Bombus (Psithyrus) rupestris (Fabricius)

An, Jiandong, Huang, Jiaxing, Shao, Youquan, Zhang, Shiwen, Wang, Biao, Liu, Xinyu, Wu, Jie & Williams, Paul H., 2014, The bumblebees of North China (Apidae, Bombus Latreille), Zootaxa 3830 (1), pp. 1-89 : 48

40. Bombus (Psithyrus) rupestris (Fabricius)

( Figs 82, 83 )

APIS rupe ∫tris [ rupestris ] Fabricius, 1793:320.

Psithyrus rupestris f. buyssoni Vogt, 1911:64.

Psithyrus rupestris ssp. orientalis Reinig, 1930:276 (not of Smith, 1854:402 = B. haemorrhoidalis Smith ).

Material examined. 2 females, 3 males (IAB).

Distribution in North China. Rare at high elevations of the Gahai nature reserve of the east Qinghai-Tibetan plateau in Gansu, and at medium elevations of the Liupanshan nature reserve in southern Ningxia. 3 localities ( Fig. 82 ) between 2094–3454 m (IAB).

Distribution in China. Sichuan, Gansu, Ningxia (IAB).

Forage plants. No records.

Figures

FIGURES 82 – 83. 82. Map showing the distribution of B. rupestris in North China with records as black spots, the province boundaries in dark grey, and all sites with records of all bumblebee species in light grey. 83. B. rupestris female from Gansu.