bombus ignitus Smith, 1869 | 714928 |  | |
| Bombus jacobsoni | Bombus jacobsoni Skorikov, 1912 | 1126453 | ||
| Bombus lantschouensis | Bombus lantschouensis Vogt, 1908 | 1126454, 1130440 | ||
| Bombus longipennis | Bombus longipennis Friese, 1918 | 1126455 | ||
| White-tailed bumblebee | Bombus lucorum Linnaeus, 1761 | Luxembourg | 714816 |  |
| Northern white-tailed bumblebee | Bombus magnus Vogt, 1911 | 1126456 | .jpg) | |
| Bombus minshanicus | Bombus minshanicus Bischoff, 1936 | 1126457 | ||
| Western bumble bee | Bombus occidentalis Greene, 1858 | 714827 | .jpg) | |
| Bombus patagiatus | Bombus patagiatus Nylander, 1848 | 714977 | ||
| Bombus sporadicus | Bombus sporadicus Nylander, 1848 | 715016 |  | |
| Bombus terrestris | Bombus terrestris Linnaeus, 1758 | Morocco, Lebanon, Luxembourg | 714842 |  |
| Yellow-banded bumble bee | Bombus terricola Kirby, 1837 | Michigan | 714843 |  |
| Bombus tunicatus | Bombus tunicatus Smith, 1852 | 715033 |
Subgenus Cullumanobombus
| Name | Taxon name | Distribution | ITIS TSN | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bombus baeri | Bombus baeri Vachal, 1904 | 714868 |  | |
| Bombus brachycephalus | Bombus brachycephalus Handlirsch, 1888 | 714790 |  | |
| Scarlet-tailed bumble bee | Bombus coccineus Friese, 1903 | Peru | 714885 | .jpg) |
| Crotch's bumble bee | Bombus crotchii Cresson, 1878 | 714796 | .jpg) | |
| Cullum's bumblebee | Bombus cullumanus Kirby, 1802 | 714891 |  | |
| Bombus ecuadorius | Bombus ecuadorius Meunier, 1890 | 714897 | ||
| Southern Plains bumblebee | Bombus fraternus Smith, 1854 | Michigan | 714805 | _-white_background.jpg) |
| Mourning bee | Bombus funebris Smith, 1854 | 714911 |  | |
| Brown-belted bumblebee | Bombus griseocollis Geer, 1773 | Michigan | 714807 |  |
| Bombus handlirschi | Bombus handlirschi Friese, 1903 | 714918 | ||
| Bombus haueri | Bombus haueri Handlirsch, 1888 | 714809 |  | |
| Bombus hortulanus | Bombus hortulanus Friese, 1904 | 714924 |  | |
| Bombus macgregori | Bombus macgregori Labougle, Ayala, 1985 | 714817 | ||
| Bombus melaleucus | Bombus melaleucus Handlirsch, 1888 | 714819 | ||
| Morrison bumblebee | Bombus morrisoni Cresson, 1878 | 714823 |  | |
| Bombus pristinus | Bombus pristinus Unger, 1867 | _pristinus.jpg) | ||
| Bombus randeckensis | Bombus randeckensis Wappler, Engel, 2012 | _randeckensis.jpg) | ||
| Bombus robustus | Bombus robustus Smith, 1854 | 714993 |  | |
| Bombus rohweri | Bombus rohweri Frison, 1925 | 714994 | ||
| Bombus rubicundus | Bombus rubicundus Smith, 1854 | 714996 |  | |
| Red-belted bumblebee | Bombus rufocinctus Cresson, 1863 | Michigan | 714833, 1128232 |  |
| Bombus semenoviellus | Bombus semenoviellus Skorikov, 1910 | 715007 |  | |
| Bombus trophonius | Bombus trophonius Prokop, Dehon, Michez, Engel, 2017 | _trophonius_holotype_whole.jpg) | ||
| Bombus tucumanus | Bombus tucumanus Vachal, 1904 | 715032 | ||
| Bombus unicus | Bombus unicus Morawitz, 1883 | 715036 |  | |
| Bombus vogti | Bombus vogti Friese, 1903 | 715041 |
Subgenus Kallobombus
| Name | Taxon name | Distribution | ITIS TSN | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broken-belted bumblebee | Bombus soroeensis Fabricius, 1777 | Luxembourg | 715015 |  |
Subgenus Megabombus
| Name | Taxon name | Distribution | ITIS TSN | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bombus argillaceus | Bombus argillaceus Scopoli, 1763 | Lebanon | 714861 |  |
| Bombus bicoloratus | Bombus bicoloratus Smith, 1879 | 714873 | | |
| Bombus consobrinus | Bombus consobrinus Dahlbom, 1832 | 714887 |  | |
| Bombus czerskii | Bombus czerskii Skorikov, 1910 | 714892 |  | |
| Bombus diversus | Bombus diversus Smith, 1869 | 714896 | .jpg) | |
| Bombus gerstaeckeri | Bombus gerstaeckeri Morawitz, 1881 | 714914 |  | |
| Bombus hortorum | Bombus hortorum Linnaeus, 1761 | Luxembourg | 714923, 1130383 |  |
