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Bombus (Bombus) minshanensis Bischoff

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63. Bombus (Bombus) minshanensis Bischoff

(Figs 128, 129)

Bombus (Bombus) patagiatus subsp. minshanensis Bischoff, 1936:3.

Taxonomy. Revised by Williams et al. (2012a, b). This species has been confused with B. patagiatus. Material examined. 66 workers, 3 males (IAB).

Distribution in North China. Only on the edge of the east Qinghai-Tibetan plateau in Gansu. Common at medium to high elevations of the east Qinghai-Tibetan plateau meadows in Xiahe, Hezuo, Luqu, Lintan and Minxian. Rare at medium elevations of the Liancheng natual reserve in Yongdeng and at high elevations of the Zhagana nature reserve in Diebu. 11 localities (Fig. 128) between 2096–3963 m (IAB).

Similar species in North China. This species is very similar in its white-banded female colour pattern to some B. patagiatus (see the key; Figs 129, 131).

Distribution in China. Sichuan, Xizang, Gansu, Qinghai (IAB).

Forage plants. ASTERACEAE: Carduus acanthoides, Cirsium japonicum, C. setosum, Ligularia sp., Saussurea sp., FABACEAE: Hedysarum gmelinii, Medicago sativa, Melilotus albus, M. officinalis; LAMIACEAE: Dracocephalum heterophyllum, Elsholtzia densa, E. fruticosa, Salvia sp., Thymus mongolicus; ONAGRACEAE: Chamerion angustifolium; ROSACEAE: Potentilla fruticosa; SCROPHULARIACEAE: Euphrasia pectinata, Pedicularis sp.

Notes

Published as part of An, Jiandong, Huang, Jiaxing, Shao, Youquan, Zhang, Shiwen, Wang, Biao, Liu, Xinyu, Wu, Jie & Williams, Paul H., 2014, The bumblebees of North China (Apidae, Bombus Latreille), pp. 1-89 in Zootaxa 3830 (1) on pages 64-65, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3830.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/286560

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http://treatment.plazi.org/id/039A5F66DD0B0415D787F942FF7CA7A4

Cites
Figure: 10.5281/zenodo.286623 (DOI)
Figure: 10.5281/zenodo.286624 (DOI)
Is part of
Journal article: 10.11646/zootaxa.3830.1.1 (DOI)
Journal article: http://zenodo.org/record/286560 (URL)
Journal article: http://publication.plazi.org/id/FFA3271EDD340455D710FF87FA48A66B (URL)
Journal article: http://zoobank.org/D1B92849-3D00-4C27-809E-15A3B50ECF19 (URL)
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https://biodiversitypmc.sibils.org/collections/plazi/039A5F66DD0B0415D787F942FF7CA7A4 (URL)
https://www.gbif.org/species/127668754 (URL)
https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/36819/taxon/039A5F66DD0B0415D787F942FF7CA7A4.taxon (URL)

Biodiversity

Scientific name authorship
Bischoff
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Order
Hymenoptera
Family
Apidae
Genus
Bombus
Species
minshanensis
Taxon rank
species

References

  • Bischoff, H. (1936) Schwedisch-chinesische wissenschaftliche Expedition nach den nordwestlichen Provinzen Chinas, unter Leitung von Dr. Sven Hedin und Prof. Su Ping-chang. Insekten gesammelt vom schwedischen Arzt der Expedition Dr. David Hummel 1927 - 1930. 56. Hymenoptera. 10. Bombinae. Arkiv for zoologi, 27 A (38), 1 - 27.
  • Williams, P. H., An, J., Brown, M. J. F., Carolan, J. C., Goulson, D., Huang, J. & Ito, M. (2012 a) Cryptic bumblebee species: consequences for conservation and the trade in greenhouse pollinators. PLoS ONE, 7, 1 - 8. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.1371 / journal. pone. 0032992
  • Williams, P. H., Brown, M. J. F., Carolan, J. C., An, J., Goulson, D., Aytekin, A. M., Best, L. R., Byvaltsev, A. M., Cederberg, B., Dawson, R., Huang, J., Ito, M., Monfared, A., Raina, R. H., Schmid-Hempel, P., Sheffield, C. S., Sima, P. & Xie, Z. (2012 b) Unveiling cryptic species of the bumblebee subgenus Bombus s. str. world-wide with COI barcodes (Hymenoptera: Apidae). Systematics and Biodiversity, 10, 21 - 56. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.1080 / 14772000.2012.664574