Bombus cryptarum (Fabricius, 1775), a rare bumblebee species (Hymenoptera, Apidae) new to India | ||
| Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics | ||
| Article 5, Volume 10, Issue 1, 2024, Pages 51-58 PDF (2.33 M) | ||
| Document Type: Research Article | ||
| DOI: 10.61186/jibs.10.1.51 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Rifat Hussain Raina* 1; Keshav Kumar1; Aejaz Hussain Parrey2; Indu Sharma1; Virendra Prasad Uniyal3; Malkiat Singh Saini4 | ||
| 1Desert Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India- Jodhpur, 342006, India | ||
| 2Department of Zoology, School of Bioscience and Biotechnology, BGSB University, Rajouri, J&K, 185234, India | ||
| 3Wildlife Institute of India, Chandrabani, Dehradun, Uttarakhand 248001, India | ||
| 4Department of Zoology and Environmental Sciences, Punjabi University Patiala, Punjab, India | ||
| Abstract | ||
| This paper reports a new addition to the national bumblebee fauna of the Indian Himalayas. The newly recorded species viz., Bombus cryptarum (Fabricius, 1775) (Hymenoptera, Apidae) is fully described from the Gurez Valley (Jammu and Kashmir) and Panamik (Ladakh) in the Western Himalayan range. Males of the B. cryptarum have thoracic dorsum and T2 lemon yellow without black hairs. Gonostylus with the anterior apical process with long hairs and penis valve greatly broadened and flared outwards. With the addition of a new record, the Indian Himalayan region is now represented by 57 species of bumblebees. The species diagnosis, current distributional range, and host plants of this species are also provided. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Conservation; fauna; highlands; Himalayas; Pollination | ||
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