Bombus (Melanobombus) keriensis s. s. Morawitz, 1887

Ghisbain, Guillaume, Williams, Paul H., Michez, Denis, Branstetter, Michael G. & Rasmont, Pierre, 2020, Contribution to the knowledge of the bumblebee fauna of Afghanistan (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Bombus Latreille), ZooKeys 973, pp. 69-87 : 69

Bombus (Melanobombus) keriensis s. s. Morawitz, 1887 Figure 2

Published data.

Reinig 1940; Richards 1951; Tkalců 1968.

Material examined.

Hindu Kush, Tarest Mts., high valley, 29.viii-3.ix.67, 3250 m, leg. D.K. Mardon, 36°20'N, 69°50'E (4☿☿) (NHMUK) [7]; 3. Danske Exp. Til Centralasien, [manuscript: St.108], ST. [manuscript] Ghilzai, 05.viii.48 (3☿☿) (NHMUK) [?]; Grosser Pamir Issiktal, 1975-08 (1♀, 4☿☿), 12.viii.75 (at 4200 m, 1☿), leg. H. Huss (UMONS) [possibly close to 13]; Grosser Pamir Issiktal, Salix-bestande, 12.viii.75, 3600 m, leg. H. Huss (3☿☿) (NHMUK) [possibly close to 13]; Grosser Pamir, Darrah-e-Istmotsh ( nördl. Zweig), südl. Seitental, 05.viii.71, 4200-4400 m, leg. Ebert and Naumann (2♀♀) (UMONS) [Darya-e Istmotsh: 37.23N, 72.83E]; Grosser Pamir, Issiktal, Frostbodenflur, 24.viii.75, 4100-4350 m, leg. H. Huss, (1☿) (UMONS) [possibly close to 13]; Grosser Pamir, Issiktal, Quellflur in Artemisia-Chenopodiensteppe, 25.viii.75 (42☿☿), 23.viii.75 (10☿☿), 22.viii.75 (7☿☿); 17.viii.75 (5☿☿), 16.viii.75 (2☿☿), 09.viii.75 (2☿☿), 3500 m, leg. H. Huss, 37°02'N, 73°20'E (UMONS) [13]; Hindu Kush, 3.viii.68, 10500 ft., leg. M. Tong (1☿) (NHMUK) [sampling site not possible to locate, given that the Hindu Kush is ~ 800 km long]; Hindu Kush, 6.viii.68, 11500 ft., leg. M. Tong (5☿☿) (NHMUK) [sampling site not possible to locate, given that the Hindu Kush is ~ 800 km long]; N-Afghanistan, Prov. Badakhshan, Grosser Pamir, Kotal-e-Wazir, 4400m, leg. C. Naumann (4☿☿), 07.viii.71 (2♀♀, 6☿☿, 2♂♂) (UMONS) [12]; Salang-Paß, Hindikusch, 13.vii.69, 3500 m, D. Müting (1☿, 2♂♂) (UMONS) [5]; Z-Afghanistan, Koh-i-Baba, S-Seite, Shah-tu-Pass, 17-19.vii.1966, 3000m, leg. G. Ebert (2☿☿) (UMONS) [reference coordinates of the Koh-i-Baba 34.64N, 67.62E].

Global distribution.

Palaearctic and Oriental regions.

Figures

Figure 2. Some of the Afghan bumblebee taxa examined as part of this study. A Bombus (Subterraneobombus) melanurus B B. (Sibiricobombus) morawitzi C B. (Melanobombus) semenovianus D B. (Melanobombus) keriensis s. s. E B. (Sibiricobombus) obtusus F B. (Sibiricobombus) asiaticus. Photograph credits P. Rasmont.