Bombus breviceps

Bombus breviceps
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Apidae
Genus: Bombus
Subgenus: (Alpigenobombus)
Species: B. breviceps
Binomial name
Bombus breviceps
Smith, 1852[1]

Bombus breviceps is a species of bumblebee.

This species is a main pollinator of black cardamom (Amomum subulatum) crops in India.[2]

References

  1. "Bombus breviceps Smith, 1852". Biolib.cz. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
  2. Deka, T. N., Sudharshan, M. R., & Saju, K. A. (2011). New record of bumble bee, Bombus breviceps Smith as a pollinator of large cardamom. Current Science, 100(6), 926-928.


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