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Genus Bombus Latreille
[Family Apidae, Subfamily Apinae, Tribe Bombini]
Bremus [Jurine], 1801: p. 164, suppressed by ICZN, 1939.
Bremus Panzer, [1801-1804]: pl. 19-21, suppressed by ICZN, 1954.
Bombus Latreille, 182: p. 437, type-species Apis terrestris Linnaeus by monotypy
S. No.
Name of Species with Author & Year
Distribution OR
Collection Site
A. Genus Bombus Subgenus Alpigenobombus Skorikov, 1914
1. breviceps Smith
Bombus nasutus Smith, 1852, Syn.
Bombus breviceps Smith, 1852, precedence by action of Tkalců (1968) as first reviser
Bombus dentatus Handlirsch, 1888, Syn.
Bombus simulus Gribodo, 1892, Syn.
Bombus Channicus Gribodo, 1892, Syn.
Bombus orichalceus Friese, 1916, Syn.
Bombus rufocognitus Cockerell, 1922, Syn.
India [Himachal Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Sikkim, Darjiling (W. Bengal), Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya], Bhutan, Nepal, Myanmar, Tibet, central and southern China, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam
2. genalis Friese
Bombus genalis Friese, 1918
India [Sikkim, Darjiling (W. Bengal), Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya], Bhutan, Myanmar, Tibet, southwestern China
3. grahami (Frison)
Bremus grahami Frison, 1933
India (Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh), Bhutan, Tibet, central and southwestern China
4. kashmirensis Friese
Bombus mastrucatus var. kashmirensis Friese, 1909, precedence by action of Tkalců (1974) as first reviser
Bombus mastrucatus var. stramineus Friese, 1909, Syn.
Bombus tetrachromus Cockerell, 1909, Syn.
Alpigenobombus pulcherrimus Skorikov, 1914, Syn.
Bombus mastrucatus subsp. meinertzhageni Richards, 1928, Syn.
Pakistan, India (Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh), Nepal, Bhutan, Tibet, southwestern China
5. nobilis Friese
Bombus validus Friese, 1905, Syn.
Bombus nobilis Friese, 1905, precedence by action of Williams (1998) as first reviser
Bombus sikkimi Friese, 1918, Syn.
Nobilibombus morawitziides Skorikov, 1933, Syn.
Bombus xizangensis Wang, 1979, Syn.
Bombus chayaensis Wang, 1979, Syn.
India (Himachal Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh), Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, Tibet, southwestern China
B. Genus Bombus Subgenus Bombus s.str.
6. lucorum (Linnaeus) s. l.
Apis lucorum Linnaeus, 1761
Bombus lucorum subsp. jacobsoni Skorikov, 1912, Syn.
Bombus pratorum var. longipennis Friese, 1918, Syn.
Bombus reinigi Tkalců, 1974, Syn.
Alaska, Canada, Europe, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkey, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India (Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh), Nepal, Bhutan, Japan, northern and central China, Myanmar, Tibet, Korea
7. patagiatus Nylander
Bombus patagiatus Nylander, 1848
Bombus vasilievi Skorikov, 1913, Syn.
Tibet, northern and central China, northeastern Europe, Mongolia, Russia
8. terrestris (Linnaeus)
Apis terreftris Linnaeus, 1758
Afghanistan [only a single female], northern Africa, Europe, Iran, Kazakhstan, western Russia, Turkey
9. tunicatus Smith
Bombus tunicatus Smith, 1852
Bombus vallestris Smith, 1878, Syn.
Bombus gilgitensis Cockerell, 1905, Syn.
Bombus terrestris var. simlaënsis Friese, 1909, Syn.
Bombus terrestris var. fulvocinctus Friese, 1909, Syn.
Afghanistan, Pakistan, India (Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Sikkim), Nepal
C. Genus Bombus Subgenus Cullumanobombus Vogt, 1911
10. cullumanus (Kirby)
Apis Cullumana Kirby, 1802
Bombus serrisquama Morawitz, 1888, Syn.
Bombus Silantjewi Morawitz, 1891, Syn.
Bombus popovi Panfilov, 1951, Syn.
Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkey upto Europe
D. Genus Bombus Subgenus Diversobombus Skorikov, 1914
11. trifasciatus Smith
Bombus trifasciatus Smith, 1852
Bombus montivagus Smith, 1878, Syn.
Bombus wilemani Cockerell, 1911, Syn.
Bombus haemorrhoidalis var. albopleuralis Friese, 1916, Syn.
Bombus maxwelli Pendlebury, 1923, Syn.
