Bombus mlokosiewitzi Radoszkowski, 1877

Aliev, Halid A., 2005, On the ecology of bumble bees of the Talysh Region, Azerbaijan (Hymenoptera, Apoidea, Bombus), Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology 55 (2), pp. 279-288 : 282

4. Bombus mlokosiewitzi Radoszkowski, 1877

Material: Talysh, Tuli 16.07.1936, , leg. A. Bogachev.

Distribution: Caucasian sub-endemic, mountain species. Distributed in Transcaucasia and northeastern Turkey ( Skorikov 1938, Reinig 1974).

Remarks: Occurs at edges of montane decidous forests, in glades of tall grass near the upper edges of the forest, and in subalpine meadows ( Aliev 1984). In Talysh it is rare species, found in middle montane forests. Nesting above the ground.

Food plants: Cirsium sp.