Bombus

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Species world-wide listed by old and new subgenera
see also the alphabetical list of names

Foraging workers of B. griseocollis.

Old subgenera	Species	New subgenera
List of previous subgenera based on the summary in Williams (1998 [pdf introduction])	List of all species of the single bumblebee genus Bombus updated from Williams (1998 [pdf introduction]) in an order based on the estimate of phylogeny in Cameron et al. (2007 [pdf]) and from more recent revisions analysing COI barcodes	List of new simplified subgenera from Williams et al. (2008 [pdf])


Mendacibombus	superbus	Mendacibombus
Md.	waltoni	Md.
Md.	convexus	Md.
Md.	makarjini	Md.
Md.	himalayanus	Md.
Md.	turkestanicus	Md.
Md.	defector	Md.
Md.	marussinus	Md.
Md.	avinoviellus	Md.
Md.	margreiteri	Md.
Md.	handlirschianus	Md.
Md.	mendax	Md.
Bombias	nevadensis	Bombias
Bi.	auricomus	Bi.
Confusibombus	confusus	Bi.
Kallobombus	soroeensis	Kallobombus
Orientalibombus	funerarius	Orientalibombus
Or.	braccatus	Or.
Or.	haemorrhoidalis	Or.
Subterraneobombus	personatus	Subterraneobombus
St.	melanurus	St.
St.	difficillimus	St.
St.	mongolensis	St.
St.	fedtschenkoi	St.
St.	amurensis	St.
St.	fragrans	St.
St.	subterraneus	St.
St.	distinguendus	St.
St.	appositus	St.
St.	borealis	St.
Diversobombus	diversus	Megabombus
Dv.	ussurensis	Mg.
Dv.	longipes	Mg.
Dv.	montivagus	Mg.
Dv.	albopleuralis	Mg.
Dv.	malaisei	Mg.
Dv.	trifasciatus	Mg.
Senexibombus	bicoloratus	Mg.
Sx.	irisanensis	Mg.
Sx.	senex	Mg.
Megabombus	supremus	Mg.
Mg.	gerstaeckeri	Mg.
Mg.	securus	Mg.
Mg.	religiosus	Mg.
Mg.	czerskii	Mg.
Mg.	tichenkoi	Mg.
Mg.	argillaceus	Mg.
Mg.	ruderatus	Mg.
Mg.	hortorum	Mg.
Mg.	portchinsky	Mg.
Mg.	consobrinus	Mg.
Mg.	koreanus	Mg.
Mg.	melanopoda	Mg.
Fervidobombus	dahlbomii	Thoracobombus
Fv.	morio	Th.
Fv.	excellens	Th.
Rhodobombus	pomorum	Th.
Rh.	mesomelas	Th.
Rh.	armeniacus	Th.
Laesobombus	laesus	Th.
Mucidobombus	mucidus	Th.
Eversmannibombus	persicus	Th.
Thoracobombus	filchnerae	Th.
Th.	muscorum	Th.
Th.	anachoreta	Th.
Th.	opulentus	Th.
Th.	zonatus	Th.
Th.	velox	Th.
Th.	ruderarius	Th.
Th.	veteranus	Th.
Th.	mlokosievitzii	Th.
Th.	sylvarum	Th.
Th.	inexspectatus	Th.
Th.	deuteronymus	Th.
Th.	humilis	Th.
Th.	pascuorum	Th.
Th.	honshuensis	Th.
Th.	schrencki	Th.
Th.	hedini	Th.
Th.	pseudobaicalensis	Th.
Th.	remotus	Th.
Th.	impetuosus	Th.
Tricornibombus	imitator	Th.
Exilobombus	exil	Th.
Tricornibombus	tricornis	Th.
Tr.	atripes	Th.
Fervidobombus	digressus	Th.
Fv.	weisi	Th.
Fv.	trinominatus	Th.
Fv.	fervidus	Th.
Fv.	diligens	Th.
Fv.	bellicosus	Th.
Fv.	opifex	Th.
Fv.	rubriventris	Th.
Fv.	medius	Th.
Fv.	steindachneri	Th.
Fv.	mexicanus	Th.
Fv.	brevivillus	Th.
Fv.	applanatus	Th.
Fv.	pensylvanicus	Th.
Fv.	brasiliensis	Th.
Fv.	bahiensis	Th.
Fv.	pullatus	Th.
Fv.	atratus	Th.
Fv.	transversalis	Th.
Psithyrus	variabilis	Psithyrus
Ps.	citrinus	Ps.
Ps.	insularis	Ps.
Ps.	tibetanus	Ps.
Ps.	cornutus	Ps.
Ps.	turneri	Ps.
Ps.	monozonus	Ps.
Ps.	expolitus	Ps.
Ps.	novus	Ps.
Ps.	chinensis	Ps.