| Bombus irisanensis | Bombus irisanensis Cockerell, 1910 | 714935 |  | |
| Bombus koreanus | Bombus koreanus (Skorikov, 1933) | 714938 | ||
| Bombus longipes | Bombus longipes Friese, 1905 | 714946 | ||
| Bombus melanopoda | Bombus melanopoda Cockerell, 1910 | 714951 | ||
| Bombus portchinsky | Bombus portchinsky Radoszkowski, 1883 | 714983 | ||
| Bombus religiosus | Bombus religiosus (Frison, 1935) | 714990 | ||
| Large garden bumblebee | Bombus ruderatus Fabricius, 1775 | Morocco | 714999 |  |
| Bombus saltuarius | Bombus saltuarius (Skorikov, 1931) | 715003 | ||
| Bombus securus | Bombus securus (Frison, 1935) | 715005 | ||
| Bombus senex | Bombus senex Vollenhoven, 1873 | 715008 | ||
| Bombus supremus | Bombus supremus Morawitz, 1887 | 715021 | ||
| Bombus sushkini | Bombus sushkini (Skorikov, 1931) | 715022 | ||
| Bombus tichenkoi | Bombus tichenkoi (Skorikov, 1926) | 715027 | ||
| Three-striped bumblebee | Bombus trifasciatus Smith, 1852 | 715030 | .jpg) | |
| Bombus ussurensis | Bombus ussurensis Rsdoszkowski, 1877 | 715037 |
Subgenus Melanobombus
holotype
- Bombus alagesianus
- †Bombus cerdanyensis - Late Miocene, Bellver de Cerdanya, Spain
- Bombus erzurumensis
- Bombus eurythorax
- Bombus eximius
- Bombus festivus
- Bombus formosellus
- Bombus friseanus
- Bombus incertoides
- Bombus incertus
- Bombus keriensis
- Bombus ladakhensis
- Bombus lapidarius – red-tailed bumblebee
- Bombus miniatus
- Bombus prshewalskyi
- Bombus pyrosoma
- Bombus qilianensis
- Bombus richardsiellus
- Bombus rufipes
- Bombus rufofasciatus
- Bombus semenovianus
- Bombus sichelii
- Bombus simillimus
- Bombus tanguticus
- Bombus tibeticus
Subgenus Mendacibombus
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Subgenus Orientalibombus
Subgenus †Paraelectrobombus
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- †Bombus patriciae - Late Oligocene/Early Miocene, BesKonak paleolake, Ankara, Turkey
Subgenus Psithyrus
- Bombus ashtoni – Ashton cuckoo bumble bee
- Bombus barbutellus – Barbut's cuckoo-bee
- Bombus bellardii
- Bombus bohemicus – Gypsy's cuckoo bumble bee
- Bombus branickii
- Bombus campestris
- Bombus chinensis
- Bombus citrinus – lemon cuckoo bumble bee
- Bombus coreanus
- Bombus cornutus
- Bombus expolitus
- Bombus ferganicus
- Bombus fernaldae – Fernald's cuckoo bumble bee
- Bombus flavidus
- Bombus insularis – indiscriminate cuckoo bumble bee
- Bombus maxillosus
- Bombus monozonus
- Bombus morawitzianus
- Bombus norvegicus
- Bombus novus
- Bombus perezi
- Bombus quadricolor
- Bombus rupestris
- Bombus skorikovi
- Bombus suckleyi – Suckley's cuckoo bumble bee
- Bombus sylvestris – forest cuckoo bumble bee
- Bombus tibetanus
- Bombus turneri
- Bombus variabilis – variable cuckoo bumble bee
- Bombus vestalis – vestal cuckoo bumble bee
Subgenus Pyrobombus
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- Bombus abnormis
- Bombus ardens
- Bombus avanus
- Bombus beaticola
- Bombus bifarius – two-form bumble bee
- Bombus bimaculatus – two-spotted bumble bee
- Bombus biroi
- Bombus brodmannicus
- Bombus caliginosus – obscure bumble bee
- Bombus centralis – Great Basin bumble bee
- Bombus cingulatus – small tree bumble bee
- Bombus cockerelli – Cockerell's bumble bee
- Bombus ephippiatus
- Bombus flavescens
- Bombus flavifrons – yellow-fronted bumble bee
- Bombus frigidus – frigid bumble bee
- Bombus haematurus
- Bombus huntii – Hunt's bumble bee
- Bombus hypnorum – tree bumble bee
- Bombus impatiens – common eastern bumble bee
- Bombus infirmus
- Bombus infrequens
- Bombus johanseni
- Bombus jonellus – small heath bumble bee
- Bombus kotzschi
- Bombus lapponicus
- Bombus lemniscatus
- Bombus lepidus
- Bombus luteipes
- Bombus melanopygus – black-tailed bumble bee
- Bombus mirus
- Bombus mixtus – fuzzy-horned bumble bee
- Bombus modestus
- Bombus monticola – bilberry bumble bee
- Bombus oceanicus
- Bombus parthenius
- Bombus perplexus – perplexing bumble bee, confusing bumble bee
