Bombus (Psithyrus) bellardii (Gribodo)

An, Jiandong, Huang, Jiaxing, Shao, Youquan, Zhang, Shiwen, Wang, Biao, Liu, Xinyu, Wu, Jie & Williams, Paul H., 2014, The bumblebees of North China (Apidae, Bombus Latreille), Zootaxa 3830 (1), pp. 1-89 : 49

41. Bombus (Psithyrus) bellardii (Gribodo)

( Figs 84, 85 )

Psithyrus Bellardii Gribodo, 1892:108 .

Psithyrus (Metapsithyrus) pieli Maa, 1948:29 .

Psithyrus (Metapsithyrus) tajushanensis Pittioni, 1949:277 (not of Pittioni, 1949:244 = B. bicoloratus Smith ).

Material examined. 7 females, 2 males (IAB).

Distribution in North China. Rare at medium elevations of the Fuping nature reserve, the Changqing nature reserve, the Tianhuashan nature reserve of the Qinling mountains, and the Hualongshan nature reserve of the Dabashan mountains in southern Shaanxi. 6 localities ( Fig. 84 ) between 885–1486 m (IAB).

Distribution in China. Hubei, Chongqing, Yunnan, Shaanxi (IAB).

Forage plants. ASTERACEAE : Cirsium setosum , Helianthus annuus ;

Figures

FIGURES 84 – 85. 84. Map showing the distribution of B. bellardii in North China with records as black spots, the province boundaries in dark grey, and all sites with records of all bumblebee species in light grey. 85. B. bellardii female from Shaanxi.