Bombus mimeticus Richards, 1931, Syn.
Diversibombus malaisei Skorikov, 1938, Syn.
Megabombus albopleuralis subsp. atropygus Tkalců, 1989, Syn.
Pakistan, India [Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Darjiling (W. Bengal), Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya], Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, Tibet, central and southern China, Laos, Peninsular Malaysia, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam
E. Genus Bombus Subgenus Festivobombus Tkalců, 1972
12. festivus Smith
Bombus festivus Smith, 1861
Bombus atrocinctus Smith in Horne, 1870, Syn.
Bombus terminalis Smith in Horne, 1870, Syn.
Bombus handel-mazettii Pittioni, 1939, Syn.
India [Himachal Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Sikkim, Darjiling (W. Bengal), Arunachal Pradesh], Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, Tibet, southern China
F. Genus Bombus Subgenus Megabombus Dalla Torre, 1880
13. securus (Frison)
Bremus securus Frison, 1935
Bombus yuennanicus Bischoff, 1936, Syn.
Tibet, southwestern China
14. supremus Morawitz
Bombus supremus Morawitz, 1887
Bombus linguarius Morawitz, 1890, Syn.
Tibet, southwestern China
15. sushkini (Skorikov)
Hortobombus sushkini Skorikov, 1931
Tibet, northern and southwestern China, Kazakhstan, Mongolia
G. Genus Bombus Subgenus Melanobombus Dalla Torre, 1880
16. friseanus Skorikov
Bombus friseanus Skorikov, 1933
Bombus pyrrhosoma subsp. hönei Bischoff, 1936, Syn.
Tibet, southwestern China
17. keriensis Morawitz
Bombus keriensis Morawitz, 1887
Bombus separandus Vogt, 1909, Syn.
Bombus kohli Vogt, 1909:61, Syn.
Bombus kozlovi Skorikov, 1910, replacement name for kohli Vogt, 1909
Bombus lapidarius var. tenellus Friese, 1913, Syn.
Lapidariobombus separandus subsp. meridialis Skorikov, 1914, Syn.
Bombus keriensis f. richardsi Reinig, 1935, Syn.
Bombus tenellus subsp. tibetensis Wang, 1982, replacement name for richardsi Reinig, 1935
Bombus trilineatus Wang, 1982, Syn.
Pyrobombus keriensis subsp. karakorumensis Tkalců, 1989, Syn.
Turkey, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India (Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh), Nepal, Bhutan, Tibet, western and southwestern China
18. ladakhensis Richards
Bombus rufofasciatus var. ladakhensis Richards, 1928
Bombus rufofasciatus var. phariensis Richards, 1930, Syn.
Bombus variopictus Skorikov, 1933, Syn.
Bombus variopictus subsp. bianchii Skorikov, 1933, Syn.
Bombus reticulatus Bischoff, 1936, Syn.
India (Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh), Nepal, Bhutan, Tibet, southwestern China
19. miniatus Bingham
Bombus flavothoracicus Bingham, 1897, not of Hoffer, 1889
Bombus miniatus Bingham, 1897
Bombus eurythorax Wang, 1982, Syn.
Bombus stenothorax Wang, 1982, Syn.
Pakistan, India (Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Sikkim), Bhutan, Tibet
20. richardsiellus (Tkalců)
Pyrobombus richardsiellus Tkalců, 1968
Myanmar, Tibet
21. rufofasciatus Smith
Bombus rufo-fasciatus Smith, 1852
Bombus Prshewalskyi Morawitz, 1880, Syn.
Bombus rufocinctus Morawitz, 1880, not of Cresson, 1863, Syn.
Bombus chinensis Dalla Torre, 1890, replacement name for rufocinctus Morawitz, 1880
Bombus rufofasciatus var. championi Richards, 1928, Syn.
Bombus waterstoni Richards, 1934, Syn.
Pakistan, India (Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh), Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, Tibet, southwestern China
22. semenovianus (Skorikov)
Lapidariobombus semenovianus Skorikov, 1914
Bombus lapidarius subsp. problematicus Bischoff, 1935, Syn.
Afghanistan, Pakistan, India (Kashmir)
23. simillimus Smith
Bombus simillimis Smith, 1852
Bombus terrestris var. grossiventris Friese, 1931, Syn.
Bremus oculatus Frison, 1933, Syn.
Sibiricobombus tonsus Skorikov, 1933, Syn.
Bombus oculatus var. haemorrhous Richards, 1934, Syn.
