Bombus (Subterraneobombus) subterraneus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Else, George R., Bolton, Barry & Broad, Gavin R., 2016, Checklist of British and Irish Hymenoptera - aculeates (Apoidea, Chrysidoidea and Vespoidea), Biodiversity Data Journal 4, pp. 8050-8050 : 8050

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scientific name

Bombus (Subterraneobombus) subterraneus (Linnaeus, 1758)
status

 

Bombus (Subterraneobombus) subterraneus (Linnaeus, 1758) View in CoL View at ENA

Apis subterranea Linnaeus, 1758

collinus Smith, 1844

latreillellus (Kirby, 1802, Apis )

Distribution

England, Wales

Notes

Extinct in Britain since the 1980s but an attempt is being made to reintroduce the species to southern England. British populations have been referred to the subspecies B. subterraneus latreillellus whereas the introduced individuals from Sweden have been ascribed to the nominate subspecies.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hymenoptera

Family

Apidae

Genus

Bombus