(Fig. 34)
Bombus lemniscatus Skorikov, 1912: 607, holotype queen ZISP examined. China: Qinghai.
Bombus nursei var. flavopilosus Friese, 1918: 84, lectotype queen (Williams, 1991: 73) MNHU examined. Synonymised with Bombus lemniscatus Skorikov by Williams (1991). Probably India.
Bombus (Lapidariobombus) peralpinus Richards, 1930: 646, holotype queen BMNH examined. Synonymised with Pyrobombus lemniscatus (Skorikov) by Tkalců (1974 b). China: Xizang.
Material examined. 13 workers (IAB).
Distribution in Gansu. Common at medium to high elevations of the western mountains and Qinghai-Tibetan plateau in the southwest (Fig. 34); 4 localities between 2835 and 3524 m (IAB).
Distribution in China. Yunnan, Gansu, Qinghai (IAB).
Forage plants. ASTERACEAE: Carduus crispus, Parasenecio roborowskii, Saussurea sp.; LAMIACEAE: Salvia przewalskii; POLYGONACEAE: Polygonum viviparum; RANUNCULACEAE: Aconitum gymnandrum; SCROPHULARI- ACEAE: Veronica sp.