Bombus cryptarum (Fabricius, 1775), a rare bumblebee species (Hymenoptera, Apidae) new to India
نویسندگان
1 Desert Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India- Jodhpur, 342006, India
2 Department of Zoology, School of Bioscience and Biotechnology, BGSB University, Rajouri, J&K, 185234, India
3 Desert Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India- Jodhpur, 342006, India
4 Wildlife Institute of India, Chandrabani, Dehradun, Uttarakhand 248001, India
5 Desert Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India- Jodhpur, 342006, India
6 Department of Zoology and Environmental Sciences, Punjabi University Patiala, Punjab, India
doi
10.61186/jibs.10.1.51چکیده
This paper reports a new addition to the national bumblebee fauna of the Indian Himalayas. The newly recorded species viz., Bombus cryptarum (Fabricius, 1775) (Hymenoptera, Apidae) is fully described from the Gurez Valley (Jammu and Kashmir) and Panamik (Ladakh) in the Western Himalayan range. Males of the B. cryptarum have thoracic dorsum and T2 lemon yellow without black hairs. Gonostylus with the anterior apical process with long hairs and penis valve greatly broadened and flared outwards. With the addition of a new record, the Indian Himalayan region is now represented by 57 species of bumblebees. The species diagnosis, current distributional range, and host plants of this species are also provided.
