Bombus (Melanobombus) semenovianus (Skorikov, 1914)

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) semenovianus (Skorikov, 1914) Figure 2

Published data.

Reinig 1940; Richards 1951; Tkalců 1968.

Material examined.

Hindu Kush, Tarest Mts., high valley, 29.viii-3.ix.67, 3250m, leg. D.K. Mardon, 36°20'N, 69°50'E (9☿☿) (NHMUK) [7]; Hindu Kush, nr Kamdesh confluence of R. Suingal and R. Shkurigal, viii.1977, 11000 ft., P.H. Ryley, 35°45'N, 71°15'E (2☿☿) (NHMUK) [17]; Hindu Kush, Rocky gorge above Lezdi, 17-19.viii.67, 1800-1920 m, leg. D.K. Mardon, 36°20'N, 69°50'E (18☿☿) (NHMUK) [7]; Hindu Kush, upper Lezdi valley, 21.viii.67, 2240 m, leg. D.K. Mardon, 36°20'N, 69°50'E (6☿☿) (NHMUK) [7]; Hindu Kush, Lezdi, 15-16.viii.67, 1560 m, leg. D.K. Mardon, 36°20'N, 69°50'E (10☿☿) (NHMUK) [8]; 3. Danske Exp. Til Centralasien, [manuscript: St.126], ST. [manuscript] Marak [?]; 16.viii.48, N. Haarlov (2☿☿) (NHMUK) [?]; 3. Danske Exp. Til Centralasien, [manuscript: St.118], ST. [manuscript] Surfa?, 11.viii.48, N. Haarlov (1☿) (NHMUK) [?]; 3. Danske Exp. Til Centralasien, [manuscript: St.124], ST. [manuscript] Marak, 14.viii.48, N. Haarlov (1☿) (NHMUK) [?]; Hindu Kush, 4.viii.68, 8500 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 (2☿☿) (NHMUK) [sampling site not possible to locate, given that the Hindu Kush is ~ 800 km long]; Hindu Kush, 3.viii.68, 10500 ft. (19☿☿) (NHMUK) [?]; E-Afghanistan, Salang-Nord, 2100 m, vic. Khindjan, 13.vi.70, 2100 m, leg. C. Naumann (1☿) (UMONS) [5]; Salang-Paß, Hindikusch, 13.vii.69, 3500 m, D. Müting (4☿☿, 2♂♂) (UMONS) [5]; Afghanistan, Salang-Pafs, Nordseite, 17.vi.66, 2650 m, K. Ornoto (1♀) (UMONS) [5]; SO-Afghanistan, Safed Koh, S-Seite, Kotkai, 19-23.vi.1966 (1☿) (UMONS) [21].

Global distribution.

Palaearctic region.

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.