Bombus erzurumensis explained

Bombus erzurumensis is a species of bumblebee found in Turkey (north-eastern Anatolia) and northern Iran.[1]

Description

The thorax is whitish with a black band between the wings. The two first terga (abdominal segments) are white, followed by a black band; the rest of the abdomen is red. Variation in the pattern is considerable, but the form B. erzurumensis f. oezbeki (earlier considered a separate species, B. oezbeki) has white fur on the face and the corbiculae (pollen basket) is covered with red hairs.

Ecology

Bombus erzurumensis is a mountain species, living on alpine steppes between 1550mand3000mm (5,090feetand10,000feetm) above sea level. It collects nectar and pollen from flowering plants, for example, Cephalaria, Campanula, Jurinea, and Nepeta species.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bombus (Melanobombus) erzurumensis (Özbek, 1990) . Pierre Rasmont . A. Murat Aytekin . Osman Kaftanoglu . Didier Flagothier . amp . 21 January 2013 . Université de Mons . 24 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160324201852/http://zoologie.umh.ac.be/hymenoptera/pagetaxon.asp?tx_id=1334 . dead .