Bombus friseanus Skorikov 1933
Authors/Creators
- 1. Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW 7 5 BD, UK.
- 2. Institute of General and Experimental Biology, Peace Avenue 54 b, Ulaanbaatar 13330, Mongolia.
- 3. Novosibirsk State University, ul. Pirogova 2, Novosibirsk, 630090 Russia.
- 4. Langstraat 105, B- 2260 Westerlo, Belgium.
- 5. South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China.
- 6. Agricultural University of Georgia, 240 Agmashenebli Alley, Tbilisi, Georgia.
- 7. Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI), Jakarta, Indonesia.
- 8. Kunming Institute of Botany (Chinese Academy of Sciences), 132 Lanhei Road, Kunming, Yunnan 650201, China.
- 9. Università di Roma ' Sapienza', Piazzale Valerio Massimo 6, Roma 00162, Italy.
- 10. Yasouj University, Zirtol, Yasouj, Iran.
- 11. Sherubtse College, Royal University of Bhutan, Trashigang, Bhutan.
- 12. Zoological Survey of India, Pali Road, Jodhpur 342005, Rajasthan, India.
- 13. Institute of Zoology (Chinese Academy of Sciences), 1 Beichen West Road, Chaoyang, Beijing 100101, China.
Description
Bombus friseanus Skorikov, 1933
Figs 13, 83–90, 190
Bombus friseanus Skorikov, 1933b: 62.
Lapidariobombus pyrrhosoma subsp. ĥnei Bischoff, 1936: 10.
Bombus pyrosoma (part) – Williams 1991: 101 (non Morawitz, 1890: 349).
Our PTP analysis (Fig. 10) of coalescents in the COI gene within the rufofasciatus -group supports nine species including B. friseanus, corroborated by differences in morphology (see the Diagnosis).
Females show size-dependent dimorphism in the colour pattern of the hair: large queens have T2 predominantly black; whereas workers (which are smaller) have T2 yellow or light chocolate brown. Males have the thoracic dorsum and T1–2 extensively yellow and T3–5 extensively orange-red. This species is widespread and abundant, but despite variation in COI barcodes shows little geographical variation in colour pattern. Individuals from near Qianggang in Xizang (29.998° N, 91.939° E) have less black hair. One worker (ML5) from Maoshan in Sichuan (31.685° N, 103.899° E) with white bands has been confirmed as this species from a COI sequence. The males have the eye unenlarged relative to the female eye (Williams et al. 2009).
Diagnosis
Females
Queens medium-sized body length 19–22 mm, workers 10–16 mm. Can usually be distinguished in the Hengduan region by their combination of the hair of the thoracic dorsum with yellow bands, side of the thorax yellow, and T3–5 red (cf. B. tibeticus, B. qilianensis, B. miniatus, B. pyrosoma, B. tanguticus). From other often similar co-occurring species they can be distinguished by their combination of the hind tibia with the distal hairs entirely black (cf. B. (Pyrobombus) lepidus Skorikov, 1912) with the mid basitarsus with the distal posterior corner broadly rounded (cf. B. (Thoracobombus) impetuosus Smith, 1871).
Males
Body length 13–15 mm. Can usually be distinguished in the Hengduan region by their combination of the hair of the thoracic dorsum with yellow bands, side of the thorax yellow, and T3–7 red. Genitalia (Fig. 190) with the gonostylus much reduced, less than a quarter as long on its outer side as broad, with the distal edge concave and the inner distal corner with two almost equally pronounced adjacent acute teeth (cf. other rufofasciatus -group species with the possible exceptions of B. prshewalskyi, B. pyrosoma); volsella with the inner distal corner produced as a narrow curved hook (cf. rufipes -group, B. simillimus, lapidarius -group, sichelii -group, keriensis -group); eye unenlarged relative to female eye.
Material examined
Holotype
CHINA • ♀ (queen), holotype of Bombus friseanus Skorikov, 1933 by monotypy (Williams 1991); Sichuan, Songpan; [18]94; M. Berezovsky leg.; ZIN (examined PW).
