Bombus (Sibiricobombus) asiaticus Morawitz

An, Jiandong, Williams, Paul H., Zhou, Bingfeng, Miao, Zhengying & Qi, Wenzhong, 2011, The bumblebees of Gansu, Northwest China (Hymenoptera, Apidae), Zootaxa 2865, pp. 1-36 : 26

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scientific name	Bombus (Sibiricobombus) asiaticus Morawitz
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51. Bombus (Sibiricobombus) asiaticus Morawitz View in CoL

( Fig. 54 View FIGURE 40 – 54 )

Bombus hortorum var. asiatica Morawitz View in CoL in Fedtschenko, 1875:4, lectotype worker ( Williams, 1991:87) ZMMU examined.? Tajikistan.

Bombus longiceps Smith, 1878:8 View in CoL , type not seen. Synonymised with Bombus asiaticus Morawitz View in CoL by Reinig (1940). India.

Bombus Regeli Morawitz, 1880:337 View in CoL , syntype queen ZISP examined. Synonymised with Sibiricobombus asiaticus (Morawitz) by Skorikov (1923). China: Xinjiang.

Bombus (Sibiricobombus) regeli miniatocaudatus Vogt, 1911:61 View in CoL , holotype male ZMA examined (not of Vogt, 1909:56 = B. soroeensis (Fabricius)) View in CoL . Synonymised with Bombus asiaticus Morawitz View in CoL by Reinig (1940). Mongolia.

Sibiricobombus flavodorsalis Skorikov, 1933a:248, type not seen. Synonymised with Pyrobombus longiceps (Smith) by Tkalcu (1969). India.

Sibiricobombus oshanini Skorikov, 1933a:248, type not seen. Synonymised with Pyrobombus longiceps (Smith) by Tkalcu (1969). India.

Bombus (Sibiricobombus) heicens Wang, 1982:430 View in CoL , holotype queen IZB examined. Synonymsed with Bombus (Sibiricobombus) asiaticus Morawitz View in CoL by Williams (1998). China: Xizang.

Bombus (Sibiricobombus) huangcens Wang, 1982:430 View in CoL , holotype queen IZB examined. Synonymsed with Bombus (Sibiricobombus) asiaticus Morawitz View in CoL by Williams (1998). China: Xizang.

Bombus (Sibiricobombus) flavicollis Wang, 1985:163 View in CoL , holotype queen IZB examined. Synonymsed with Bombus (Sibiricobombus) asiaticus Morawitz View in CoL by Williams (1998). China: Xinjiang.

Bombus (Sibiricobombus) asiaticus baichengensis Wang, 1985:164 View in CoL , holotype queen IZB examined. Synonymsed with Bombus (Sibiricobombus) asiaticus Morawitz View in CoL by Williams (1998). China: Xinjiang.

Material examined. 19 workers (IAB).

Distribution in Gansu. Common at medium to high elevations of the Qinghai-Tibetan plateau in the southwest and northwestern Qilianshan mountains ( Fig. 54 View FIGURE 40 – 54 ); 5 localities between 2326 and 3656 m (IAB).

Distribution in China. Gansu, Qinghai, Xinjiang (IAB).

Forage plants. ASTERACEAE : Cosmos bipinnatus , Saussurea sp.; FABACEAE : Astragalus bhotanensis , Hedysarum tanguticum ; ROSACEAE : Rubus sp.