Alpinobombus

Alpinobombus is a subgenus of bees within the bumblebee genus, Bombus. It is found from Northern Spain and Norway, east to the Himalayas and China.

Species

There are nine currently recognized Alpinobombus species:

• Bombus alpinus – alpine bumblebee
• Bombus balteatus – golden-belted bumblebee
• Bombus hyperboreus – high Arctic bumblebee
• Bombus kirbiellus – high country (or golden-belted) bumblebee
• Bombus kluanensis – Kluane bumblebee
• Bombus natvigi – high Nearctic bumblebee
• Bombus neoboreus – active bumblebee
• Bombus polaris – polar bumblebee
• Bombus pyrrhopygus – Arctic bumblebee

References

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External links

• BugGuide page
• Natural History Museum (London, UK) page