Material sequenced (65 specimens)
CHINA – Sichuan Province • 1 ♀ (worker); Maoxian; 31.6853° N, 103.8994° E; 10Aug. 2002; P.Williams leg.; BOLD seq: 1550E09; PW: ML5 • 1 ♀ (worker); same collection data as for preceding; BOLD seq: 3262F02; PW: ML7 • 1 ♀ (worker); same collection data as for preceding; BOLD seq: 3263F02; PW: ML199 • 1 ♀ (worker); Hongyuan; 32.6403° N, 102.3286° E; 4 Aug. 2002; P. Williams leg.; BOLD seq: 3262F01; PW: ML8 • 1 ♀ (worker); Haikou; 27.3271° N, 102.4651° E; 19 Aug. 2005; P. Williams leg.; BOLD seq: 1555G07; PW: ML297 • 10 specs; Hongyuan; 32.3282° N, 102.4543° E; 2017; YD seq: DYX48.2, DYX16.1, DYX40.2, DYX7.2, DYX20.1, DYX6.1, DYX7.4, DYX43.1, DYX6.2, DYX7.1; YD: ML428 to ML437 • 1 ♀ (worker); Ganzi county; 31.62916° N, 100.22675° E; 5 Aug. 2018; Z. Ren leg.; KIB seq: GZM106001; KIB: ML533 • 1 ♀ (worker); Hailuogou; 29.93515° N, 101.96387° E; 7 Aug. 2018; Z. Ren leg.; KIB seq: GGSL101019; KIB: ML534 • 1 ♀ (worker); Xinduqiao; 30.06679° N, 101.76088° E; 7 Aug. 2018; Z. Ren leg.; KIB seq: XDQM101028; KIB: ML535 • 1 ♀ (worker); Daofu county; 30.78966° N, 101.30716° E; 5 Aug. 2018; Z. Ren leg.; KIB seq: DFM101018; KIB: ML537 • 1 ♀ (worker); Ganzi county; 31.62916° N, 100.22675° E; 5 Aug. 2018; Z. Ren leg.; KIB seq: GZM102003; KIB: ML540 • 1 ♀ (worker); same collection data as for preceding; KIB seq: GZM101002; KIB: ML541. – Yunnan Province • 1 ♀ (worker); Lijiang; 27.0069° N, 100.1751° E; 26 Jul. 2017; A. Moss leg.; BOLD seq: 1555C10; PW: ML241 • 1 ♂; same collection data as for preceding; BOLD seq: 1555G06; PW: ML296 • 1 ♀ (queen); Lijiang; 27.0156° N, 100.1714° E; 1 Aug. 2016; H. Liang leg.; KIB seq: 24; KIB: ML368 • 1 ♂; same collection data as for preceding; 6 Sep. 2016; H. Liang leg.; KIB seq: 40; KIB: ML369 • 1 ♀ (worker); same collection data as for preceding; 1 Aug. 2016; H. Liang leg.; KIB seq: 52; KIB: ML370 • 1 ♀ (queen); same collection data as for preceding; 14 Jun. 2012; Y. Zhao leg.; KIB seq: 304432147; KIB: ML371 • 1 ♀ (worker); same collection data as for preceding; 26 May 2012; Y. Zhao leg.; KIB seq: 40241082; KIB: ML372 • 1 ♀ (worker); same collection data as for preceding; 2 Aug. 2016; H. Liang leg.; KIB seq:42; KIB ML373 • 1 ♀ (worker); same collection data as for preceding; 26 Jul. 2015; Z. Ren leg.; KIB seq: 2018045; KIB: ML374 • 1 ♀ (worker); same collection data as for preceding; 22 Aug. 2016; H. Liang leg.; KIB seq: 2018071; KIB: ML375 • 1 ♀ (worker); same collection data as for preceding; 15 Jul. 2016; H. Liang leg.; KIB seq: 2018038; KIB: ML376 • 1 ♀ (worker); same collection data as for preceding; 19 Jul. 2016; H. Liang leg.; KIB seq: 53; KIB: ML377 • 1 ♂; same collection data as for preceding; 5 Sep. 2016; H. Liang leg.; KIB seq: 84; KIB: ML378 • 1 ♀ (worker); same collection data as for preceding; 1 Sep. 2016; H. Liang leg.; KIB seq: 107; KIB: ML379 • 1 ♀ (worker); Cangshan; 25.88991° N, 100.02974° E; 14 Jul. 2018; Z. Ren leg.; KIB seq: CSL201011; KIB: ML514 • 1 ♀ (worker); Cangshan; 25.88001° N, 100.02691° E; 14 Jul. 2018; Z. Ren leg.; KIB seq: CSL301005; KIB: