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The word "bumblebee" is a compound of "bumble" and "bee"—"bumble" meaning to hum, buzz, drone, or move ineptly or flounderingly. [1] The generic name Bombus , assigned by Pierre André Latreille in 1802, is derived from the Latin word for a buzzing or humming sound, borrowed from Ancient Greek βόμβος ( bómbos ).
Bombus cryptarum is a species of bumblebee. It is native to the northern hemisphere, where it is "one of the most widespread bumblebees in the world." [2] It occurs throughout Europe, Asia, and western North America. It is known commonly as the cryptic bumblebee. [2] The complete distribution of the species is unclear due to taxonomic ...
Bombus impatiens, the common eastern bumblebee, is the most commonly encountered bumblebee across much of eastern North America. [3] They can be found in the Eastern temperate forest region of the eastern United States , southern Canada , and the eastern Great Plains . [ 4 ]
Bombus balteatus is a long-tongued bumblebee. Often the tongue length reaches two-thirds or more the length of the body. [5] This morphological feature allows them to specialize on flowers with long corollas. [6] In North America, workers can be identified by a distinctive black abdomen pattern and robust body. [5]
The list presented here is a checklist of global bumblebee [1] species (Tribe Bombini) based on the Bombus phylogeny presented by Cameron et al (2007) [2] and grouped by subgenus following the revision of Williams et al (2008). [3]
1.5–3 depending on species 2 (Vespula pensylvanica) 2 2.x 4.0+ [4] [failed verification] Lights Not attracted to lights at night unless nest is disturbed, or light is placed near hive, or bee is sick. [5] Attracted to lights at night [6] [7] Lives in Large colonies of flat, wax-based honeycomb hanging vertically.
Bombus sylvestris, known as the forest cuckoo bumblebee [3] or four-coloured cuckoo bee, [4] is a species of cuckoo bumblebee, found in most of Europe and Russia. [5] Its main hosts are Bombus pratorum, Bombus jonellus, and Bombus monticola. [6] As a cuckoo bumblebee, Bombus sylvestris lays its eggs in another bumblebee's nest. This type of bee ...
Bombus polaris is a common Arctic bumblebee species. [1] B. polaris is one of two bumblebees that live above the Arctic Circle. [1] The other is its social parasite Bombus hyperboreus. [1] B. polaris is a social bee that can survive at near freezing temperatures. [1] It has developed multiple adaptations to live in such cold temperatures.