Morphology and food plants of subgenus Bombus sensu stricto (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Apinae) from Indian Himalaya

Subgenus Bombus sensu stricto is represented by two species, viz. Bombus tunicatus Smith and B. lucorum L from the Oriental region including Indian Himalayan belt. Morphology of 8 variants, synonymy and illustrations of this subgenus from Indian Himalayan belt is given. Besides this, new plants vis...

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Main Authors: RIFAT H RAINA, MALKIAT S SAINI, Z H Khan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Indian Council of Agricultural Research 2014-10-01
Series:The Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences
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Online Access:https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJAgS/article/view/44191