Bombus pomorum
The apple humble-bee or apple bumblebee (Bombus pomorum) is a species of bumblebee.[1]
Bombus pomorum | |
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bumblebee Bombus pomorum | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Apidae |
Genus: | Bombus |
Subgenus: | Thoracobombus |
Species: | B. pomorum |
Binomial name | |
Bombus pomorum | |
Description
This bumblebee is black with a red tail, an oblong head, and a long proboscis. The male has pale hairs on the collar, scutellum, and first tergite (abdominal segment).[2] The queen has a body length between 20 and 22 mm (0.79 and 0.87 in), the worker around 14 mm (0.55 in), and the male 15 mm (0.59 in).[3]
Distribution
The apple humble-bee is found in western and central Europe and western Turkey, from northern France to the Perm region in Russia, but it is declining and once had a much wider distribution.[4] It has been found once in the United Kingdom, in Kent, but it is doubtful if it ever has been established there.[2]
Ecology
This species is mainly found in wood-edges and open fields. The Turkish subspecies B. p. canus, however, lives on more or less alpine steppes at altitudes between 1,600 and 3,500 m (5,200 and 11,500 ft).[5]
References
- "Bombus pomorum (Panzer, 1805)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
- Benton, Ted (2006). "Appendix 1: Species Considered Extinct in Britain". Bumblebees. London, UK: HarperCollins Publishers. pp. 529–530. ISBN 0007174519.
- "Obsthummel – Bombus pomorum" (in German). Wildbienen. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
- Pierre Rasmont. "Bombus (Thoracobombus) pomorum (Panzer, 1805)". Université de Mons. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
- Pierre Rasmont. "Bombus (Thoracobombus) pomorum (Panzer, 1805)". Atlas Hymenoptera – Bombus of Turkey. Université de Mons. Retrieved 4 February 2013.