On the ecology of bumble bees of the Talysh Region, Azerbaijan (Hymenoptera, Apoidea, Bombus) Aliev, Halid A. Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology 2005 2005-12-27 55 2 279 288 MFNK (Linnaeus, 1761) Linnaeus 1761 [308,700,824,849] Insecta Apidae Bombus Animalia Hymenoptera 6 285 Arthropoda species lucorum   Material: Az. SSR Lerik, Galabyn  23.07.1976,  leg. H. Aliev;  Lenkoran, Alekseevka  27.04.1936, , leg. Bogachev.   Distribution:Very widespread in Palaearctic: from West Europe to the Far East, from forest-tundra to Iran, mountains of Central Asia and Tibet ( Panfilov et al. 1961, Aliev 1984).   Remarks:Occurs in open forests, lowland and mountain meadows, partly in steppes ( Panfilov et al. 1961), foothill gardens, low mountain forests, montane decidous forests, subalpine meadows and azonal vegetation in low mountain landscape ( Aliev 1984). In Talysh it is found in gardens in lowlands and mountain steppes. Nest underground.  Food plants:  Trifolium repens, Cirsium falconeri, Pyrus communis, Malus domestica, Prunus domestica, P. spinosa, P. divaricata, Armeniaca vulgaris, Cerasus avium,  Astragalussp.,  Salviasp. [304,918,872,896] 1976-07-23 H. Aliev Galabyn 6 285 1 Lerik 1936-04-27 Bogachev. Alekseevka 6 285 1 Lankaran