Bumblebees (Bombus), bunblebee species and definition

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Bombus pascuorum on blossom - Front view

Bumblebees
(Bombus)

Bumblebees (Bombus) are a genus of social bees (Apiformes). Since these Hymenoptera have a sting for defence, they belong to the stinging bees (Aculeata). There are approximately 250 species of bumblebees. They live mainly in the temperate and cooler areas of the northern hemisphere. There is a particularly large variety of species in Europe and Asia; In Europe there are approximately 70 species, 36 of which can be found in Germany.

Bumblebee (Bombus)

Examples of European bumblebee species are: Bombus argillaceus, Bombus jonellus, Bombus subterranus, Bombus veteranus, Bombus alpinis, Early Bumblebee (Bombus pratorum), Bombus pomorum, Bombus pascuorum and Bombus sicheli. 16 species of bumblebees are currently threatened with extinction.

Bumblebee on grass feeding from pussy willow

The queen bee is 15 to 23 mm in length, while the, workers and drones are approximately 8 to 21 mm. Bumblebees have a strong rounded body, comprising head, thorax and abdomen. They are protected from the cold by hair which is mostly yellow, white or black in color. The colouring of the bumblebee varies from type to type. Bumblebees eat using a proboscis, which can vary in length. They have one pair of compound eyes , antennae and six legs.

Shrill Carder-bee side view

A colony of bumblebees can consist of up to 600 insects with a queen. The majority of bumblebees are workers who live beside the male drones and young queens. In Europe bumblebees survive only one summer. Drones and workers have a life expectancy of 3 to 4 weeks, while a queen lives for approximately 1 year, during which time it hibernates for 8 months. There are, among bumblebees, socially parasitic species (Cuckoo bumblebees) which leave their eggs in the nests of fellows and let the fellows care for their breed. The larvae of the cuckoo bumblebees danger the fellows own breeds since they eat the eggs and larvae. These species have no workers.

Bumblebee - Red-tailed bumblebee

Bumblebees - as well as bees (Apiformes) in general and flies (Brachycera) - are among the most important crop pollinators. Some of the most important natural enemies of bumblebees are: Cuckoo bumblebees, Anthidium manicatum, Mutilla and thick-headed flies(Conopidae).

Bumblebee fights a blossom

Taxonomy

Class	Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 Insects, True insects
Subclass	Pterygota Lang, 1888 Winged insects
Infraclass	Neoptera van der Wulp, 1890 Modern Wing-folding insects
Superorder	Holometabola Heider, 1889 Holometabolous Insects
Order	Hymenoptera Linnaeus, 1758 Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
Suborder	Apocrita Gerstaecker, 1867 Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
Infraorder	Aculeata Latreille, 1802 Stinging wasps
Superfamily	Apoidea Latreille, 1802 Apoid Wasps, Bees, Social Bees, Solitary Bees
Group	Apiformes Brothers, 1975 Bees
Family	Apidae Latreille, 1802 Bumble bees, Carpenter Bees, Cuckoo Bees, Digger Bees
Subfamily	Apinae Latreille, 1802 Bumble Bees, Digger Bees, Honey bees, Long-horned Bees
Tribe	Bombini Latreille, 1802 Bumble Bees, Bumblebees
Genus	Bombus Latreille, 1802 Bumble Bee, Bumble bees, Bumblebee, Bumblebees