- Bombus picipes
- Bombus pratorum – early bumble bee
- Bombus pressus
- Bombus pyrenaeus
- Bombus rotundiceps
- Bombus sandersoni – Sanderson bumble bee
- Bombus sitkensis – Sitka bumble bee
- Bombus sonani
- Bombus subtypicus
- Bombus sylvicola – forest bumble bee
- Bombus ternarius – tricolored bumble bee, orange-belted bumble bee
- Bombus vagans – half-black bumble bee
- Bombus vancouverensis
- Bombus vandykei – Van Dyke's bumble bee
- Bombus vosnesenskii – yellow-faced bumble bee
- Bombus wilmattae
Subgenus Sibiricobombus
Subgenus Subterraneobombus
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- Bombus amurensis
- Bombus appositus – mountain bumble bee
- Bombus borealis – northern amber bumble bee
- Bombus difficillimus
- Bombus distinguendus
- Bombus fedtschenkoi
- Bombus fragrans
- Bombus melanurus
- Bombus mongolensis
- Bombus personatus
- Bombus subterraneus – short-haired bumble bee
Subgenus Thoracobombus
- Bombus anachoreta
- Bombus armeniacus – Armenian bumble bee
- Bombus 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 – yellow bumble bee, golden northern bumble bee
- Bombus filchnerae
- Bombus hedini
- Bombus honshuensis
- Bombus humilis – brown-banded carder bee
- Bombus imitator
- Bombus impetuosus
- Bombus inexspectatus
- Bombus laesus
- Bombus medius
- Bombus mesomelas
- Bombus mexicanus
- Bombus mlokosievitzii
- Bombus morio
- Bombus mucidus
- Bombus muscorum – large carder bee or moss carder bee
- Bombus opifex
- Bombus opulentus
- Bombus pascuorum – common carder bee
- Bombus pauloensis
- Bombus pensylvanicus – American bumble bee
- Bombus persicus
- Bombus pomorum – apple humble-bee
- Bombus pseudobaicalensis
- Bombus pullatus
- Bombus remotus
- Bombus rubriventris (probably extinct)
- Bombus ruderarius – red-shanked carder bee or red-shanked bumble bee
- Bombus schrencki
- Bombus sonorus – Sonoran bumble bee
- Bombus steindachneri
- Bombus sylvarum – shrill carder bee
- Bombus transversalis
- Bombus tricornis
- Bombus trinominatus
- Bombus velox
- Bombus weisi
- Bombus veteranus
- Bombus zonatus
holotype male
paratype female
holotype forewing
Subgenus incertae sedis
- †“Bombus” anacolus - Middle Miocene Shanwang Formation, Shandong Province, China
- †Bombus? crassipes - Late Miocene Krottensee deposits, Czech Republic
- †“Bombus” dilectus - Middle Miocene Shanwang Formation, Shandong Province, China
- †“Bombus” luianus - Middle Miocene Shanwang Formation, Shandong Province, China
- †Bombus proavus - Middle Miocene, Latah Formation, Washington, USA
- †Bombus vetustus - Late Miocene, Botchi Formation, Botchi River, Khabarovsk Krai, Russia
Genus †Calyptapis
- †Calyptapis florissantensis - Late Eocene, Florissant Formation, Colorado
Genus †Oligobombus
- †Oligobombus cuspidatus - Late Eocene, Bembridge Marls, Isle of Wight, UK
Notes
References
- ↑ Williams, P. H. (1998). "An annotated checklist of bumble bees with an analysis of patterns of description (Hymenoptera: Apidae, Bombini)". Bulletin of the Natural History Museum, Entomology Series. 67: 79–152.
- ↑ Cameron, S. A.; Hines, H. M.; Williams, P. H. (2007). "A comprehensive phylogeny of the bumble bees (Bombus)". Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 91: 161–188. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8312.2007.00784.x.
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- ↑ Pierre Rasmont; A. Murat Aytekin; Osman Kaftanoglu & Didier Flagothier. "Bombus (Melanobombus) erzurumensis (Özbek, 1990)". Université de Mons.
- 1 2 Bombus centralis and Bombus flavifrons are sometimes considered the same species.
- ↑ Bombus melanopygus has two color forms, one of which was historically treated as a species: Bombus edwardsii.
- 1 2 Miller, Nathan G. (2010). The Bumble Bees of Algonquin Park: A Field Guide. Toronto: Toronto Entomologists' Association. pp.22.
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