Taxonomy Profile: Bombus variabilis (Cresson 1872)

Bombus variabilis: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Bombus guatemalensis
Cockerell 1912
Bombus intrudens
Smith 1861
Bombus mysticus
Frison 1925
Bombus sololensis
Franklin 1913
Psithyrus variabilis
Cresson 1872
Apathus variabilis
Cresson 1872
Psithyrus guatemalensis
Cockerell 1912
Psithyrus sololensis
Franklin 1913
Apathus intrudens
Smith 1861
Psithyrus mysticus
Frison 1925
Common Name(s):
Variable Cuckoo Bumble Bee []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Bombus variabilis: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
John S. Ascher, PhD
Notes:
Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore
Reference for:
Bombus variabilis
Source(s):
Source:
Bombus - bumblebees of the world
Acquired:
2006-11-16
Notes:
Maintained by Paul Williams, and available at http://www.nhm.ac.uk/research-curation/projects/bombus/index.html
Reference for:
Bombus variabilis
Source:
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Acquired:
2018-07-16
Notes:
http://www.redlist.org/
Reference for:
Bombus variabilis
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 variabilis
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Williams, P. H.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1998-06-25 / 1998-06-25
Article/Chapter Title:
An annotated checklist of bumble bees with an analysis of patterns of description (Hymenoptera: Apidae, Bombini)
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Bulletin of the Natural History Museum (Entomology), vol. 67, no. 1
Page(s):
79-152
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
/0968-0454
Notes:
updated at http://www.nhm.ac.uk/research-curation/projects/bombus/index.html
Reference for:
Bombus variabilis
Bombus variabilis: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Europe & Northern Asia (excluding China)
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Continental US / Native
Bombus variabilis: Comments
Comment:
Status: IUCN - Critically Endangered A2bc ver 3.1 as Bombus variabilis Cresson, 1872. Hatfield, R., Jepsen, S., Thorp, R., Richardson, L., Colla, S. and Foltz Jordan, S. 2016. Bombus variabilis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T21215168A21215249. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T21215168A21215249.en
Comment:
Bombus variabilis (Cresson, 1872) (TSN 714847) (originally described in Apathus) is a senior secondary homonym of Bombus variabilis Schmiedeknecht, 1878 (now as Bombus humilis Illiger, 1806 (TSN 714925))