Research Entomologist, Natural History Museum, London, UK
Reference for:
Bombus californicus
Expert:
John S. Ascher, PhD
Notes:
Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore
Reference for:
Bombus californicus
Source(s):
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 californicus
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Krombein, Karl V., Paul D. Hurd, Jr., David R. Smith, and B. D. Burks
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1979-01-01 / 1979-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Catalog of Hymenoptera in America North of Mexico, vol. 2: Apocrita (Aculeata)
Page(s):
xvi + 1199-2209
Publisher:
Smithsonian Institution Press
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
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Notes:
Reference for:
Bombus californicus
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Smith, Frederick
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1854-01-01 / 1854-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Catalogue of Hymenopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum, Part 2 Apidae
Page(s):
1-465
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis
Publication Place:
London, United Kingdom
ISBN/ISSN:
/
Notes:
Available at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18380714
Reference for:
Bombus californicus
Bombus californicus: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Middle America
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Canada / Native
Bombus californicus: Comments
Comment:
Bombus californicus Smith, 1854 (TSN 714791) is probably a synonym of Bombus fervidus (Fabricius, 1798) (TSN 7144802). Bombus californicus' colour pattern only just crosses the border into Mexico (Paul Williams, pers. comm. Dec. 2006)