Bombus (Psithyrus) tibetanus (Morawitz)

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 : 45

35. Bombus (Psithyrus) tibetanus (Morawitz)

( Figs 72, 73 )

Apathus tibetanus Morawitz, 1887:202 .

Material examined. 1 female (PHW).

Distribution in North China. Very rare at high elevations of the edge of the east Qinghai-Tibetan plateau in Xiahe, Gansu. 1 locality ( Fig. 72 ) between 3000–3700 m (PHW).

Distribution in China. Gansu, Qinghai (IAB, PHW).

Forage plants. No records.

Figures

FIGURES 72 – 73. 72. Map showing the distribution of B. tibetanus in North China with record as black spot, the province boundaries in dark grey, and all sites with records of all bumblebee species in light grey. 73. B. tibetanus female from Gansu.