Bombus vandykei explained

Bombus vandykei, the Van Dyke's bumblebee, is a species of bumble bees in the family Apidae.^{[1] [2]} It is found in North America.^[2]

The IUCN conservation status of Bombus vandykei is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. The population is stable.^{[3] [4] [5]}

References

• Krombein, Karl V., Paul D. Hurd Jr., David R. Smith, and B. D. Burks (1979). Catalog of Hymenoptera in America North of Mexico, vol. 2: Apocrita (Aculeata), xvi + 1199–2209.
• Williams, P. H. (1998). "An annotated checklist of bumble bees with an analysis of patterns of description (Hymenoptera: Apidae, Bombini)". Bulletin of the Natural History Museum (Entomology), vol. 67, no. 1, 79–152.

Further reading

• Arnett, Ross H. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press.

External links

• NCBI Taxonomy Browser, Bombus vandykei

Notes and References

1. Web site: Bombus vandykei Species Information. BugGuide.net. 2018-01-27.
2. Web site: Bombus vandykei Report. Integrated Taxonomic Information System. 2018-01-27.
3. Web site: List of Endangered Species. IUCN Red List. 2018-01-27.
4. Sharkey M.J. (2007). Phylogeny and Classification of Hymenoptera.
5. "Phylogenetic relationships among superfamilies of Hymenoptera", Sharkey M.J., Carpenter J.M., Vilhelmsen L., et al. 2012. Cladistics 28(1): 80-112.