Bombus mixtus
| Bombus mixtus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Apidae |
| Subfamily: | Apinae |
| Genus: | Bombus |
| Subgenus: | Pyrobombus |
| Species: | B. mixtus |
| Binomial name | |
| Bombus Mixtus Cresson, 1878[1] | |
Bombus mixtus is a species of bumble bee in the Pyrobombus subgenus. Native to western North America and described in 1878.[2] These relatively small bees can be identified by hair markings on the adbdomen and thorax. The bees are noted for a red tail tip separated by a black stripe form pale hairs on T1 and T2. Males may appear similar to Bombus frigidus, but can be differentiated by a distinctive patch of dense hairs located on basal segments of their flagellum and separation of the red tail tip from yellow basal tergal segments.
One proposed common name, "Fuzzy-horned Bumble Bee", has been criticised as being too long, unrelated to the Latin name, and only applicable to male specimens. A proposed alternate name, "Mixed Bumble Bee" is closer to the Latin, but is not very descriptive, though reportedly "refers to a diagnostic character present in both sexes."[3] Neither name seems to have caught on.
The bees are widely distributed throughout their range, which includes: Alaska, Washington, Oregon, California, Idaho, Colorado, Wyoming.[4] They are common in mountain meadows.
Synonyms and other taxonomic names: Bombus edwardsii var russulus Frison, 1927[3]
References
- ↑ "Bombus mixtus Cresson, 1878". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- ↑ http://www.xerces.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/occidentalis_pocketid.pdf
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Species Bombus mixtus - Mixed Bumble Bee". BugGuide.Net. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
- ↑ "North American bumblebees". BumbleBee.Org. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
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