Genus

Bombus (Bumble bees)

Bombus californicus. Photo: (c) Brian Starzomski, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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A bumblebee (also written bumble bee) is a member of the genus Bombus, part of Apidae, one of the bee families. This genus is the only extant group in the tribe Bombini, though a few extinct related genera (e.g., Calyptapis) are known from fossils. Over 250 species of bumblebee are known. They are found primarily in higher altitudes or latitudes in the Northern Hemisphere, although they are also found in South America where a few lowland…

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
    - Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods)
      - Class: Insecta (Insects)
        Subclass: Pterygota (Winged and once-winged insects)
        Order: Hymenoptera (Ants, bees, wasps, and sawflies)
        Suborder: Apocrita (Narrow-waisted wasps, ants, and bees)
        Infraorder: Aculeata (Ants, bees, and stinging wasps)
        Superfamily: Apoidea (Bees and apoid wasps)
        Epifamily: Anthophila (Bees)
        Family: Apidae (Honey bees, bumble bees, and allies)
        Subfamily: Apinae (Apine bees)
        Tribe: Bombini
        Genus: Bombus (Bumble bees)
        Subgenus: Pyrobombus (7)
        Subgenus: Cullumanobombus (1)
        Subgenus: Psithyrus (Cuckoo bumble bees) (3)
        Subgenus: Thoracobombus (1)
        Subgenus: Bombias (1)

Subtaxa

Subgenus: Pyrobombus

Subgenus: Cullumanobombus

Subgenus: Psithyrus (Cuckoo bumble bees)

Subgenus: Thoracobombus

Subgenus: Bombias

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