Bombus laesus Morawitz, 1875
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Bombus laesus Morawitz, 1875 |
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2. Bombus laesus Morawitz, 1875 View in CoL
Material: Qzerbaijan, Lerik, Galabyn 10.08.1985, 1 , leg. H. Aliev.
Distribution: Occurs in steppe and forest-steppe areas from Moldova and the Crimea to the South Ural. In the Caucasus it is found in Dagestan, eastern Georgia, western Azerbaijan, and Armenia. It also occurs in north-east Turkey, north-west Iran, and in Kazakhstan (foothills of Tien-Shan) ( Skorikov 1931).
Remarks: A common species in Transcaucasia found in steppe meadows and steppes both in plains and foothills, as well as in montane steppe plateau. In Talysh it is found in montane steppe meadows. Nest unknown.
Food plants: Prunella sp.
SKORIKOV, A. S. 1931: Die Hummelfauna Turkestans und ihre Beziehungen zur zentralasiatischen Fauna (Hymenoptera, Bombidae). Pp. 175 - 247. - In: LINDHOLM, V. A. (ed.), Pamir-Expedition 1928. Abhandlungen der Expedition. Lieferung VIII. Zoologie. - 247 pp. Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Leningrad.
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