Alpigenobombus
| Alpigenobombus | |
|---|---|
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Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Apidae |
| Genus: | Bombus |
| Subgenus: | Alpigenobombus |
Alpigenobombus is a subgenus of nectar-robbingbumblebees found in Palearctic. This subgenus is easily identified by the unique, six-toothed mandibles of the females, a specialized adaptation for robbing nectar from tubular flowers.[1]
The taxonomy of this subgenus is complex, and the classification of its species has been subject of an ongoing debate.[1]
Species
Genus Alpigenobombus currently consists of 11 species:[1]
- Bombus angustus (Taiwan)
- Bombus breviceps (Himalaya, China, and Southeast Asia)
- Bombus genalis (Himalaya, China, and Southeast Asia)
- Bombus grahami (Himalaya, China and Southeast Asia)
- Bombus rainai (India and Pakistan)
- Bombus kashmirensis (India, Nepal, Pakistan and China)
- Bombus mastrucatus (Europe)
- Bombus nobilis (Himalaya and China)
- Bombus sikkimi (eastern Himalaya and Hengduan regions)
- Bombus validus (China)
- Bombus wurflenii (West Asia)
References
- ^ abcWilliams, Paul H.; An, Jiandong; Dorji, Phurpa; Huang, Jiaxing; Jaffar, Saleem; Japoshvili, George; Narah, Jaya; Ren, Zongxin; Streinzer, Martin; Thanoosing, Chawatat; Tian, Li; Orr, Michael C. (2023). "Bumblebees with big teeth: revising the subgenus Alpigenobombus with the good, the bad and the ugly of numts (Hymenoptera: Apidae)". European Journal of Taxonomy. 892. doi:10.5852/ejt.2023.892.2283.
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