Bombini - Wikipedia
The Bombini are a tribe of large bristly apid bees which feed on pollen or nectar. Many species are social, forming nests of up to a few hundred individuals; other species, formerly classified as Psithyrus cuckoo bees, are brood parasites of nest-making species.
Bumblebee - Wikipedia
The bumblebee tribe Bombini is one of four groups of corbiculate bees (those with pollen baskets) in the Apidae, the others being the Apini (honey bees), Euglossini (orchid bees), and Meliponini (stingless bees). The corbiculate bees are a monophyletic group.
List of bumblebee species - Wikipedia
The list presented here is a checklist of global bumblebee [1] species (Tribe Bombini) based on the Bombus phylogeny presented by Cameron et al (2007) [2] and grouped by subgenus following the revision of Williams et al (2008). [3]
Genus Bombus - Bumble Bees - BugGuide.Net
Jan 19, 2024 · Generally distributed but most abundant and diverse at humid, cool sites rich in flowers, such as mountain meadows. Mated, overwintered Queens emerge from their hibernacula in very early-late spring, depending on the species.
Bumblebee | Description, Species, Life Cycle, & Facts | Britannica
Oct 17, 2024 · bumblebee, (genus Bombus), genus of over 250 species of large bees. Bumblebees occur over much of the world but are most common in temperate climates. They are absent from most of Africa and the lowlands of India and have been introduced to Australia and New Zealand to aid in the pollination of various flowering plants.
Species Bombus fervidus - Golden Northern Bumble Bee
Sep 13, 2021 · In the past very extensive collections of this species were made, likely from large clover fields, but in recent years it has usually been encountered in smaller numbers. An online resource devoted to North American insects, spiders and their kin, offering identification, images, and information.
Bombini | Humboldt Life | Lost Coast Outpost | Humboldt County …
The Bombini are a tribe of large bristly apid bees which feed on pollen or nectar. Many species are social, forming nests of up to a few hundred individuals; other species, formerly...
Tribe Bombini - Bumble Bees - BugGuide.Net
Oct 23, 2023 · Tribe Bombini (Bumble Bees) Synonyms and other taxonomic changes Long ago pollen-collecting species were sometimes ranked as a subfamily, Bombinae, or even a family, Bombidae, with Psythirus sometimes removed to another higher taxon (Psithyridae) due to its parasitic habits.
Bumblebee - New World Encyclopedia
Bumblebee (also spelled bumble bee, sometimes known as humblebee) is any member of the flying insect genus Bombus in tribe Bombini and family Apidae.
Bumblebee - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bumblebees (or bumble bees, or humble bees) are a group of social and semi-social bees, of the genus Bombus. The genus contains about 250 different species, mostly in the Northern Hemisphere. They can also be found in New Zealand and Tasmania. They occur practically everywhere on the Eurasian landmass.