Bombus mongolensis

Bombus mongolensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Apidae
Genus:	Bombus
Subgenus:	Subterraneobombus
Species:	B. mongolensis
Binomial name
Bombus mongolensis

Bombus mongolensis is a type of bumblebee that primarily lives in Mongolia.^[1] It lives at altitudes ranging from 1,300-2,100 meters (4,265-6,990 feet).^[2]

Taxonomy

The species was discovered in 1892, but was believed then be a copy of Bombus melanurus. Later, Paul H. Williams held it to be a separate species by means of the appearance of the male genitalia and later by DNA analysis.^[3]

Appearance

Bombus mongolensis is a larger, long-haired bumblebee with dense pale yellow-white hair with black stripes between the wing bases. The males can sometimes have pieces of yellow hair mixed in with the black stripes. On females the bright coat can reach the top of the legs, but the males' coats often end sooner.

References

1. "Map of Bombus mongolensis". Discover Life. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
2. "Bumble Bees". National History Museum. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
3. Williams, Paul H. (4 January 2011). "The bumblebees of the subgenus Subterraneobombus: integrating evidence from morphology and DNA barcodes" (PDF). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. Retrieved 28 November 2015.