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A bumblebee (or bumble bee, bumble-bee, or humble-bee) is any of over 250 species in the genus Bombus, part of Apidae, one of the bee families. This genus is the only extant group in the tribe Bombini , though a few extinct related genera (e.g., Calyptapis ) are known from fossils .
Bombus occidentalis, the western bumble bee, is one of around 30 bumble bee species present in the western United States and western Canada. [1] A recent review of all of its close relatives worldwide appears to have confirmed its status as a separate species.
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]
Bombus huntii is a species of bumblebee. It is native to western North America, where it occurs in western Canada and the United States as far east as Manitoba and Minnesota, and in Mexico as far south as the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt. [1] It is known commonly as the Hunt bumblebee [1] or Hunt's bumblebee. [2]
Bombus muscorum, commonly known as the large carder bee or moss carder bee, is a species of bumblebee in the family Apidae. The species is found throughout Eurasia in fragmented populations, but is most commonly found in the British Isles. [2] [3] B. muscorum is a eusocial insect. The queen is monandrous, mating with only one male after leaving ...
Bombus pensylvanicus belongs to the order Hymenoptera (consisting of ants, wasps, bees, and sawflies), the family Apidae (consisting of cuckoo, digger, carpenter, bumble, and honeybees), the subfamily Apinae (consisting of honey, orchid, bumble, long-horned, and digger bees), and the genus Bombus (consisting of bumblebees). [3]
Bombus ternarius, commonly known as the orange-belted bumblebee or tricolored bumblebee, [2] is a yellow, orange and black bumblebee. It is a ground-nesting social insect whose colony cycle lasts only one season, common throughout the northeastern United States and much of Canada . [ 3 ]
Bombus morrisoni is a species of bumblebee. It is native to western North America, including the western United States and British Columbia. It is known commonly as the Morrison bumblebee. [1] This bee lives in open scrub habitat. It nests underground and aboveground in structures and grass hummocks.