Subnodes

Subgenus	Bombus (Adventoribombus) Skorikov, 1922
Subgenus	Bombus (Agrobombus) Vogt, 1911
Subgenus	Bombus (Alpigenobombus) Skorikov, 1914
Subgenus	Bombus (Alpinobombus) Skorikov, 1914
Subgenus	Bombus (Ashtonipsithyrus) Ashtonipsithyrus, 1927
Subgenus	Bombus (Bombias) Robertson, 1903
Subgenus	Bombus (Bombus) alpinus Linnaeus, 1758 Bumble bees, Bumblebee, Bumblebees, Humble bees
Subgenus	Bombus (Boopobombus) Boopobombus, 1927
Subgenus	Bombus (Brachycephalibombus) Williams, 1985
Subgenus	Bombus (Brachycephalobombus)
Subgenus	Bombus (Chromobombus) Chromobombus Dalla Torre, 1880
Subgenus	Bombus (Coccineobombus) Skorikov, 1922
Subgenus	Bombus (Confusibombus) Hall, 1914
Subgenus	Bombus (Crotchiibombus) Franklin, 1954
Subgenus	Bombus (Cullumanobombus) Vogt, 1911
Subgenus	Bombus (Dasybombus) Labougle & Ayala, 1986
Subgenus	Bombus (Digressobombus) Tkalcu, 1984
Subgenus	Bombus (Diversobombus) Skorikov, 1914
Subgenus	Bombus (Eversmannibombus) Skorikov, 1938
Subgenus	Bombus (Exilobombus) Skorikov, 1922
Subgenus	Bombus (Fernaldaepsithyrus) Frison, 1927
Subgenus	Bombus (Fervidobombus) Skorikov, 1922
Subgenus	Bombus (Festivobombus) Tkalcu, 1972
Subgenus	Bombus (Fraternobombus) Skorikov, 1922
Subgenus	Bombus (Funebribombus) Skorikov, 1922
Subgenus	Bombus (Gonfusibombus)
Subgenus	Bombus (Hortobombus) Vogt, 1911
Subgenus	Bombus (Kallobombus) Dalla Torre, 1880
Subgenus	Bombus (Laesobombus) Krüger, 1920
Subgenus	Bombus (Lapidariobombus) Vogt, 1911
Subgenus	Bombus (Lapidarobombus)
Subgenus	Bombus (Leucobombus) Dalla Torre, 1880
Subgenus	Bombus (Mastrucatobombus) Krüger, 1917
Subgenus	Bombus (Megabombus) Dalla Torre, 1880
Subgenus	Bombus (Melanobombus) Dalla Torre, 1880
Subgenus	Bombus (Mendacibombus) Skorikov, 1914
Subgenus	Bombus (Mucidobombus) Krüger, 1920
Subgenus	Bombus (Nobilibombus) Skorikov, 1933
Subgenus	Bombus (Obertobombus) Obertobombus, 1930
Subgenus	Bombus (Odontobombus) Odontobombus, 1917
Subgenus	Bombus (Orientalibombus) Richards, 1929
Subgenus	Bombus (Pomobombus) Krueger, 1917
Subgenus	Bombus (Pratabombus)
Subgenus	Bombus (Pratobombus) Vogt, 1911
Subgenus	Bombus (Pressibombus) Frison, 1935
Subgenus	Bombus (Pryobombus)
Subgenus	Bombus (Psithyrus) Lepeletier, 1832 Cuckoo bumblebees
Subgenus	Bombus (Pyrobombus) Dalla Torre, 1880
Subgenus	Bombus (Pyrobumbus)
Subgenus	Bombus (Pyrohombus)
Subgenus	Bombus (Rhodobombus) Dalla Torre, 1880
Subgenus	Bombus (Robustobombus) Skorikov, 1922
Subgenus	Bombus (Rubicundobombus) Skorikov, 1922
Subgenus	Bombus (Rufipedibombus) Skorikov, 1922
Subgenus	Bombus (Senexibombus) Frison, 1930
Subgenus	Bombus (Separatobombus) Patton, 1927
Subgenus	Bombus (Sibiricobombus) Vogt, 1911
Subgenus	Bombus (Soroeensihombus)
Subgenus	Bombus (Subterraneobombus) Vogt, 1911
Subgenus	Bombus (Tanguticobombus) Tanguticobombus, 1939
Subgenus	Bombus (Terrestribombus) Vogt, 1911
Subgenus	Bombus (Thoracobombus) Dalla Torre, 1880
Subgenus	Bombus (Thoracohombus)
Subgenus	Bombus (Thoracombus)
Subgenus	Bombus (Tricornibombus) Skorikov, 1922
Species	Bombus abavus ♰ Heer, 1867
Species	Bombus abbottianus
Species	Bombus abditus Tkalcu, 1966
Species	Bombus abottii Cockerell, 1922
Species	Bombus acervorum
Species	Bombus aestivalis
Species	Bombus aestuans
Species	Bombus afflnis
Species	Bombus afghanus Reinig, 1940
Species	Bombus africanus Fabricius, 1804
Species	Bombus agorum
Species	Bombus agrorum Pittioni, 1938
Species	Bombus agrotum
Species	Bombus ahenus
Species	Bombus aicheli Reinig, 1936
Species	Bombus alaiensis
Species	Bombus albescens
Species	Bombus albidoanalis
Species	Bombus albinella
Species	Bombus albinellus Kirby, 1802
Species	Bombus albo
Species	Bombus albocaudatus Friese, 1903
Species	Bombus albocinctus Smith, 1854
Species	Bombus albohirtus
Species	Bombus albolateralis
Species	Bombus alboniger Franklin, 1915
Species	Bombus albopauperatus
Species	Bombus albopleuralis
Species	Bombus albopostzonatus
Species	Bombus albus
Species	Bombus alexanderioides
Species	Bombus alfkeni
Species	Bombus alienus Smith, 1854
Species	Bombus alini
Species	Bombus allenellus
Species	Bombus alpeatris
Species	Bombus alpestris
Species	Bombus alpina
Species	Bombus alpiniformis Richards, 1931
Species	Bombus alpivagus
Species	Bombus altaicus Eversmann, 1846
Species	Bombus alticola Vogt, 1909
Species	Bombus altopilosus
Species	Bombus amabilis
Species	Bombus americanorum Fabricius, 1804
Species	Bombus amicus
Species	Bombus amricanorum
