Bombus (Psithyrus) turneri (Richards)

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 : 47

37. Bombus (Psithyrus) turneri (Richards)

( Figs 76, 77 )

Psithyrus turneri Richards, 1929:141 .

Psithyrus (Eopsithyrus) decoomani Maa, 1948:26 . Psithyrus (Eopsithyrus) martensi Tkalců, 1974b:314 .

Material examined. 2 males (IAB).

Distribution in North China. Rare at medium elevations of the Qilianshan nature reserve of the edge of the east Qinghai-Tibetan plateau in Gansu and the Liupanshan nature reserve of the loess plateau in southern Ningxia. 2 localities ( Fig. 76 ) between 2291–2878 m (IAB).

Distribution in China. Anhui, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia (IAB).

Forage plants. LAMIACEAE : Dracocephalum heterophyllum .

Figures

FIGURES 76 – 77. 76. Map showing the distribution of B. turneri 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. 77. B. turneri male from Ningxia.