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Bombus (bumble bees)

Subtaxa

Rank	Taxon
Species	Bombus cryptarum (a bumble bee)				1
Species	Bombus hortorum (Linnaeus) (Small Garden Bumble Bee)	5		1	3
Species	Bombus humilis Illiger (Brown-banded Carder Bee)			1	2
Species	Bombus hypnorum (L.) (Tree Bumblebee)	25		4
Species	Bombus jonellus (Kirby) (Heath Bumble Bee)				1
Species	Bombus lapidarius (Linnaeus) (Large Red-tailed Bumble Bee)				5
Species	Bombus lucorum Linnaeus (White-tailed Bumble Bee)	19			2
Species	Bombus magnus Vogt (a bumble bee)				1
Species	Bombus monticola Smith (Mountain Bumble Bee)	13	1
Species	Bombus muscorum (Linnaeus) (a bumble bee)				2
Species	Bombus pascuorum (Scopoli) (Common Carder-bee)	3		1	3
Species	Bombus pratorum (Linnaeus) (Early Bumble Bee)	13	1		2
Species	Bombus ruderarius (Muller) (Red-tailed Carder Bee)			1	1
Species	Bombus ruderatus (Fabricius) (Large Garden Bumble Bee)			1
Species	Bombus sylvarum (Linnaeus) (Shrill Carder Bee)			1	1
Species	Bombus terrestris (Linnaeus) (Buff-tailed Bumble Bee)	6	4		4

Suggested Literature

Identification Works

General Works

Bombus may also be covered by literature listed under:

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Bombus is associated with:

There may be taxa associated with Bombus listed at higher taxonomic level

Associated with Bombus:

		is predated by	Araneae - spiders		Prys-Jones, O.E. & Corbet, S.A., 1987
	abdomen, queen	abdomen of queen is endoparasitised by adult female	Sphaerularia bombi - a roundworm		Prys-Jones, O.E. & Corbet, S.A., 1987
	adult	adult is endoparasitoid host of larva	Conopidae - thick-headed flies (Diptera)		Prys-Jones, O.E. & Corbet, S.A., 1987
	adult	adult may give a ride to adult	Parasitus fucorum - Bumble Bee Mites (Parasitoidea: Parasitidae)		Prys-Jones, O.E. & Corbet, S.A., 1987
	adult	adult is predated by	Merops apiaster - Bee-eater (Coraciiformes: Meropidae)		Prys-Jones, O.E. & Corbet, S.A., 1987
	adult	adult is predated by	Lanius - shrikes (Passeriformes: Laniidae)		Prys-Jones, O.E. & Corbet, S.A., 1987
	adult	adult is predated by	Lanius collurio - Red-backed Shrike (Passeriformes: Laniidae)		Prys-Jones, O.E. & Corbet, S.A., 1987
	adult	adult is predated by	Muscicapa striata - Spotted Flycatcher (Passeriformes: Muscicapidae)		Prys-Jones, O.E. & Corbet, S.A., 1987 [destroy the stings by wiping the bee against a branch]
	blood, queen	blood of queen is endoparasitised by larva	Sphaerularia bombi - a roundworm		Prys-Jones, O.E. & Corbet, S.A., 1987
	cells	cells is predated by silken tube inhabiting, older, colonial larva	Aphomia sociella - Bee Moth (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)		Prys-Jones, O.E. & Corbet, S.A., 1987
	food stores	food stores is kleptoparasitised silken tube inhabiting, older, colonial larva	Aphomia sociella - Bee Moth (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)		Prys-Jones, O.E. & Corbet, S.A., 1987
	frass, queen	frass of queen may give a ride to larva	Sphaerularia bombi - a roundworm		Prys-Jones, O.E. & Corbet, S.A., 1987
	gut, queen	gut of queen is endoparasitised by larva	Sphaerularia bombi - a roundworm		Prys-Jones, O.E. & Corbet, S.A., 1987
	larvae	larvae is predated by silken tube inhabiting, older, colonial larva	Aphomia sociella - Bee Moth (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)		Prys-Jones, O.E. & Corbet, S.A., 1987
	nest	nest may attract larva	Fannia canicularis - Latrine Fly, Small Or Lesser House-fly (Diptera: Fanniidae)		van Emden, F.I., 1954
	nest	nest may attract larva	Fannia scalaris - a lesser house fly (Diptera: Fanniidae)		van Emden, F.I., 1954
	nest	nest may attract larva	Macronychia griseola - a flesh fly (Diptera: Sarcophagidae)		van Emden, F.I., 1954
	nest	nest may attract larva	Macronychia polyodon - a flesh fly (Diptera: Sarcophagidae)		van Emden, F.I., 1954
	nest	nest dung/debris may support larva	Volucella bombylans - a hoverfly (Diptera: Syrphidae)		Prys-Jones, O.E. & Corbet, S.A., 1987
	nest	nest dung/debris may support silken tube inhabiting, young, colonial larva	Aphomia sociella - Bee Moth (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)		Prys-Jones, O.E. & Corbet, S.A., 1987 [eats scraps and rubbish]
	nest	nest is parasitised by female	Mutilla europaea - Large Velvet Ant (Hymenoptera: Mutillidae)		Macdonald, M.A., in prep.
	nest	nest is predated by	Meles meles - Badger (Carnivora: Mustelidae)		Prys-Jones, O.E. & Corbet, S.A., 1987
	nest	nest is predated by	Mustela vison - American Mink (Carnivora: Mustelidae)		Prys-Jones, O.E. & Corbet, S.A., 1987 [in Iceland.]
	nest	nest may house puparium	Brachicoma devia - a flesh fly (Diptera: Sarcophagidae)		van Emden, F.I., 1954
	prepupa	prepupa is ectoparasitoid host of larva	Brachicoma devia - a flesh fly (Diptera: Sarcophagidae)		Prys-Jones, O.E. & Corbet, S.A., 1987 van Emden, F.I., 1954
	reproductive system, queen	reproductive system of queen is endoparasitised by larva	Sphaerularia bombi - a roundworm		Prys-Jones, O.E. & Corbet, S.A., 1987
	soil near nest	soil near nest may house puparium	Brachicoma devia - a flesh fly (Diptera: Sarcophagidae)		van Emden, F.I., 1954

Bombus may be associated with more taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

References