Species	Bombus anacolus ♰ Zhang & al., 1994
Species	Bombus analiciliatus
Species	Bombus analicinctus
Species	Bombus analinigrescens
Species	Bombus anatolicus
Species	Bombus andreae
Species	Bombus andreaei
Species	Bombus angarensis
Species	Bombus antiguensis Fabricius, 1804
Species	Bombus antiquus von Heyden, 1859
Species	Bombus apfelbecki
Species	Bombus apicalis Morawitz, 1876
Species	Bombus apollineus Skorikov, 1910
Species	Bombus appeninus
Species	Bombus applanatus
Species	Bombus appolineus Skorikov, 1910
Species	Bombus apricus Fabricius, 1804
Species	Bombus araraticus
Species	Bombus arboreti
Species	Bombus arbustorum
Species	Bombus ardentior
Species	Bombus aritzoensis Krüger, 1951
Species	Bombus articus Friese, 1911
Species	Bombus atava
Species	Bombus atavus Heer, 1867
Species	Bombus ater
Species	Bombus atractus
Species	Bombus atratulus
Species	Bombus atricans Richards, 1928
Species	Bombus atrithorax Richards, 1928
Species	Bombus atrocaudatus
Species	Bombus audax
Species	Bombus aureocorbicularis Pittioni, 1937
Species	Bombus aureus
Species	Bombus azurea Christ, 1791
Species	Bombus badiocollis
Species	Bombus bahiensis Santos Júnior & Silveira, 2015
Species	Bombus baikalensis Radoszkowski, 1877
Species	Bombus bakeri Cockerell, 1920
Species	Bombus bakeriformis
Species	Bombus baltealus
Species	Bombus bannitus Popov, 1930
Species	Bombus barbutella
Species	Bombus barbutellis
Species	Bombus basiciliatus
Species	Bombus basizonus
Species	Bombus beckwithellus
Species	Bombus beickianus Bischoff, 1936
Species	Bombus beskonakensis Nel & Petrulevicius, 2003 Nel & Petrulevicius, 2003
Species	Bombus bianchii
Species	Bombus biciliatus
Species	Bombus bicingulatus
Species	Bombus bifasciatus
Species	Bombus bipunctatus
Species	Bombus bipustulatus
Species	Bombus bischoffi
Species	Bombus bisiculus Lecocq, Biella, Martinet & Rasmont, 2019
Species	Bombus bistellatus
Species	Bombus bistigmatus
Species	Bombus bivittatus
Species	Bombus bradleyi Richards, 1928
Species	Bombus brandti
Species	Bombus braviceps
Species	Bombus brevigenalis
Species	Bombus brodmanni Vogt, 1909
Species	Bombus bruneri Swenk, 1938
Species	Bombus brunnescens
Species	Bombus brunni
Species	Bombus bryorum Fabricius, 1804
Species	Bombus buccinatus
Species	Bombus bucharicus
Species	Bombus buchwaldi
Species	Bombus bureschi Pittioni, 1939
Species	Bombus burjaeticus Krüger, 1954
Species	Bombus burjaticus Kruger, 1951
Species	Bombus burmensis Williams, 2020
Species	Bombus burrelianus
Species	Bombus caffrus Linnaeus, 0
Species	Bombus caiannensis
Species	Bombus cajennensis Fabricius, 1804
Species	Bombus calabricus
Species	Bombus caliginosis
Species	Bombus callumanus
Species	Bombus canariensis Perez, 1895
Species	Bombus cancel
Species	Bombus canosus
Species	Bombus carbonarians
Species	Bombus carbonarius Handl, 1888
Species	Bombus cardo
Species	Bombus carelicus Richards, 1928
Species	Bombus carpaticus
Species	Bombus carriei Greene, 1860
Species	Bombus castellianus
Species	Bombus caucasicus Radoszkowski, 1860
Species	Bombus cayennensis Handl, 1888
Species	Bombus cayennensisi Friese, 1931
Species	Bombus cerdanyensis ♰ Dehon & al., 2014
Species	Bombus certe
Species	Bombus cespitum
Species	Bombus championi
Species	Bombus changanicus
Species	Bombus chilensis Spinola, 1851
Species	Bombus chinganensis
Species	Bombus ciliatus
Species	Bombus cimbricus
Species	Bombus cinctiventris
Species	Bombus cinerascens
Species	Bombus citrinofasciatus
Species	Bombus cliens Illiger, 1806
Species	Bombus coctus
Species	Bombus coeruleus Fabricius, 1804
Species	Bombus coespitum
Species	Bombus cognata Stephens, 1829
Species	Bombus cognatus Stephens, 1846
Species	Bombus coironensis ♰ B. Riou, 1999
Species	Bombus colatorius
Species	Bombus collaris
Species	Bombus combinatus
Species	Bombus conformans
Species	Bombus congruens Krüger, 1951
Species	Bombus conservatus Weyenbergh, 1869
Species	Bombus consultus Franklin, 1913
Species	Bombus contractus Illiger, 1806
Species	Bombus controversus Skorikov, 1910
Species	Bombus convergens
Species	Bombus corbicularis
Species	Bombus corsicus Schulthess-Rechberg, 1886
Species	Bombus crassipes ♰ O. Novák, 1878
Species	Bombus crawfordi Franklin, 1913
Species	Bombus crotchi
Species	Bombus cruentus
Species	Bombus cullu
Species	Bombus czerskianus Vogt, 1911
Species	Bombus dagestanicus Radoszkowski, 1877
Species	Bombus dahlbohmi
Species	Bombus dahlbomi
