Bombus amurensis

Bombus amurensis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Apidae
Genus:	Bombus
Subgenus:	Subterraneobombus
Species:	B. amurensis
Binomial name
	Bombus amurensis; Radoszkowski, 1862

Last updated June 16, 2025

Bombus amurensis is a bumblebee belonging to the subgenus Subterraneobombus , first described by Radoszkowski in 1862. It lives primarily in China, Mongolia and the far south-east of Russia.^[2]

Appearance

Bombus amurensis has short black hair on its head (but with a mixture of yellow hair in males), yellow on the upper part of the body except for a ring -shaped black spot in the middle between the wing brackets, and yellow even to the rear body.^[3]

References

↑ "Bumble Bees". National History Museum. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
↑ "Bombus Amurensis". Discover Life. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
↑ Williams, Paul H. (4 January 2011). "The bumblebees of the subgenus Subterraneobombus: integrating evidence from morphology and DNA barcodes" (PDF). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. doi: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2011.00729.x . Retrieved 28 November 2015.

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[1] "Bumble Bees". National History Museum. Retrieved 6 April 2016.

[2] "Bombus Amurensis". Discover Life. Retrieved 6 April 2016.

[3] Williams, Paul H. (4 January 2011). "The bumblebees of the subgenus Subterraneobombus: integrating evidence from morphology and DNA barcodes" (PDF). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. doi: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2011.00729.x . Retrieved 28 November 2015.

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