39. Bombus (Bombus) patagiatus Nylander s. l.

(Fig. 42)

Bombus patagiatus Nylander, 1848:234, type not found (Tkalců, 1967). Russia: ‘E Sibiria’.

Bombus terrestris var. patagiatus Nylander; Morawitz, 1890:349. China: ‘Sse-tschuan’, probably Qinghai.

Bombus lucorum var. lan-tschouensis Vogt, 1908:101, syntype queen ZMA examined. Regarded as conspecific with Bombus patagiatus Nylander by Tkalců (1967). China: Gansu.

Bombus vasilievi Skorikov, 1913:172, type not seen. Regarded as conspecific with Bombus patagiatus Nylander by Tkalců (1967). China: Gansu and Heilongjiang.

Bombus lucorum ssp. beickianus Bischoff, 1936:2, type not seen. Regarded as conspecific with Bombus patagiatus Nylander by Tkalců (1967). China: Gansu.

Bombus lucorum ssp. pseudosporadicus Bischoff, 1936:2, type not seen. Regarded as conspecific with Bombus patagiatus Nylander by Tkalců (1967). China: Gansu.

Bombus (Bombus) patagiatus ssp. minshanensis Bischoff, 1936:3, type not seen. China: Gansu.

Material examined. 2 queens 132 workers 61 males (IAB).

Distribution in Gansu. Abundant at low to high elevations of the eastern loess plateau, Qinghai-Tibetan plateau in the southwest, western mountains and northwestern Qilianshan mountains (Fig. 42); 31 localities between 1193 and 3963 m (IAB).

Distribution in China. Beijing, Hebei, Shanxi, Neimenggu, Jilin, Heilongjiang, Sichuan, Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia (IAB).

Forage plants. ASTERACEAE: Carduus crispus, Cirsium japonicum, C. setosum, Ligularia sagitta, Ligularia sp., Olgaea tangutica, Saussurea amara, Saussurea sp., Stemmacantha uniflora; BORAGINACEAE: Symphytum officinale; CRASSULACEAE: Sedum sp.; FABACEAE: Astragalus adsurgens, Hedysarum gmelini, Medicago sativa, Melilotus albus, M. officinalis; LAMIACEAE: Dracocephalum heterophyllum, Elsholtzia densa, E. fruticosa, Salvia sp., Thymus mongolicus; ONAGRACEAE: Epilobium angustifolium; ROSACEAE: Potentilla fruticosa; SCROPHULARI- ACEAE: Euphrasia pectinata .