Alpinobombus

Alpinobombus is a subgenus of bees within the bumblebee genus, Bombus. It is found from Northern Spain and Norway, east to the Himalayas and China.

Species There are nine currently recognized Alpinobombus species: Bombus alpinus – alpine bumblebee Bombus balteatus – golden-belted bumblebee Bombus hyperboreus – high Arctic bumblebee Bombus kirbiellus – high country (or golden-belted) bumblebee Bombus kluanensis – Kluane bumblebee Bombus natvigi – high Nearctic bumblebee Bombus neoboreus – active bumblebee Bombus polaris – polar bumblebee Bombus pyrrhopygus – Arctic bumblebee

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External links

BugGuide page Natural History Museum (London, UK) page