Ps.	branickii	Ps.
Ps.	rupestris	Ps.
Ps.	bellardii	Ps.
Ps.	ferganicus	Ps.
Ps.	campestris	Ps.
Ps.	morawitzianus	Ps.
Ps.	suckleyi	Ps.
Ps.	vestalis	Ps.
Ps.	perezi	Ps.
Ps.	coreanus	Ps.
Ps.	bohemicus	Ps.
Ps.	barbutellus	Ps.
Ps.	skorikovi	Ps.
Ps.	flavidus	Ps.
Ps.	norvegicus	Ps.
Ps.	quadricolor	Ps.
Ps.	sylvestris	Ps.
Pyrobombus	vagans	Pyrobombus
Pr.	centralis	Pr.
Pr.	flavifrons	Pr.
Pr.	caliginosus	Pr.
Pr.	vandykei	Pr.
Pr.	melanopygus	Pr.
Pr.	sylvicola	Pr.
Pr.	lapponicus	Pr.
Pr.	monticola	Pr.
Pr.	bimaculatus	Pr.
Pr.	bifarius	Pr.
Pr.	ternarius	Pr.
Pr.	huntii	Pr.
Pr.	vosnesenskii	Pr.
Pr.	impatiens	Pr.
Pr.	ephippiatus	Pr.
Pr.	haematurus	Pr.
Pr.	subtypicus	Pr.
Pr.	hypnorum	Pr.
Pr.	perplexus	Pr.
Pr.	abnormis	Pr.
Pr.	mirus	Pr.
Pr.	lemniscatus	Pr.
Pr.	lepidus	Pr.
Pr.	infirmus	Pr.
Pressibombus	pressus	Pr.
Pyrobombus	picipes	Pr.
Pr.	parthenius	Pr.
Pr.	luteipes	Pr.
Pr.	infrequens	Pr.
Pr.	avanus	Pr.
Pr.	sonani	Pr.
Pr.	biroi	Pr.
Pr.	kotzschi	Pr.
Pr.	flavescens	Pr.
Pr.	rotundiceps	Pr.
Pr.	ardens	Pr.
Pr.	pyrenaeus	Pr.
Pr.	modestus	Pr.
Pr.	wangae	Pr.
Pr.	pratorum	Pr.
Pr.	brodmannicus	Pr.
Pr.	sitkensis	Pr.
Pr.	mixtus	Pr.
Pr.	sandersoni	Pr.
Pr.	beaticola	Pr.
Pr.	frigidus	Pr.
Pr.	jonellus	Pr.
Pr.	cingulatus	Pr.
Pr.	oceanicus	Pr.
Alpinobombus	alpinus	Alpinobombus
Al.	pyrrhopygus	Al.
Al.	polaris	Al.
Al.	balteatus	Al.
Al.	kirbiellus	Al.
Al.	neoboreus	Al.
Al.	natvigi	Al.
Al.	hyperboreus	Al.
Bombus	sporadicus	Bombus
Bo.	ignitus	Bo.
Bo.	terrestris	Bo.
Bo.	tunicatus	Bo.
Bo.	affinis	Bo.
Bo.	franklini	Bo.
Bo.	longipennis	Bo.
Bo.	lucorum	Bo.
Bo.	jacobsoni	Bo.
Bo.	hypocrita	Bo.
Bo.	occidentalis	Bo.
Bo.	terricola	Bo.
Bo.	lantschouensis	Bo.
Bo.	minshanensis	Bo.
Bo.	magnus	Bo.
Bo.	patagiatus	Bo.
Bo.	cryptarum	Bo.
Alpigenobombus	genalis	Alpigenobombus
Ag.	angustus	Ag.
Ag.	grahami	Ag.
Ag.	breviceps	Ag.
Ag.	wurflenii	Ag.
Ag.	kashmirensis	Ag.
Ag.	nobilis	Ag.
Ag.	validus	Ag.
Rufipedibombus	eximius	Melanobombus
Rf.	rufipes	Ml.
Festivobombus	festivus	Ml.
Melanobombus	simillimus	Ml.
Ml.	miniatus	Ml.
Ml.	rufofasciatus	Ml.
Ml.	friseanus	Ml.
Ml.	richardsiellus	Ml.
Ml.	pyrosoma	Ml.
Ml.	tanguticus	Ml.
Ml.	caucasicus	Ml.
Ml.	lapidarius	Ml.
Ml.	ladakhensis	Ml.
Ml.	keriensis	Ml.
Ml.	semenovianus	Ml.
Ml.	incertus	Ml.
Ml.	sichelii	Ml.
Obertobombus	morawitzi	Sibiricobombus
Ob.	semenovi	Sb.
Ob.	oberti	Sb.
Sibiricobombus	sibiricus	Sb.
Sb.	obtusus	Sb.
Sb.	asiaticus	Sb.
Sb.	sulfureus	Sb.
Sb.	niveatus	Sb.
Cullumanobombus	rufocinctus	Cullumanobombus
Cu.	semenoviellus	Cu.
Cu.	unicus	Cu.
Cu.	cullumanus	Cu.
Brachycephalibombus	brachycephalus	Cu.
Br.	haueri	Cu.
Rubicundobombus	rubicundus	Cu.
Dasybombus	handlirschi	Cu.
Coccineobombus	coccineus	Cu.
Cc.	baeri	Cu.
Crotchiibombus	crotchii	Cu.
Separatobombus	griseocollis	Cu.
Sp.	morrisoni	Cu.
Dasybombus	macgregori	Cu.
Funebribombus	rohweri	Cu.
Fn.	funebris	Cu.
Fraternobombus	fraternus	Cu.
Robustobombus	melaleucus	Cu.
Rb.	vogti	Cu.
Rb.	robustus	Cu.
Rb.	tucumanus	Cu.
Rb.	hortulanus	Cu.
Rb.	ecuadorius	Cu.

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