Bombus simillimus Williams, 1991, justified emendation
Pakistan, India (Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttaranchal)
24. tanguticus Morawitz
Bombus tanguticus Morawitz, 1887
Nepal, India (Sikkim), Tibet
H. Genus Bombus Subgenus Mendacibombus Skorikov, 1914 25. avinoviellus (Skorikov)
Mendacibombus avinoviellus Skorikov, 1914
Bombus niveatus subsp. callophenax Cockerell, 1917, Syn.
Pakistan, India (Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttaranchal)
26. convexus Wang
Bombus lugubris Morawitz, 1880, not of Kriechbaumer, 1870
Bombus convexus Wang, 1979
Tibet, southwestern China
27. himalayanus (Skorikov)
Mendacibombus varius Skorikov, 1914, not of Lepeletier, 1832
Mendacibombus mendax subsp. himalayanus Skorikov, 1914
Pakistan, India (Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh)
28. marussinus Skorikov
Bombus mendax subsp. marussinus Skorikov, 1910
Bombus marussinus subsp. afghanus Reinig, 1940, Syn.
Afghanistan, Pakistan, Tajikistan
29. superbus (Tkalců)
Mendacibombus superbus Tkalců, 1968
Nepal, Tibet
30. waltoni Skorikov
Bombus mendax subsp. chinensis Skorikov, 1910, not of Morawitz, 1890
Bombus waltoni Cockerell, 1910
Bombus rufitarsus Friese, 1913, Syn.
Bombus asellus Friese, 1924, Syn.
India (Sikkim), Tibet, southwestern China
I. Genus Bombus Subgenus Obertobombus Reinig, 1930
31. oberti Morawitz
Bombus Oberti Morawitz, 1883
Bombus Semenovi Morawitz, 1887, Syn.
Bombus xionglaris Wang, 1982, Syn.
Bombus duanjiaoris Wang, 1982, Syn.
Bombus zhadaensis Wang, 1982, Syn.
India (Kashmir), Kazakstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Tibet, western China
J. Genus Bombus Subgenus Orientalibombus Richards, 1929
32. funerarius Smith
Bombus funerarius Smith, 1852
Bremus priscus Frison, 1935, Syn.
India [Uttaranchal, Darjiling, (W. Bengal), Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh], Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, Tibet, southwestern China
33. haemorrhoidalis Smith
Bombus hæmorrhoidalis Smith, 1852
Bombus orientalis Smith, 1854, Syn.
Bombus buccinatoris Smith, 1879, Syn.
Bombus assamensis Bingham, 1897, Syn.
Bombus montivolans Richards, 1929, Syn.
Pakistan, India [Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Darjiling (W. Bengal), Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya], Bhutan, Nepal, Myanmar, Tibet, southwestern China, Laos, Vietnam, Thailand, Vietnam
K. Genus Bombus Subgenus Pressibombus Frison, 1935
34. pressus (Frison)
Bremus pressus Frison, 1935
India [Uttaranchal, Darjiling (W. Bengal), Sikkim], Nepal
L. Genus Bombus Subgenus Psithyrus Lepeletier, 1832
35. bellardii (Gribodo)
Psithyrus Bellardii Gribodo, 1892
Psithyrus pieli Maa, 1948, Syn.
Psithyrus tajushanensis Pittioni, 1949, Syn.
Myanmar, north, central and southern China
36. bohemicus Seidl
Apis nemorum Fabricius, 1775, not of Scopoli, 1763
Bombus bohemicus Seidl, 1837
Psithyrus chinganicus Reinig, 1936, Syn.
Psithyrus distinctus subsp. hedini Bischoff, 1936, Syn.
Europe, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkey, Pakistan, Tibet, northwestern, northeastern and southwestern China
37. branickii (Radoszkowski)
Psithyrus Branickii Radoszkowski, 1893, precedence by action of Popov (1931) as first reviser
Apathus chloronotus Morawitz, 1893, Syn.
Psithyrus rupestris subsp. elisabethae Reinig, 1940, Syn.
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Russia, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India (Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Sikkim), Tibet, northwestern and southwestern China
38. chinensis (Morawitz)
Apathus rupestris var. chinensis Morawitz, 1890
Psithyrus morawitzi Friese, 1905, not of Radoszkowski, 1876, Syn.
Psithyrus chinensis subsp. hönei Bischoff, 1936 p. 26, not of Bischoff, 1936 p. 10, Syn.
Tibet, southwestern China
39. cornutus (Frison)
Psithyrus cornutus Frison, 1933
Psithyrus pyramideus Maa, 1948, Syn.
Psithyrus acutisquameus Maa, 1948, Syn.
