Bombus semenovianus (Skorikov, 1914)

Williams, Paul H., Altanchimeg, Dorjsuren, Byvaltsev, Alexandr, Jonghe, Roland De, Jaffar, Saleem, Japoshvili, George, Kahono, Sih, Liang, Huan, Mei, Maurizio, Monfared, Alireza, Nidup, Tshering, Raina, Rifat, Ren, Zongxin, Thanoosing, Chawatat, Zhao, Yanhui & Orr, Michael C., 2020, Widespread polytypic species or complexes of local species? Revising bumblebees of the subgenus Melanobombus world-wide (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Bombus), European Journal of Taxonomy 719, pp. 1-120 : 75-76

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.5852/ejt.2020.719.1107

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:A4500016-C219-4353-B81C-5E0BB520547F

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4335578

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/252087CA-1F08-9572-FDAF-F9E4DD73F9E5

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scientific name

Bombus semenovianus (Skorikov, 1914)
status

 

Bombus semenovianus (Skorikov, 1914) View in CoL

Figs 5 View Figs 1‒6 , 15 View Figs 14‒16 , 125–128 View Figs 103–138 , 196 View Figs 190‒198

Lapidariobombus semenovianus Skorikov, 1914a: 127 View in CoL .

Bombus lapidarius subsp. problematicus Bischoff, 1935: 255 View in CoL .

Our PTP analysis ( Fig. 10 View Fig ) of coalescents in the COI gene supports three coalescents for candidate species within the sichelii- group as identified in the four gene species tree ( Figs 21–22 View Fig View Fig ): B. incertus , B. sichelii s. lat., and the Himalayan B. semenovianus .

From morphology, B. semenovianus is supported by its distinctive colour pattern with the thoracic dorsum entirely yellow (known otherwise only for some males of B. eriophorus from the Caucasus),

by its distinctive form of the male genitalia (see the Diagnosis), and by its slightly enlarged male eye relative to the female eye ( Williams, 1991).

Diagnosis

Females ( Fig. 5 View Figs 1‒6 )

Queens medium-sized body length 17–21 mm, workers 11–15 mm. Can be distinguished by the hair on the thoracic dorsum being uniformly bright yellow (cf. B. keriensis , B. separandus , etc.).

Males

Body length 12–16 mm. Can be distinguished by the unique combination of having the eyes slightly enlarged relative to female eye and the hair of the thoracic dorsum being uniformly bright yellow (cf. B. eriophorus , B. qilianensis ). Genitalia ( Fig. 196 View Figs 190‒198 ) with the gonostylus as long as broad, reduced as a rounded flat scale with the inner basal process reduced to a tooth (cf. rufipes- group, festivus- group, rufofasciatus -group); volsella with the inner distal corner broadly produced but without a narrow hook (cf. rufipes- group, festivus- group, rufofasciatus -group); eye slightly enlarged relative to female eye.

Material examined

Syntype

INDIA • ♀ (queen), syntype of Lapidariobombus semenovianus Skorikov, 1914 ( Williams 1991) ; Kashmir, Ladakh, Stakmo pass; 13 Jul. 1912; G. Jakobson leg.; ZIN (examined PW) .

Material sequenced (5 specimens)

PAKISTAN • 1 ♀ (worker); Karakorum , Holshal; 36.1962° N, 74.9496° E; BOLD seq: 1552E07; SEHU: ML187 GoogleMaps 1 ♀ (queen); Chitral , Tirich Valley; 36.3150° N, 71.9824° E; 27 Jul. 1984; W. Budenburg leg.; BOLD seq: 6877G11; PW: ML416 GoogleMaps 1 ♂; Ganokh ; 34.7552° N, 76.2808° E; 4 Sep. 2017; S. Jaffar leg.; BOLD seq: 1555E10; UAP: ML258 GoogleMaps 1 ♂; upper Memosh ; 34.7093° N, 76.1208° E; 5 Sep. 2017; S. Jaffar leg.; BOLD seq: 1555E11; UAP: ML259 GoogleMaps 1 ♂; same collection data as for preceding; BOLD seq: 6877H06; UAP: ML422 GoogleMaps .

Global distribution

(West Himalayan mountain species) Himalaya: AFGHANISTAN, PAKISTAN, INDIA: Kashmir. (NHMUK, PW, SEHU, UAP, ZIN, ZSM.) The species is locally common.

Behaviour

Food-plant generalists ( Williams 1991). Male mate-searching behaviour is poorly known ( Williams 1991).

ZIN

Russian Academy of Sciences, Zoological Institute, Zoological Museum

PW

Paleontological Collections

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hymenoptera

Family

Apidae

Genus

Bombus

Loc

Bombus semenovianus (Skorikov, 1914)

Williams, Paul H., Altanchimeg, Dorjsuren, Byvaltsev, Alexandr, Jonghe, Roland De, Jaffar, Saleem, Japoshvili, George, Kahono, Sih, Liang, Huan, Mei, Maurizio, Monfared, Alireza, Nidup, Tshering, Raina, Rifat, Ren, Zongxin, Thanoosing, Chawatat, Zhao, Yanhui & Orr, Michael C. 2020
2020
Loc

Bombus lapidarius subsp. problematicus

Bischoff H. 1935: 255
1935
Loc

Lapidariobombus semenovianus

Skorikov A. S. 1914: 127
1914
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