28. Bombus (Psithyrus) bohemicus Seidl

(Fig. 31)

Bombus bohemicus Seidl, 1837:73, type not found (Tkalců, 1969). Czech Republic.

Psithyrus distinctus Pérez, 1884:268, type not seen. Synonymised with Psithyrus bohemicus (Seidl) by Blüthgen (1918). France.

Psithyrus distinctus Pérez; Popov, 1927b:130. China: Sichuan.

Psithyrus (Ashtonipsithyrus) chinganicus Reinig, 1936:8, type not seen. Synonymised provisionally with Bombus bohemicus Seidl by Williams (1998). China: Neimenggu.

Psithyrus (Ashtonipsithyrus) distinctus ssp. hedini Bischoff, 1936:26 (not of Bischoff, 1936:15, see nomenclatural note on B. (Thoracobombus) hedini Bischoff), paratype female MNHU examined. Synonymised provisionally with Bombus bohemicus Seidl by Williams (1998). China: Gansu.

Material examined. 1 male (IAB).

Distribution in Gansu. Rare at high elevations of the Qinghai-Tibetan plateau in the southwest (Fig. 31); 1 locality 3524 m (IAB).

Distribution in China. Hebei, Neimenggu, Jilin, Sichuan, Gansu, Qinghai, Xinjiang (IAB).

Forage plants. ASTERACEAE: Carduus crispus