Bombus ardens explained

Bombus ardens, also known as the fire-tailed bumblebee, is a species of bumblebee found in Japan and Korea. It was described in 1879 by Frederick Smith in Descriptions of new species of Hymenoptera in the collection of the British museum.^[1]

Taxonomy

Bombus ardens contains the following subspecies:

• Bombus ardens sakagamii
• Bombus ardens ardens

Notes and References

1. Book: Descriptions of new species of Hymenoptera in the collection of the British museum Apidae . 10.5962/bhl.title.60089 . Frederick . Smith . 1879 . London .