ML515 • 1 ♀ (worker); same collection data as for preceding; KIB seq: CSL301016; KIB: ML516 • 1 ♀ (worker); Cangshan; 25.89461° N, 100.02125° E; 14 Jul. 2018; Z. Ren leg.; KIB seq: CSL101008; KIB: ML517 • 1 ♀ (worker); Baima Snow Mountain; 28.39838° N, 98.99286° E; 18 Jul. 2018; Z. Ren leg.; KIB seq: BMXSM301021; KIB: ML518 • 1 ♀ (worker); same collection data as for preceding; KIB seq: BMXSM301049; KIB: ML519 • 6 ♀♀; Baima Snow Mountain; 28.3373° N, 99.0771° E; 14–19 Aug. 2019; M. Orr leg.; IOZ seq: 14F2, 14F4, 14F19, OR20, OR24, OR27; IOZ: ML584 to ML589. – Xizang Autonomous Region • 1 ♀ (worker); Milashan; 29.85301° N, 92.33378° E; 27 Jul. 2018; Z. Ren leg.; KIB seq: MLSM101027; KIB: ML520 • 1 ♀ (worker); same collection data as for preceding; KIB seq: MLSM101002; KIB: ML521 • 1 ♀ (worker); same collection data as for preceding; KIB seq: MLSM101034; KIB: ML522 • 1 ♀ (worker); Ranwu Lake; 29.4849° N, 96.64252° E; 23 Jul. 2018; Z. Ren leg.; KIB seq: RWM101017; KIB: ML523 • 1 ♀ (worker); same collection data as for preceding; KIB seq: RWM101057; KIB: ML524 • 1 ♀ (worker); same collection data as for preceding; KIB seq: RWM101001; KIB: ML525 • 1 ♀ (worker); Dongdashan; 29.57184° N, 98.18467° E; 20 Jul. 2018; Z. Ren leg.; KIB seq: DDSM303001; KIB: ML526 • 1 ♀ (worker); Dongdashan; 29.62259° N, 97.89246° E; 20 Jul. 2018; Z. Ren leg.; KIB seq: DDSM203003; KIB: ML527 • 1 ♀ (worker); Sejilashan; 29.64141° N, 94.69818° E; 26 Jul. 2018; Z. Ren leg.; KIB seq: SJLSM101009; KIB: ML528 • 1 ♀ (worker); Dongdashan; 29.69073° N, 98.11641° E; 20 Jul. 2018; Z. Ren leg.; KIB seq: DDSH301056; KIB: ML529 • 1 ♀ (worker); Sejilashan; 29.77619° N, 94.74278° E; 26 Jul. 2018; Z. Ren leg.; KIB seq: SJLSL301011; KIB: ML530 • 1 ♀ (worker); Galonglashan; 29.78346° N, 95.69765° E; 24 Jul. 2018; Z. Ren leg.; KIB seq: GLLSM103018; KIB: ML531 • 1 ♀ (worker); Anjiulashan; 29.9229° N, 96.67203° E; 23 Jul. 2018; Z. Ren leg.; KIB seq: AJLSM101004; KIB: ML532 • 1 ♀ (queen); Yelashan; 30.16394° N, 97.2860° E; 22 Jul. 2018; Z. Ren leg.; KIB seq: YLSH101083; KIB: ML536 • 1 ♀ (worker); Zhujiaolashan; 31.11821° N, 97.01749° E; 2 Aug. 2018; Z. Ren leg.; KIB seq: ZJLSM101015; KIB: ML538 • 1 ♀ (queen); Zonglashan; 31.2922° N, 97.59554° E; 3 Aug. 2018; Z. Ren leg.; KIB seq: ZLSM201011; KIB: ML539 • 1 ♂; Galonglashan; 29.82189° N, 95.71101° E; 24 Jul. 2018; Z. Ren leg.; KIB seq: GLLSL301020; KIB: ML542 • 1 ♀ (worker); Xizang; 29.5032° N, 95.8980° E; 8 Aug. 2015; IBK seq: BB12; IOZ: ML582.
Global distribution
(Hengduan mountain species) East Asia: CHINA: Xizang, Qinghai, Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou. (AMNH, IAR, IOZ, KIB, KIZ, NHMUK, PW, SAC, USNM, YD, ZIN, ZMHB, ZMUM.) The species is widely distributed within the Hengduan region and often one of the most abundant.
Behaviour
A colony of this species has been found underground in a coniferous forest at 3300 m in Yunnan (ZR unpublished). Food-plant generalists (Williams et al. 2009). Male mate-searching behaviour appears to resemble patrolling of B. eurythorax (PW pers. obs.).
