Taxonomy Profile: Bombus occidentalis (Greene 1858)
Bombus occidentalis: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Bombus howardii
Cresson 1863
Bombus proximus
Cresson 1863
Bombus perixanthus
Cockerell and Porter 1899
Bombus howardi
Cresson 1863
Bombus proximus coloradensis
Titus 1902
Bombus terricola severini
Frison 1926
Bombus occidentalis nigroscutatus
Franklin 1912
Bombus occidentalis occidentalis
Greene 1858
Bremus terricola severini
Frison 1926
Common Name(s):
Western Bumble Bee []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Bombus occidentalis: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Paul H. Williams
Notes:
Research Entomologist, Natural History Museum, London, UK
Reference for:
Bombus occidentalis
Expert:
John S. Ascher, PhD
Notes:
Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore
Reference for:
Bombus occidentalis
Source(s):
Source:
Checklist of Apoidea of North America... - 12-Oct-2006
Acquired:
2006-10-12
Notes:
Griswold, T., and J. S. Ascher. 2005. Checklist of Apoidea of North America (including Central America and the Caribbean) (as-yet unpublished manuscript from 2004+)
Reference for:
Bombus occidentalis
Source:
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Acquired:
2018-07-16
Notes:
http://www.redlist.org/
Reference for:
Bombus occidentalis
Source:
Discover Life bee species guide and world checklist - Draft-54
Acquired:
2020-02-01
Notes:
Ascher, J. S. and J. Pickering. 01 February, 2020. Discover Life bee species guide and world checklist (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila). http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20q?guide=Apoidea_species
Reference for:
Bombus occidentalis
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Owen, R. E., K. W. Richards, and A. Wilkes
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1995-11-03 / 1995-11-03
Article/Chapter Title:
Chromosome numbers and Karyotypic Variation in Bumble Bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae; Bombini)
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society, vol. 68, no. 3
Page(s):
290-302
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
/0022-8567
Notes:
Reference for:
Bombus occidentalis
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Williams, Paul H.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2021-02-01 / 2021-02-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Not just cryptic, but a barcode bush: PTP re-analysis of global data for the bumblebee subgenus Bombus s. str. supports additional species (Apidae, genus Bombus)
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Journal of Natural History, vol. 55, nos. 5-6
Page(s):
271-282
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
/0022-2933
Notes:
DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2021.1900444
Reference for:
Bombus occidentalis
Bombus occidentalis: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
North America
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Canada / Native
Bombus occidentalis: Comments
Comment:
Bombus occidentalis Greene, 1858 is a probable synonym of Bombus terricola (Paul Williams, pers. comm. Dec. 2006)
Comment:
Status: IUCN - Vulnerable as Bombus occidentalis Greene, 1858. Hatfield, R., Jepsen, S., Thorp, R., Richardson, L., Colla, S. & Foltz Jordan, S. 2015. Bombus occidentalis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015: e.T44937492A46440201. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-2.RLTS.T44937492A46440201.en