Bombus mendax
Bombus mendax is a species of bumblebee. It is native to Europe, where it occurs in Andorra, Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Slovenia, Spain, and Switzerland.[1]
| Bombus mendax | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Apidae |
| Genus: | Bombus |
| Subgenus: | Mendacibombus |
| Species: | B. mendax |
| Binomial name | |
| Bombus mendax Gerstäcker, 1869 | |
This is an uncommon species. It lives in high mountains in the Alps and the Pyrenees. It occurs in alpine and subalpine climates, often in grassland habitat.[1] It often creates its nests in burrows abandoned by rodents such as the European pine vole (Microtus subterraneus).[2] It feeds at many kinds of flowers, especially those with long corollas.[1]
This species may become more rare as climate change causes available high-mountain habitat to shrink.[1]
References
- Rasmont, P., et al. 2015. Bombus mendax. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 08 March 2016.
- (in German) Aichhorn A. 1976. Beitrag zur Hummelzucht und zur Biologie von Bombus mendax. Berichte aus dem Haus der Natur, Salzburg 7: 13-29, 2 pls. As cited in: Rasmont, P., Aytekin, A. M, & Kaçar, M. S. (2008). Ousting of the Common Redstart (Aves: Turdidae: Phoenicurus phoenicurus) from its nests by the bumblebee Bombus niveatus vorticosus (Hymenoptera: Apidae). Annales de la Société Entomologique de France (N.S.). 44:2, 251-255.
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