Species	Bombus dalmatinus
Species	Bombus decoloratus
Species	Bombus derhamellus Pittioni, 1939
Species	Bombus difficilinus
Species	Bombus difficillimus Skorikov, 1912
Species	Bombus difformis
Species	Bombus dificillimus Skorikov, 1912
Species	Bombus dilectus ♰ Zhang & al., 1994
Species	Bombus dilu
Species	Bombus discrepans Pendlebury, 1923
Species	Bombus distenguendus Morawitz, 1868
Species	Bombus distinguendiformis
Species	Bombus diversocaudatus
Species	Bombus diverus
Species	Bombus dives
Species	Bombus divinus
Species	Bombus donovanellus Kirby, 1802
Species	Bombus dorsatus
Species	Bombus dorsodecolor
Species	Bombus draenerti
Species	Bombus drenowakii
Species	Bombus drenowskianus
Species	Bombus dubius Cresson, 1863
Species	Bombus dusmeti
Species	Bombus edwardsi
Species	Bombus edwardsii Nylander, 1848 Edward´s Bumblebee
Species	Bombus elegans Seidl, 1837
Species	Bombus elongatus
Species	Bombus emilioe Dalla Torre, 1890
Species	Bombus empatiens
Species	Bombus equestriformis
Species	Bombus equestris Fabricius, 1804
Species	Bombus ericetorum
Species	Bombus eriophoroides
Species	Bombus erlandsoni
Species	Bombus erythropygus
Species	Bombus esakii
Species	Bombus euhortorum
Species	Bombus eurynotus Dalla Torre, 1882
Species	Bombus eversmanni Friese, 1911
Species	Bombus ewardsii
Species	Bombus exellens Smith, 1879
Species	Bombus extraneus
Species	Bombus fair-mairii
Species	Bombus falsificus
Species	Bombus fasciatus
Species	Bombus fasciolatus
Species	Bombus faunistic
Species	Bombus fervida Fabricius, 1798
Species	Bombus fervidas Golden Northern Bumble Bee
Species	Bombus fervidis
Species	Bombus flavescentiformis
Species	Bombus flavicolor
Species	Bombus flavior
Species	Bombus flavivetitris
Species	Bombus flavoarcuatus
Species	Bombus flavociliatus
Species	Bombus flavoclypeatus
Species	Bombus flavocorbictilosus
Species	Bombus flavocorbicularis
Species	Bombus flavocorbiculosus
Species	Bombus flavodorsalis Skorikov, 1933
Species	Bombus flavoimplicates
Species	Bombus flavojasciatus
Species	Bombus flavolunatus
Species	Bombus flavopilosus
Species	Bombus flavopleuralis
Species	Bombus flavostriaim
Species	Bombus flavotrapezoides
Species	Bombus flavus
Species	Bombus floralis
Species	Bombus florissantensis ♰ Cockerell, 1906
Species	Bombus folsomi Frison, 1923
Species	Bombus formosanus
Species	Bombus formosulus Skorikov, 1913
Species	Bombus formosus Smith, 1854
Species	Bombus fragans
Species	Bombus francillonana Samouelle, 1819
Species	Bombus franzi
Species	Bombus fraterculus
Species	Bombus frey-gessneri
Species	Bombus freygessneri Vogt, 1909
Species	Bombus frieseanus Skorikov, 1933
Species	Bombus frisius
Species	Bombus frutetorum
Species	Bombus fulginosus
Species	Bombus fuliginosus
Species	Bombus fulvo
Species	Bombus fulvocinctus
Species	Bombus fulvocorbicularis
Species	Bombus fulvofasciatus
Species	Bombus fulvotrapezoides
Species	Bombus fulvozonatus
Species	Bombus fulvus
Species	Bombus fuscidulus
Species	Bombus fuscocitrinus Richards, 1928
Species	Bombus fuscotrapezoides
Species	Bombus fuscozonatus
Species	Bombus ganjsuensis Skorikov, 1913
Species	Bombus gantokiensis
Species	Bombus geei Cookerell, 1931
Species	Bombus geeiformis
Species	Bombus geminatus
Species	Bombus georgicus
Species	Bombus gerstackeri
Species	Bombus globosus
Species	Bombus gotlandicus
Species	Bombus grandaevus Heer, 1849
Species	Bombus griseicollis
Species	Bombus griseociliatus
Species	Bombus griseocullis DeGeer, 1773
Species	Bombus griseofasciatus
Species	Bombus grisescens
Species	Bombus griseus
Species	Bombus groenlandicus Smith, 1854
Species	Bombus grossiventris
Species	Bombus haemorrhous
Species	Bombus hafsahli
Species	Bombus hamuli
Species	Bombus harmandi
Species	Bombus harrisella
Species	Bombus helferanus Pittioni, 1939
Species	Bombus helleri Dalla Torre, 1882
Species	Bombus helveticoformis
Species	Bombus helvolus Illiger, 1806
Species	Bombus hengduanensis Williams, Ren & Xie, 2022
Species	Bombus hirtus
Species	Bombus hoenei Bischoff, 1936
Species	Bombus hofferi
Species	Bombus holsaticus
Species	Bombus horiorum Pittioni, 1937
Species	Bombus hortorus Skorikow, 1910
Species	Bombus howardi Cresson, 1863
Species	Bombus howardii Cresson, 1863
Species	Bombus hudsonicus Cresson, 1863
Species	Bombus hunti Greene, 1860
Species	Bombus hydrophthalmus Morawitz, 1883
Species	Bombus hyperboerus Schönherr, 1809
Species	Bombus hyperboreous Friese, 1935