Psithyrus klapperichi Pittioni, 1949 p. 273, not of Pittioni, 1949 p. 266, Syn.
Psithyrus cornutus subsp. canus Tkalců, 1989, Syn.
India (Himachal Pradesh, Uttaranchal), Nepal, southwestern and central China
40. expolitus (Tkalců)
Psithyrus expolitus Tkalců, 1989
Tibet, southwestern China
41. ferganicus (Radoszkowski)
Psithyrus ferganicus Radoszkowski, 1893, precedence by action of Popov (1931) as first reviser
Apathus ochraceus Morawitz, 1893, Syn.
Psithyrus indicus Richards, 1929, Syn.
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India (Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh), northwestern China
42. morawitzianus (Popov)
Psithyrus morawitzianus Popov, 1931, precedence by action of Grütte (1937) as first reviser
Psithyrus redikorzevi Popov, 1931, Syn.
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, northwestern China
43. norvegicus (Sparre-Schneider)
Psithyrus norvegicus Sparre-Schneider, 1918
Europe, Russia, Korea, Japan, Tibet, northeastern and southwestern China
44. novus (Frison)
Psithyrus novus Frison, 1933
Psithyrus novus subsp. nepalensis Tkalců, 1974, Syn.
Pakistan, India (Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttaranchal), Nepal
45. skorikovi (Popov)
Psithyrus skorikovi Popov, 1927
Psithyrus gansuensis Popov, 1931, Syn.
Psithyrus kuani Tkalců, 1961, Syn.
Pakistan, India (Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Sikkim), Nepal, Tibet, southwestern China
46. tibetanus (Morawitz)
Apathus tibetanus Morawitz, 1887
Psithyrus latefasciatus Friese, 1931, Syn.
Sikkim, Tibet, southwestern China
47. turneri (Richards)
Psithyrus turneri Richards, 1929
Psithyrus decoomani Maa, 1948, Syn.
Psithyrus martensi Tkalců, 1974, Syn.
Nepal, India (Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh), Bhutan, southwestern and central China, Taiwan
M. Genus Bombus Subgenus Pyrobombus Dalla Torre, 1880
48. abnormis (Tkalců)
Pyrobombus abnormis Tkalců, 1968
India [Sikkim, Darjiling (W. Bengal]
49. biroi Vogt
Bombus biroï Vogt, 1911
Bombus nursei Friese, 1918, Syn.
Bombus abbotti Cockerell, 1922, Syn.
Bombus agnatus Skorikov, 1933, not of Skorikov, 1912, Syn.
Bombus kotzschi Reinig, 1940, Syn.
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India (Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh)
50. flavescens Smith
Bombus flavescens Smith, 1852
Bombus mearnsi Ashmead, 1905, Syn.
Bombus baguionensis Cockerell, 1920, Syn.
Bombus tahanensis Pendlebury, 1923, Syn.
Bombus rufoflavus Pendlebury, 1923, Syn.
India [Uttaranchal, Sikkim, Darjiling (W. Bengal), Arunachal Pradesh], Bhutan, Nepal, Myanmar, central and southern China, Peninsular Malaysia, Philippines, Taiwan, Vietnam, Thailand
51. hypnorum (Linnaeus)
Apis Hypnorum Linnaeus, 1758
Bombus leucopygus Illiger, 1806, Syn.
Bombus calidus Erichson in Middendorff, 1851, Syn.
Bombus hypnorum var. bryorum Richards, 1930, Syn.
Bombus fletcheri Richards, 1934, Syn.
Europe, Japan, Korea, Mongolia, Russia, Pakistan, India (Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh), Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, Tibet, northwestern, northeastern, central and southwestern China, Taiwan
52. infirmus (Tkalců)
Pyrobombus infirmus Tkalců, 1968
Myanmar, Tibet, southwestern China
53. infrequens (Tkalců)
Pyrobombus infrequens Tkalců, 1989
Myanmar, Tibet, southwestern and central China
54. lemniscatus Skorikov
Bombus lemniscatus Skorikov, 1912
Bombus nursei var. flavopilosus Friese, 1918, Syn.
Bombus peralpinus Richards, 1930, Syn.
India (Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh), Nepal, Bhutan, Tibet, southwestern China
55. lepidus Skorikov
Bombus lepidus Skorikov, 1912
Bombus genitalis Friese, 1913, Syn.
Bombus nursei var. tetrachromus Friese, 1918, not of Cockerell, 1909, Syn.
Bombus yuennanicola Bischoff, 1936, Syn.
