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Raina R H, Kumar K, Parrey A H, Sharma I, Uniyal V P, Saini M S. Bombus cryptarum (Fabricius, 1775), a rare bumblebee species (Hymenoptera, Apidae) new to India. J. Insect Biodivers. Syst 2024; 10 (1) :51-58
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Rifat Hussain Raina * 
1, Keshav Kumar2 , Aejaz Hussain Parrey3 , Indu Sharma2 , Virendra Prasad Uniyal4 , Malkiat Singh Saini5
1, Keshav Kumar2 , Aejaz Hussain Parrey3 , Indu Sharma2 , Virendra Prasad Uniyal4 , Malkiat Singh Saini5
1- Desert Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India- Jodhpur, 342006, India , rifat72001@rediffmail.com
2- Desert Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India- Jodhpur, 342006, India
3- Department of Zoology, School of Bioscience and Biotechnology, BGSB University, Rajouri, J&K, 185234, India
4- Wildlife Institute of India, Chandrabani, Dehradun, Uttarakhand 248001, India
5- Department of Zoology and Environmental Sciences, Punjabi University Patiala, Punjab, India
2- Desert Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India- Jodhpur, 342006, India
3- Department of Zoology, School of Bioscience and Biotechnology, BGSB University, Rajouri, J&K, 185234, India
4- Wildlife Institute of India, Chandrabani, Dehradun, Uttarakhand 248001, India
5- Department of Zoology and Environmental Sciences, Punjabi University Patiala, Punjab, India
Abstract: (697 Views)
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.
Article Type: Research Article |
Subject:
Systematics/Hymenoptera
Received: 2023/05/23 | Accepted: 2023/11/24 | Published: 2024/01/1
Received: 2023/05/23 | Accepted: 2023/11/24 | Published: 2024/01/1
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