26. Bombus (Psithyrus) rupestris (Fabricius)

(Fig. 29)

APIS rupe ʃ tris [ rupestris] Fabricius, 1793:320, lectotype female (Løken, 1966:203) ZMC examined. Germany. Psithyrus rupestris f. buyssoni Vogt, 1911:64, 2 syntype females ZMA examined. China: Xinjiang.

Psithyrus rupestris ssp. orientalis Reinig, 1930:276, 66 syntype females ZMA examined. Russia: Respublika Buryatiya.

Material examined. 1 female (IAB).

Distribution in Gansu. Rare at high elevations of the Qinghai-Tibetan plateau in the southwest (Fig. 29); 1 locality 3454 m (IAB).

Distribution in China. Sichuan, Gansu (IAB).

Forage plants. No records.