Species	Bombus hyperburel
Species	Bombus hyperhoreus
Species	Bombus hypertatranus
Species	Bombus hypocrite
Species	Bombus hypocryta
Species	Bombus hypoleucus Illiger, 1806
Species	Bombus hyponorum Linnaeus, 1758
Species	Bombus ignites
Species	Bombus ikonnikovi Skorikov, 1913
Species	Bombus incertoides Vogt, 1911
Species	Bombus incipiens
Species	Bombus inexpectatus
Species	Bombus insidiosus
Species	Bombus insolens
Species	Bombus integer
Species	Bombus interacti Martinet, Brasero & Rasmont, 2019
Species	Bombus intercedens
Species	Bombus intermediomaculatus
Species	Bombus intermedius Popov, 1931
Species	Bombus intermissus
Species	Bombus intermixtus
Species	Bombus intrudens Smith, 1861
Species	Bombus invitabilis
Species	Bombus iranensis
Species	Bombus iridis Cockerell & Porter, 1899
Species	Bombus italicus Fabricius, 1804
Species	Bombus jaegeri
Species	Bombus jakovlevi
Species	Bombus jankowskii
Species	Bombus japonellus
Species	Bombus japonicus Dalla Torre, 1890
Species	Bombus jesoensis
Species	Bombus joakimowi
Species	Bombus jundiahyensis
Species	Bombus junellus
Species	Bombus jurinei Heer, 1864
Species	Bombus kalinowskii
Species	Bombus khasianus
Species	Bombus kincaidi
Species	Bombus kincaidii Cockerell, 1898
Species	Bombus kirbyellus Smith, 1854
Species	Bombus klinzigi
Species	Bombus kluanensis Williams & Cannings, 2016
Species	Bombus kohli Vogt, 1909
Species	Bombus koreensis
Species	Bombus koropokkrus Sakagami & Ishikawa, 1972
Species	Bombus kozlowi Skorikov, 1910
Species	Bombus kriechbaumeri
Species	Bombus kristophi
Species	Bombus kussariensis
Species	Bombus laboriosa Fabricius, 1804
Species	Bombus lacinia
Species	Bombus lacsus
Species	Bombus lactocinctus
Species	Bombus lacustris Cresson, 1863
Species	Bombus ladakhensia
Species	Bombus laesoides
Species	Bombus laevis Vogt, 1909
Species	Bombus lagubrunus Le, 2010
Species	Bombus laiofasciatus
Species	Bombus lalissimus
Species	Bombus lapidarus
Species	Bombus lateralis Smith, 1879
Species	Bombus laticeps Friese, 1905
Species	Bombus laticinctus Franklin, 1913
Species	Bombus latissimus Friese, 1910
Species	Bombus latocinctus
Species	Bombus latreillanus Illiger, 1806
Species	Bombus latreillellus Kirby, 1802
Species	Bombus latreillelus
Species	Bombus latreillilla
Species	Bombus latssimus
Species	Bombus leachiellus Stephens, 1829
Species	Bombus lectitatus
Species	Bombus lederi Dalla Torre, 1882
Species	Bombus lefebvrei Lepeletier de S. F. Roret´s Suite a Buffon, 1835
Species	Bombus leucorum
Species	Bombus lieftincki
Species	Bombus liturata
Species	Bombus longicornis
Species	Bombus longigenalis
Species	Bombus longipilosus
Species	Bombus longocapillatus
Species	Bombus lortorum
Species	Bombus lucluosus
Species	Bombus lucocryptarum Ball, 1914
Species	Bombus lucoflavocorbiculatus
Species	Bombus lucoformis
Species	Bombus lucopygus
Species	Bombus lucotenuistriatus
Species	Bombus luctorum Linnaeus, 1761
Species	Bombus lucullus Gistel, 1857
Species	Bombus lugens
Species	Bombus lugubriformis
Species	Bombus lugubris Morawitz, 1880
Species	Bombus luianus ♰ J. F. Zhang, 1990
Species	Bombus lunatus
Species	Bombus luridus
Species	Bombus lusitanicus
Species	Bombus luteus
Species	Bombus maacki
Species	Bombus maculatus
Species	Bombus maculinotus
Species	Bombus maderensis Erlandsson, 1979
Species	Bombus magnificus
Species	Bombus magretti Friese, 1918
Species	Bombus magrettianus
Species	Bombus magrettii Gribodo, 1892
Species	Bombus malaisei Bischoff, 1930
Species	Bombus manchuricus Maa, 1948
Species	Bombus marchiensis
Species	Bombus mariae
Species	Bombus marylandicus Fabricius, 1804
Species	Bombus mayi
Species	Bombus mckayi Ashmead, 1902
Species	Bombus mediopilosus
Species	Bombus megacephalus Friese, 1931
Species	Bombus meheliji
Species	Bombus meinertzhageni
Species	Bombus mekayi
Species	Bombus melampygus Handlirsch, 1888
Species	Bombus melanoleucus Schulz, 1906
Species	Bombus melanophilus
Species	Bombus melanopyge Nylander, 1848
Species	Bombus melinoides Fischer de W., 1843
Species	Bombus melleoanalis
Species	Bombus melleofacies
Species	Bombus melleotinctus
Species	Bombus melleozonatus
Species	Bombus menestriesii Radoszkowski, 1860
Species	Bombus menetriesii Radoszkowski, 1860
Species	Bombus meridianus
Species	Bombus meridionalis
Species	Bombus mincha-nensis
Species	Bombus minshanicola Bischoff, 1936
Species	Bombus minutior
Species	Bombus minutus Fabricius, 1804
