Pyrobombus
Encyclopedia
Pyrobombus is a subgenus
of bumblebee
s, with its centres of diversity
in Central Asia
and north-western North America
. The subgenus contains the following species:
Subgenus
In biology, a subgenus is a taxonomic rank directly below genus.In zoology, a subgeneric name can be used independently or included in a species name, in parentheses, placed between the generic name and the specific epithet: e.g. the Tiger Cowry of the Indo-Pacific, Cypraea tigris Linnaeus, which...
of bumblebee
Bumblebee
A bumble bee is any member of the bee genus Bombus, in the family Apidae. There are over 250 known species, existing primarily in the Northern Hemisphere although they are common in New Zealand and in the Australian state of Tasmania.Bumble bees are social insects that are characterised by black...
s, with its centres of diversity
Center of diversity
A center of diversity is an area that has a high degree of genetic variation for a particular species or genus of plants that can also be the center of origin for that species. The two areas often, but not always, coincide; the degree of coincidence remains the subject of debate...
in Central Asia
Central Asia
Central Asia is a core region of the Asian continent from the Caspian Sea in the west, China in the east, Afghanistan in the south, and Russia in the north...
and north-western North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
. The subgenus contains the following species:
- Bombus abnormis (Tkalcu, 1968)
- Bombus ardens Smith, 1879
- Bombus avanus (Skorikov, 1938)
- Bombus beaticola (Tkalcu, 1968)
- Bombus bifarius Cresson, 1878
- Bombus bimaculatusBombus bimaculatusBombus bimaculatus or the twospotted bumblebee is a common species of bumblebee in eastern North America. Its range extends from Ontario to Maine, south to Florida, and west to Illinois, Kansas, Oklahoma and Mississippi....
Cresson, 1863 - Bombus biroi Vogt, 1911
- Bombus brodmannicus Vogt, 1909
- Bombus caliginosus (Frison, 1927)
- Bombus centralis Cresson, 1864
- Bombus cingulatusBombus cingulatusBombus cingulatus or small tree bumblebee is a species of bumblebee. It is found in Eurasia. Its appearance is similar to the tree bumblebee or Bombus hypnorum, but it is somewhat smaller, and generally establish smaller nests...
Wahlberg, 1854 - Bombus ephippiatus Say, 1837
- Bombus flavescens Smith, 1852
- Bombus flavifrons Cresson, 1863
- Bombus frigidus Smith, 1854
- Bombus haematurus Kriechbaumer, 1870
- Bombus huntii Greene, 1860
- Bombus hypnorumBombus hypnorumBombus hypnorum, the tree bumblebee or new garden bumblebee, is a species of bumblebee. It is one of the most common bumblebee species in north and eastern Europe, but it's less common past 70 degrees north. Its distribution ranges over most of Europe and parts of Eastern Asia, although less common...
(Linnaeus, 1758) - Bombus impatiensBombus impatiensBombus impatiens is the most often encountered bumblebee across much of eastern North America . Its range includes Ontario, Maine, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, south to Florida, west to Michigan, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri...
Cresson, 1863 - Bombus infirmus (Tkalcu, 1968)
- Bombus infrequens (Tkalcu, 1989)
- Bombus jonellusBombus jonellusBombus jonellus is a species of bumblebee. It bears the common name heath humble-bee or small heath bumblebee. It is found in Eurasia and North America.The sub-species var. hebridensis is endemic to the Hebridean islands of Scotland....
(Kirby, 1802) - Bombus kotzschi Reinig, 1940
- Bombus lapponicusBombus lapponicusBombus lapponicus is a species of bumblebee. It is found in Eurasia....
(Fabricius, 1793) - Bombus lemniscatus Skorikov, 1912
- Bombus lepidus Skorikov, 1912
- Bombus luteipes Richards, 1934
- Bombus melanopygusBombus melanopygusBombus melanopygus, the orange-rumped bumblebee, is a species of bumblebee native to western North America from British Columbia to California and as far east as Idaho....
Nylander, 1848 - Bombus mirus (Tkalcu, 1968)
- Bombus mixtus Cresson, 1878
- Bombus modestus Eversmann, 1852
- Bombus monticolaBombus monticolaBombus monticola is a species of bumblebee. It bears the common names bilberry bumblebee and mountain bumblebee. It is found in Eurasia....
Smith, 1844 - ?Bombus oceanicus Friese, 1909
- Bombus parthenius Richards, 1934
- Bombus perplexus Cresson, 1863
- Bombus picipes Richards, 1934
- Bombus pratorum (Linnaeus, 1761)
- Bombus pressus (Frison, 1935)
- Bombus pyrenaeus Pérez, 1880
- Bombus rotundiceps Friese, 1916
- Bombus sandersoni Franklin, 1913
- Bombus sitkensis Nylander, 1848
- Bombus sonani (Frison, 1934)
- Bombus subtypicus (Skorikov, 1914)
- Bombus sylvicola Kirby, 1837
- Bombus ternarius Say, 1837
- Bombus vagans Smith, 1854
- Bombus vandykei (Frison, 1927)
- Bombus vosnesenskiiBombus vosnesenskiiBombus vosnesenskii, the yellow-faced bumblebee, is distributed through western North America. This species grows to long, with queen being larger than the workers. B...
Radoszkowski, 1862 - Bombus wangae Williams et al., 2009
- ?Bombus wilmattae Cockerell, 1912