Bombus amurensis explained

Bombus amurensis is a bumblebee belonging to the subgenus Subterraneobombus, first described by Radoszkowski in 1862. It lives primarily in China, Mongolia and the far south-east of Russia.[1]

Appearance

Bombus amurensis has short black hair on its head (but with a mixture of yellow hair in males), yellow on the upper part of the body except for a ring -shaped black spot in the middle between the wing brackets, and yellow even to the rear body.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bombus Amurensis. Discover Life. 6 April 2016.
  2. Williams. Paul H.. The bumblebees of the subgenus Subterraneobombus: integrating evidence from morphology and DNA barcodes. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 4 January 2011. 28 November 2015. 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2011.00729.x. free.