10. Bombus (Megabombus) religiosus (Frison)

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Bremus (Hortobombus) religiosus Frison, 1935:344, holotype male USNM examined. China: Sichuan.

Material examined. 3 workers (IAB).

Distribution in Gansu. Rare at medium elevations of the Qinghai-Tibetan plateau in the southwest (Fig. 13); 1 locality 2524 m (IAB).

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

Forage plants. LAMIACEAE: Caryopteris incana .