Bombus (Psithyrus) barbutellus (Kirby)

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 : 51

45. Bombus (Psithyrus) barbutellus (Kirby)

( Figs 92, 93 )

APIS barbutella Kirby, 1802:343 .

Psithyrus (Allopsithyus) barbutellus subsp. richardsi Popov, 1931:150 , 190, not of Frison, 1930:6 = B. rufipes Lepeletier. PSITHYRUS MAXILLOSUS f. susterai May, 1944:267 , not infrasubspecific after Tkalců, 1977:224. Psithyrus (Allopsithyus) richardsi subsp. licenti Maa, 1948:34.

Material examined. 2 males (IAB).

Distribution in North China. Rare at medium elevations of the Baicaopan nature reserve in Beijing and the Wutaishan forest park in Shanxi. 2 localities ( Fig. 92 ) between 1992–2590 m (IAB).

Distribution in China. Beijing, Shanxi (IAB).

Forage plants. DIPSACACEAE : Scabiosa comosa .

Figures

FIGURES 92 – 93. 92. Map showing the distribution of B. barbutellus 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. 93. B. barbutellus male from Beijing.