Species	Bombus mlokassewiczi Radoszkowski, 1877
Species	Bombus mlokoscevitzii
Species	Bombus mlokossowiczi Radoszkowski, 1877
Species	Bombus mocsarii
Species	Bombus modesta
Species	Bombus moelleri Bingham, 1890
Species	Bombus mollerii
Species	Bombus monapiae
Species	Bombus mongolicus
Species	Bombus mongoloides
Species	Bombus mono
Species	Bombus monochromus
Species	Bombus montanus Lepeletier de S. F., 1835
Species	Bombus montivagus Sm., 1879, nec Sm., 1878
Species	Bombus montivolnns Richards, 1929
Species	Bombus multicingulatus
Species	Bombus naeniger
Species	Bombus naiptchianus Matsumura, 1911
Species	Bombus narbonensis
Species	Bombus nefandus
Species	Bombus neglectulus Ashmead, 1902
Species	Bombus nemorum
Species	Bombus nero
Species	Bombus nest
Species	Bombus neuter
Species	Bombus nicalis
Species	Bombus nidulans Fabricius, 1804
Species	Bombus nigerrimus
Species	Bombus nigribasis
Species	Bombus nigroanalis
Species	Bombus nigrobistriatus
Species	Bombus nigrocaudatus
Species	Bombus nigrofasciatus
Species	Bombus nigropleuris
Species	Bombus nigrostriatus
Species	Bombus nigrotenuis
Species	Bombus nigrozonatus
Species	Bombus nitelinus
Species	Bombus niveicollis
Species	Bombus notomelas
Species	Bombus novae-anqliae
Species	Bombus nursei Friese, 1918
Species	Bombus nymphae Skorikov, 1910
Species	Bombus obscuriventris
Species	Bombus occultoformis
Species	Bombus ochraceocinctus
Species	Bombus ochraceus
Species	Bombus oculatus Richards, 1934
Species	Bombus olivaceus Fabricius, 1804
Species	Bombus olympicus
Species	Bombus operculum
Species	Bombus oppositus Smith, 1878
Species	Bombus orcadensis
Species	Bombus oreas
Species	Bombus owsiannikovi
Species	Bombus padri
Species	Bombus pagdeni
Species	Bombus pallasi Vogt, 1909
Species	Bombus pallasii
Species	Bombus pallidocitrinus
Species	Bombus pallidofasciatus
Species	Bombus palliventris
Species	Bombus pamirensis
Species	Bombus pamirus Skorikov, 1912
Species	Bombus parvoanalis
Species	Bombus pascorum
Species	Bombus patagiatua Reinig, 1936
Species	Bombus patriciae Nel & Petrulevicius, 2003 Nel & Petrulevicius, 2003
Species	Bombus paufer
Species	Bombus pauloensis Friese, 1912
Species	Bombus pauper
Species	Bombus pavloensis
Species	Bombus pennsilvanicus Friese, 1931
Species	Bombus pennsylvanicus De Geer, 1773 American Bumble Bee
Species	Bombus pensylvanica De Geer, 1773
Species	Bombus peralpinus Richards, 1930
Species	Bombus perarcuatus
Species	Bombus peruvianua Brèthes, 1922
Species	Bombus peruvianus Brèthes, 1920
Species	Bombus perzonatus
Species	Bombus phariensis
Species	Bombus pictus Blanchard in Jacquemont, 1844
Species	Bombus pleuralis Nylander, 1848
Species	Bombus pleuralpestris
Species	Bombus pleuranalinigrescens
Species	Bombus pleurembolicus
Species	Bombus pleurites
Species	Bombus pleurobalteatus
Species	Bombus pleuroccultoformis
Species	Bombus pleuroccultus
Species	Bombus pleuronivalis
Species	Bombus pleuroparvoanalis
Species	Bombus pleurotricolor
Species	Bombus popovi
Species	Bombus portschinskij
Species	Bombus posizonatus
Species	Bombus postzonatus
Species	Bombus praemarinus
Species	Bombus praticola Kirby, 1837
Species	Bombus pristinus ♰ H. Rogenhofer, 1867
Species	Bombus proanalicinctus
Species	Bombus proavus ♰ T. D. A. Cockerell, 1931
Species	Bombus progenitor
Species	Bombus progrediens
Species	Bombus propealpinus
Species	Bombus propeaurantiacus
Species	Bombus propecongruens
Species	Bombus propedistinguendus
Species	Bombus propefasciatus
Species	Bombus propeflavostriatus
Species	Bombus propeniger
Species	Bombus propenotomelas
Species	Bombus propesubfasciatus
Species	Bombus proximus Cresson, 1863
Species	Bombus prshewalskii
Species	Bombus prshewalskyi Morawitz, 1880
Species	Bombus prszewalskyi
Species	Bombus prundlae
Species	Bombus przewalskiellus Skorikov, 1933
Species	Bombus pseudbaicalensis
Species	Bombus pseudoalbicaudus
Species	Bombus pseudoborealis
Species	Bombus pseudocalidus
Species	Bombus pseudosemiaureus
Species	Bombus pseudosporadicus
Species	Bombus pulcherrimus
Species	Bombus pusillus A. Menge, 1856
Species	Bombus pygmaeus Fabricius, 1804
Species	Bombus pygmoeus
Species	Bombus pyrenaicus
Species	Bombus pyreneus Perez, 1879
Species	Bombus pyropygus
Species	Bombus pyrrhopygus Friese, 1902 Arctic bumblebee
Species	Bombus qilianensis Williams, 2020
Species	Bombus quadriatigmatus
Species	Bombus quadristigmatus
Species	Bombus quasidilulus
Species	Bombus quasidilutior
