Bombus (Psithyrus) norvegicus (Sparre-Schneider)

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 : 52-53

47. Bombus (Psithyrus) norvegicus (Sparre-Schneider)

( Figs 96, 97 )

Psithyrus norvegicus Sparre-Schneider, 1918:40 (not of Friese, 1911:571 = B. monticola Smith ). Psithyrus norvegicus var. transbaicalicus Popov, 1927:269 .

Nomenclature. For a discussion of nomenclatural problems see Williams et al. (2009). Material examined. 3 females, 4 males (IAB).

Distribution in North China. Rare at medium elevations of the Bashang plateau in northern Hebei, and the Baishuijiang nature reserve in southern Gansu. 2 localities ( Fig. 96 ) between 1557–1992 m (IAB). Distribution in China. Hebei, Sichuan, Gansu, Xinjiang (IAB).

Forage plants. ASTERACEAE : Echinops sphaerocephalus ; BUDDLEJACEAE : Buddleja officinalis .

Figures

FIGURES 96 – 97. 96. Map showing the distribution of B. norvegicus 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. 97. B. norvegicus female from Gansu.