Alpinobombus
Subgenus of bees
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Alpinobombus is a subgenus of bees within the bumblebee genus, Bombus. It is found from Northern Spain and Norway, east to the Himalayas and China.[1]
| Alpinobombus | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Bombus neoboreus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Apidae |
| Genus: | Bombus |
| Subgenus: | Alpinobombus |
Species
There are nine currently recognized Alpinobombus species:[2]
- Bombus alpinus – alpine bumblebee
- Bombus balteatus – golden-belted bumblebee
- Bombus hyperboreus – high Arctic bumblebee
- Bombus kirbiellus – high country (or golden-belted) bumblebee
- Bombus kluanensis – Kluane bumblebee
- Bombus natvigi – high Nearctic bumblebee
- Bombus neoboreus – active bumblebee
- Bombus polaris – polar bumblebee
- Bombus pyrrhopygus – Arctic bumblebee