Species	Bombus quasielegans
Species	Bombus quasifidens
Species	Bombus quasiflavior
Species	Bombus quasiformosulus
Species	Bombus quasigrisescens
Species	Bombus quasilatofasciatus
Species	Bombus quasimuscorum
Species	Bombus quasinigromaculatus
Species	Bombus quasiorntulus
Species	Bombus quasipascuorum
Species	Bombus quasisuperdilu
Species	Bombus quasitenuicintus
Species	Bombus queens
Species	Bombus qusaifasciatus
Species	Bombus radeflaensis
Species	Bombus radoszkowshyi Dalla Torre, 1890
Species	Bombus radoszkowskyi Dalla Torre, 1890
Species	Bombus rajellus
Species	Bombus ramonensis Franklin, 1913
Species	Bombus rarior
Species	Bombus rarus
Species	Bombus regdi
Species	Bombus regeli Reinig, 1930
Species	Bombus renardi Radoszkowski, 1884
Species	Bombus results
Species	Bombus richardsi Reinig, 1935
Species	Bombus ridingsi
Species	Bombus ridingsii Cresson, 1879
Species	Bombus rondoui
Species	Bombus rossicus
Species	Bombus rostratum
Species	Bombus rubroformosulus
Species	Bombus rubrolapponicus
Species	Bombus rubroornatulus
Species	Bombus ruderaliformis
Species	Bombus ruderatiformis
Species	Bombus ruficornis
Species	Bombus rufior
Species	Bombus rufitarsis Friese, 1912
Species	Bombus rufobrunneus
Species	Bombus rufocognitus Cookerell, 1931
Species	Bombus rufocorbicularis
Species	Bombus rufocorbiculosus
Species	Bombus rufogriseus
Species	Bombus rufozonatus
Species	Bombus rufus Friese, 1905
Species	Bombus ruinarum Illiger, 1806
Species	Bombus rutilus
Species	Bombus sagittoe
Species	Bombus saltuum
Species	Bombus samadraensis
Species	Bombus sap
Species	Bombus sapporoensis Cockerell, 1911
Species	Bombus sardous
Species	Bombus sassaricus Tournier, 1890
Species	Bombus schmidti Pittioni, 1939
Species	Bombus schmiedelcnechti
Species	Bombus schneideri Friese, 1903
Species	Bombus schrenckii Morawitz, 1881
Species	Bombus scoticus
Species	Bombus scrimshirana
Species	Bombus scythes
Species	Bombus segmentarius
Species	Bombus semenowii Morawitz, 1887
Species	Bombus semiaurantiacus
Species	Bombus semiaureus
Species	Bombus semimaculatus
Species	Bombus seminigromaculatus
Species	Bombus semirufior
Species	Bombus semitypipicus
Species	Bombus senilis F. Sm., 1879
Species	Bombus separatus Cresson, 1863
Species	Bombus septentrionalis
Species	Bombus sericeus Gistel, 1850
Species	Bombus serimshiramus
Species	Bombus sexstigmatus
Species	Bombus sg
Species	Bombus sibericus Fabricius, 1781
Species	Bombus sichellii
Species	Bombus siculus
Species	Bombus sidemii Radoszkowski, 1888
Species	Bombus silantjevi
Species	Bombus silvarm
Species	Bombus silvarum Kruseman, 1958
Species	Bombus simillimis Smith, 1852
Species	Bombus simlaensis
Species	Bombus simulatilis Radoszkowski, 1888
Species	Bombus smithianus Richards, 1935
Species	Bombus solowigofkae
Species	Bombus sonomae Howard, 1902
Species	Bombus sonorensis Fox, 1893
Species	Bombus sonoris
Species	Bombus sorocnsis
Species	Bombus soroeenaia Kruger, 1928
Species	Bombus soroeensioides
Species	Bombus soroensis
Species	Bombus soroensist
Species	Bombus sowerbiana
Species	Bombus sowerbianus Kirby, 1802
Species	Bombus sowerbyanus
Species	Bombus sparre-schneideri
Species	Bombus spatha
Species	Bombus spec Smith, 1846
Species	Bombus speciosus Smith, 1873
Species	Bombus splendida Stelfox, 1938
Species	Bombus splendidus
Species	Bombus sporsdicus
Species	Bombus squama
Species	Bombus staudingeri Vogt, 1909
Species	Bombus sternite
Species	Bombus steveni
Species	Bombus stevenii Radoszkowski, 1860
Species	Bombus steweni
Species	Bombus stipa
Species	Bombus stramineus
Species	Bombus strenuus Cresson, 1863
Species	Bombus striatus
Species	Bombus stygius
Species	Bombus subalpestris
Species	Bombus subalpinus
Species	Bombus subatyriacus
Species	Bombus subaurantiacus
Species	Bombus subbimoculatus
Species	Bombus subborealis
Species	Bombus subburrellanus
Species	Bombus subciliatus
Species	Bombus subcinctus
Species	Bombus subcollaris
Species	Bombus subdiatinctus
Species	Bombus subdrenowskianus
Species	Bombus subfasciatus
Species	Bombus subfasciolatus
Species	Bombus subfiavotergitius
Species	Bombus subforeli
Species	Bombus subfuscofasciatus
Species	Bombus subhelveticus
Species	Bombus subinierniplus
Species	Bombus subinterrupta Kirby, 1802
Species	Bombus subinterruptus
Species	Bombus sublaesoides
Species	Bombus sublatofasciatus
Species	Bombus subluctuosus
Species	Bombus submaidli
Species	Bombus subniger
Species	Bombus suboccultus