Bombus yunnanicola Wang, 1982, unjustified emendation
Pyrobombus lepidus subsp. hilaris Tkalců, 1989, Syn.
Pakistan, India (Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarancha, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh), Nepal, Bhutan, Tibet, southwestern China
56. luteipes Richards
Bombus parthenius var. luteipes Richards, 1934
Pyrobombus signifer Tkalců, 1989, Syn.
Nepal, India [Sikkim, Darjiling (W. Bengal), Arunachal Pradesh], Bhutan, Myanmar, Tibet
57. mirus (Tkalců)
Pyrobombus mirus Tkalců, 1968
Bombus pratorum var. tibetanus Friese, 1913, not of Morawitz, 1887, Syn.
Nepal, Sikkim, Tibet
58. parthenius Richards
Bombus parthenius Richards, 1934
India (Himachal Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Sikkim), Nepal, Bhutan, Tibet
59. rotundiceps Friese
Bombus rotundiceps Friese, 1916
Bombus montivolanoides Sakagami & Yoshikawa, 1961, Syn.
Pyrobombus rotundiceps subsp. shillongensis Tkalců, 1974, Syn.
India [Himachal Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Sikkim, Darjiling (W. Bengal), Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya], Bhutan, Nepal, Myanmar, south-western China, Laos, Thailand
60. subtypicus Morawitz
Bombus leucopygus Morawitz in Fedtschenko, 1875, not of Illiger, 1806
Pratobombus leucopygos var. subtypicus Skorikov, 1914
Bombus leucurus Bischoff & Hedicke, 1931, replacement name for leucopygus Morawitz, 1875
Pyrobombus kohistanensis Tkalců, 1989, Syn.
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajiskistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India (Kashmir), northwestern China
N. Genus Bombus Subgenus Rufipedibombus Skorikov, 1923
61. eximius Smith
Bombus eximius Smith, 1852
Nepal, India [Sikkim, Darjiling (W. Bengal), Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya], Bhutan, Myanmar, Tibet, central and southern China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Thailand
O. Genus Bombus Subgenus Sibiricobombus Vogt, 1911
62. asiaticus Morawitz
Bombus hortorum var. asiatica Morawitz in Fedtschenko, 1875
Bombus longiceps Smith, 1878, Syn.
Bombus Regeli Morawitz, 1880, Syn.
Bombus regeli [subsp.] miniatocaudatus Vogt, 1911, not of Vogt, 1909, Syn.
Sibiricobombus flavodorsalis Skorikov, 1933, Syn.
Sibiricobombus oshanini Skorikov, 1933, Syn.
Bombus heicens Wang, 1982, Syn.
Bombus huangcens Wang, 1982, Syn.
Bombus flavicollis Wang, 1985, Syn.
Bombus baichengensis Wang, 1985, Syn.
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India (Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Sikkim), Nepal, Tibet, western and southwestern China
63. obtusus Richards
Bombus obtusus Richards, 1951
Afghanistan
64. sibiricus (Fabricius)
Apis fibirica Fabricius, 1781
Bombus flaviventris Friese, 1905, Syn.
Bombus flaviventris subsp. ochrobasis Richards, 1930, Syn.
Sikkim, Tibet, northern China, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Russia
P. Genus Bombus Subgenus Subterraneobombus Vogt, 1911
65. melanurus Lepeletier
Bombus melanurus Lepeletier, 1835
Bombus difficillimus Skorikov, 1912, Syn.
Bombus melanurus subsp. subdistinctus Richards, 1928, Syn.
southeastern Europe, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Tajikistan, Turkey, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India (Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Sikkim), Nepal, Tibet, northern China
66. personatus Smith
Bombus personatus Smith, 1879
Bombus Roborowskyi Morawitz, 1887, Syn.
India (Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Sikkim), Nepal, Tibet, southwestern China
Q. Genus Bombus Subgenus Thoracobombus Dalla Torre, 1880
67. impetuosus Smith
Bombus impetuosus Smith, 1871
Bombus Potanini Morawitz, 1890, Syn.
Bombus silvarum var. subrufescens Friese, 1913, Syn.
Bombus yuennanensis Bischoff, 1936, Syn.
Bombus combai Tkalců, 1961, Syn.
Bombus yunnanensis Wang, 1982, unjustified emendation
Tibet, southwestern China, Vietnam
Taxonomic revision based on Williams (1998) updated at www.nhm.ac.uk/entomology/bombus. For a key to the species of Pakistan and the Indian Kashmir consult Williams (1991).
Author for the taonomic revisions and the distribution of species on this webpage is:
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