Bombus erzurumensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Apidae
Genus: Bombus
Subgenus: Melanobombus
Species:
B. erzurumensis
Binomial name
Bombus erzurumensis
(Özbek, 1990)[1]

Bombus erzurumensis is a species of bumblebee found in Turkey (north-eastern Anatolia) and northern Iran.[2]

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.[2]

Ecology

Bombus erzurumensis is a mountain species, living on alpine steppes between 1,550 and 3,000 m (5,090 and 9,840 ft) above sea level. It collects nectar and pollen from flowering plants, for example, Cephalaria, Campanula, Jurinea, and Nepeta species.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Bombus erzurumensis (Özbek, 1990)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved January 20, 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 Pierre Rasmont; A. Murat Aytekin; Osman Kaftanoglu & Didier Flagothier. "Bombus (Melanobombus) erzurumensis (Özbek, 1990)". Université de Mons. Archived from the original on 24 March 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2013.


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