Species	Bombus subpostzonutus
Species	Bombus subpropefasciatus
Species	Bombus subquadrimaculatus
Species	Bombus subrufus
Species	Bombus subrujescens
Species	Bombus subsimilis
Species	Bombus subtaeniatus
Species	Bombus subtatranus
Species	Bombus subterraus
Species	Bombus subthuringiacus
Species	Bombus subtristis
Species	Bombus subtunicatus
Species	Bombus subvinoqradovi
Species	Bombus subvogti
Species	Bombus subvulparia
Species	Bombus sulstitialis Panzer, 1806
Species	Bombus sumatrensis Cockerell, 1905
Species	Bombus superapicalis
Species	Bombus superborealis
Species	Bombus superdilutior
Species	Bombus superdilutus
Species	Bombus superoccultus
Species	Bombus supervinceus
Species	Bombus supervulparia
Species	Bombus supraaurantiacus
Species	Bombus suvorovi
Species	Bombus suworzewi
Species	Bombus sycophanta Gribodo, 1892
Species	Bombus sylvicolaeformis
Species	Bombus tadschikistinicus
Species	Bombus taeniatus
Species	Bombus taiwanensis Williams, Sung, Lin & Lu, 2022
Species	Bombus tarnanii
Species	Bombus tauberti
Species	Bombus tectosagorum
Species	Bombus tenebricans
Species	Bombus tenestris
Species	Bombus tenuicinctus
Species	Bombus tenuifasciata
Species	Bombus tenuistriatus
Species	Bombus tergite
Species	Bombus ternauius Say, 1837
Species	Bombus terrestri-coloratus
Species	Bombus terrestris-komplekset
Species	Bombus terricula Kirby, 1837
Species	Bombus tetrachromus Cockerell, 1909
Species	Bombus thoracicus Friese, 1931
Species	Bombus thoracious
Species	Bombus thoracius
Species	Bombus tibetensis Wang, 1982
Species	Bombus tibeticus Williams, 2020
Species	Bombus tibialis
Species	Bombus tilingi
Species	Bombus titasi
Species	Bombus titusi Ashmead, 1902
Species	Bombus tonguticus
Species	Bombus transitorius
Species	Bombus transversalia
Species	Bombus tricoloratus
Species	Bombus trifasciolatus
Species	Bombus trifosciatus
Species	Bombus trizonatus
Species	Bombus trophonius Prokop, Dehon, Michez & Engel, 2017
Species	Bombus tropicus
Species	Bombus tsherskii
Species	Bombus tshitscherini Radoszkowski, 1862
Species	Bombus tucorum
Species	Bombus turcestanicus
Species	Bombus uberabensis
Species	Bombus umbratiollis
Species	Bombus umbricollis
Species	Bombus umbrinus
Species	Bombus umbrosus Friese, 1931
Species	Bombus unicinctus
Species	Bombus uniens
Species	Bombus uralicola
Species	Bombus uralicus
Species	Bombus ussuriensis
Species	Bombus vagrans
Species	Bombus valesianus
Species	Bombus vancouverensis Cresson, 1878
Species	Bombus vanus
Species	Bombus variopictus Skorikov, 1933
Species	Bombus vasiljevi
Species	Bombus vau-flavus
Species	Bombus vauflavus Cockerell, 1951
Species	Bombus verhoeffi Kruseman, 1950
Species	Bombus vetustus ♰ A. P. Rasnitsyn, 1991
Species	Bombus viduus Erichson, 1851
Species	Bombus vilis Illiger, 1806
Species	Bombus villaricensis Asperen de Boer, 1992
Species	Bombus vinctor
Species	Bombus vinogradovi
Species	Bombus violaceus Friese, 1931
Species	Bombus virginicus Fabricius, 1805
Species	Bombus viridixanthus
Species	Bombus vogtii
Species	Bombus volcarum
Species	Bombus vulparia
Species	Bombus vulpecula Illiger, 1806
Species	Bombus wagneri
Species	Bombus wilmani Cockerell, 0
Species	Bombus winneguthi
Species	Bombus wolkonskii
Species	Bombus wolongensis Williams, Ren & Xie, 2022
Species	Bombus wufleini Radoszkowski, 1877
Species	Bombus wurfleinii
Species	Bombus wustnei Reinig, 1936
Species	Bombus wustneii Reinig, 1936
Species	Bombus xanthopus Kriechbaumer, 1870
Species	Bombus xanthurus Illiger, 1806
Species	Bombus yoshidae Matsumura, 1914
Species	Bombus yuennanicola Bischoff, 1936
Species	Bombus zonatoides
Species	Bombus zouhari

Bumblebee Bombus sylvarum on Blossom, hoverfly approaching

Synonyms

Bombus (Chromobombus) (Chromobombus Dalla Torre, 1880)

Bombus (Leucobombus) (Dalla Torre, 1880)

Bombus (Terrestribombus) (Vogt, 1911)

Bremus (Panzer, 1804)

Calyptapis (Cockerell, 1906)

Chromobombus (Dalla Torre, 1880)

Leucobombus (Dalla Torre, 1880)

Psithyrus (Saaristo & Tanasevitch, 2004)

Pyrrhobombus (Dalla Torre, 1882)

Terrestribombus (Vogt, 1911)

German

Hummeln,
Hummeln und Kuckuckshummeln

English

Bumble Bee,
Bumble bees,
Bumblebee,
Bumblebees,
Humble bees,
Variably banded bumble bee

Dutch

Hommels

Danish

Humlebi,
Humlebier

Swedish

Humlor,
ob. humla

Finnish

Kimalaiset

Norwegian

Humler

Distribution and Species lists for Bombus Latreille, 1802

USA
0 Family 1 Genus 152 Species