Bombus morawitzi is a bumblebee species in the subgenus Sibiriocobombus endemic to Central Asia, particularly mountainous regions of Afghanistan, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan.[2][3]
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| Pinned specimen of Bombus morawitzi | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Apidae |
| Genus: | Bombus |
| Species: | B. morawitzi
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| Binomial name | |
| Bombus morawitzi Radoszkowski, 1876
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The coloration of the species is very distinctive, with bright orange-red hair covering the thorax and abdomen.[4] Males of the species have enlarged eyes in comparison to those of the females.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Bombus morawitzi". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ Ghisbain, Guillaume; Williams, Paul H.; Michez, Denis; Branstetter, Michael G.; Rasmont, Pierre (2020-05-10). "Contribution to the knowledge of the bumblebee fauna of Afghanistan (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Bombus Latreille)". ZooKeys (973): 69–87. Bibcode:2020ZooK..973...69G. doi:10.3897/zookeys.973.54796. ISSN 1313-2970. PMC 7550395. PMID 33110373.
- ^ Williams, Paul. "Biogeography and Conservation Lab". Original Source of Material. Retrieved 2021-07-26.
- ^ Williams, Paul (2007). "The distribution of bumblebee colour patterns worldwide: possible significance for thermoregulation, crypsis, and warning mimicry". Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 92 (1): 97–118. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8312.2007.00878.x. ISSN 1095-8312.
- ^ Streinzer, M.; Spaethe, J. (2014). "Functional morphology of the visual system and mating strategies in bumblebees (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Bombus)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 170 (4): 735–747. doi:10.1111/ZOJ.12117. S2CID 86754380.
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