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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 .
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 lucorum is a large bumblebee, with the queen having a length of 18–22 mm (0.71–0.87 in), [7] a wingspan of around 36 mm (1.4 in), and a weight of 0.46-0.70 g. The workers are smaller than the queens, with a length of 12–18 mm and weight of 0.04-0.32 g.
Bombus lapidarius is a species of bumblebee in the subgenus Melanobombus. Commonly known as the red-tailed bumblebee, B. lapidarius can be found throughout much of Central Europe. Known for its distinctive black and red body, this social bee is important in pollination. [2]
Like all bumblebee species, Bombus lantschouensis belongs to the genus Bombus, which is classified in the tribe Bombini of the subfamily Apinae of the family Apidae. [1] This family is found within the third largest order within the class Insecta, known as Hymenoptera.
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.
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 ]
Franklin's bumblebee (Bombus franklini) is one of the most narrowly distributed bumblebee species, [3] making it a critically endangered bee of the western United States. [4] It lives only in a 190-by-70-mile (310 by 110 km) area in southern Oregon and northern California , between the Coast and Sierra-Cascade mountain ranges.