Bombus (Megabombus) sushkini Skorikov, s. l.
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16. Bombus (Megabombus) sushkini (Skorikov) s. l.
(Figs 34, 35)
Hortobombus sushkini Skorikov, 1931:235.
Taxonomy. For a discussion of the taxonomy of this species see Williams et al. (2009).
Material examined. 19 queens, 47 workers, 7 males (IAB).
Distribution in North China. Primarily on the edge of the northeast Qinghai-Tibetan plateau. Common at medium to high elevations of the Qilianshan nature reserve and the Lianhuashan nature reserve in Gansu. Rare at medium elevations of the Liancheng nature reserve, at high elevations of the Gahai nature reserve in Gansu, and at medium elevations of the Yueliangshan mountain in Xiji, Ningxia. 22 localities (Fig. 34) between 2148–3490 m (IAB).
Similar species in North China. This species is similar in its yellow-banded colour pattern to B. religiosus and B. czerskii (see the key; Figs 31, 33, 35).
Distribution in China. Sichuan, Xizang, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia (IAB).
Forage plants. ASTERACEAE: Arctium lappa, Saussurea sp.; FABACEAE: Oxytropis ochrocephala; LAMIACEAE: Caryopteris incana, Dracocephalum heterophyllum; RANUNCULACEAE: Aconitum flavum, A. gymnandrum, Clematis tangutica; SCROPHULARIACEAE: Pedicularis kansuensis.
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Biodiversity
- Scientific name authorship
- Skorikov
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Order
- Hymenoptera
- Family
- Apidae
- Genus
- Bombus
- Species
- sushkini
- Taxon rank
- species
- Taxonomic concept label
- Bombus (Megabombus) sushkini , 2014
References
- Skorikov, A. S. (1931) Die Hummelfauna Turkestans und ihre Beziehungen zur zentralasiatischen Fauna (Hymenoptera, Bombidae). In: Lindholm, V. A. (Eds.), Abhandlungen der Pamir-Expedition 1928. Vol. 8. Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Leningrad, pp. 175 - 247.