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Additional details
Identifiers
Biodiversity
- Collection code
- IOZ , KIB , PW , YD , ZIN, PW
- Material sample ID
- ML199 , ML241 , ML296 , ML297 , ML368 , ML369 , ML370 , ML371 , ML372 , ML373 , ML374 , ML375 , ML376 , ML377 , ML378 , ML379 , ML428, ML437 , ML5 , ML514 , ML515 , ML516 , ML517 , ML518 , ML519 , ML520 , ML521 , ML522 , ML523 , ML524 , ML525 , ML526 , ML527 , ML528 , ML529 , ML530 , ML531 , ML532 , ML533 , ML534 , ML535 , ML536 , ML537 , ML538 , ML539 , ML540 , ML541 , ML542 , ML582 , ML584, ML589 , ML7 , ML8
- Event date
- 2002-08-04 , 2002-08-10 , 2005-08-19 , 2012-05-26 , 2012-06-14 , 2015-07-26 , 2015-08-08 , 2016-07-15 , 2016-07-19 , 2016-08-01 , 2016-08-02 , 2016-08-22 , 2016-09-01 , 2016-09-05 , 2016-09-06 , 2017-07-26 , 2018-07-14 , 2018-07-18 , 2018-07-20 , 2018-07-22 , 2018-07-23 , 2018-07-24 , 2018-07-26 , 2018-07-27 , 2018-08-02 , 2018-08-03 , 2018-08-05 , 2018-08-07 , 2019-08-14
- Verbatim event date
- 2002-08-04 , 2002-08-10 , 2005-08-19 , 2012-05-26 , 2012-06-14 , 2015-07-26 , 2015-08-08 , 2016-07-15 , 2016-07-19 , 2016-08-01 , 2016-08-02 , 2016-08-22 , 2016-09-01 , 2016-09-05 , 2016-09-06 , 2017-07-26 , 2018-07-14 , 2018-07-18 , 2018-07-20 , 2018-07-22 , 2018-07-23 , 2018-07-24 , 2018-07-26 , 2018-07-27 , 2018-08-02 , 2018-08-03 , 2018-08-05 , 2018-08-07 , 2019-08-14/19
- Scientific name authorship
- Skorikov
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Order
- Hymenoptera
- Family
- Apidae
- Genus
- Bombus
- Species
- friseanus
- Taxon rank
- species
- Type status
- holotype
- Taxonomic concept label
- Bombus friseanus Skorikov, 1933 sec. Williams, Altanchimeg, Byvaltsev, Jonghe, Jaffar, Japoshvili, Kahono, Liang, Mei, Monfared, Nidup, Raina, Ren, Thanoosing, Zhao & Orr, 2020
References
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- Bischoff H. 1936. Schwedisch-chinesische wissenschaftliche Expedition nach den nordwestlichen Provinzen Chinas, unter Leitung von Dr. Sven Hedin und Prof. S ʾ Ping-chang. Insekten gesammelt vom schwedischen Arzt der Expedition Dr. David Hummel 1927 - 1930. 56. Hymenoptera. 10. Bombinae. Arkiv f ˆ r zoologi 27 A: 1 - 27.
- Williams P. H. 1991. The bumble bees of the Kashmir Himalaya (Hymenoptera: Apidae, Bombini). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) (Entomology) 60: 1 - 204.
- Morawitz F. F. 1890. Insecta a cl. G. N. Potanin in China et in Mongolia novissime lecta. XIV. Hymenoptera Aculeata. II). III. Apidae. Trudy Russkago entomologicheskago obshchestva 24: 349 - 385.
- Williams P. H., Tang Y., Yao J. & Cameron S. 2009. The bumblebees of Sichuan (Hymenoptera: Apidae, Bombini). Systematics and Biodiversity 7: 101 - 190. https: // doi. org / 10.1017 / S 1477200008002843
- Tkalcu B. 1968. Neue Arten der Unterfamilie Bombinae der palaarktischen Region (Hymenoptera, Apoidea). Sbornik Entomologickeho oddeleni Narodniho musea v Praze 65: 21 - 51.
- Morawitz F. F. 1887. Insecta in itinere cl. N. Przewalskii in Asia centrali novissime lecta. I. Apidae. Trudy Russkago entomologicheskago obshchestva 20 (1886): 195 - 229.