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bumblebee A bumblebee (or bumble bee, bumble-bee, or humble-bee) is any of over 250 species in the genus ''Bombus'', part of Apidae, one of the bee families. This genus is the only extant group in the tribe Bombini, though a few extinct related gener ...
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Bombus A bumblebee (or bumble bee, bumble-bee, or humble-bee) is any of over 250 species in the genus ''Bombus'', part of Apidae, one of the bee families. This genus is the only extant group in the tribe Bombini, though a few extinct related gener ...
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presented by Cameron ''et al'' (2007) and grouped by
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following the revision of Williams ''et al'' (2008). The bumblebee fossil record extends back to the
Late Eocene The Eocene ( ) Epoch is a geological epoch that lasted from about 56 to 33.9 million years ago (mya). It is the second epoch of the Paleogene Period in the modern Cenozoic Era. The name ''Eocene'' comes from the Ancient Greek (''ēṓs'', "daw ...
in North America and England with the most diversity of fossils found during the Miocene. The fossil species were discussed and revised by Dehon ''et al'' (2019).


Genus ''Bombus''


Subgenus '' Alpigenobombus''

*'' Bombus angustus'' *'' Bombus breviceps'' *'' Bombus genalis'' *'' Bombus grahami'' *'' Bombus kashmirensis'' *''
Bombus nobilis ''Bombus nobilis'' is a species of bumblebee A bumblebee (or bumble bee, bumble-bee, or humble-bee) is any of over 250 species in the genus ''Bombus'', part of Apidae, one of the bee families. This genus is the only extant group in the tri ...
'' *'' Bombus wurflenii''


Subgenus ''Alpinobombus''

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Bombus alpinus ''Bombus alpinus'' is a species of bumblebee. It is native to Europe and Eurasia, where it occurs in Austria, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Norway, Romania, Russia, Sweden, and Switzerland. This bee occurs in tundra habitat and in alpine clim ...
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Bombus balteatus ''Bombus balteatus'', the golden-belted bumble bee, is a species of bumblebee with a boreal and high altitude distribution in northern Eurasia and North America. Range and distribution This species is found in Finland, northern Sweden, Russia ...
'' – golden-belted bumble bee *''
Bombus hyperboreus ''Bombus hyperboreus'' is a species of Arctic bumblebee with a circumpolar distribution. The species is primarily found in the arctic areas of Greenland, northern Scandinavia, and Russia. In 2015 the nearctic species, '' Bombus natvigi'', was sep ...
'' *'' Bombus kirbiellus'' *''
Bombus kluanensis A bumblebee (or bumble bee, bumble-bee, or humble-bee) is any of over 250 species in the genus ''Bombus'', part of Apidae, one of the bee families. This genus is the only extant group in the tribe Bombini, though a few extinct related gener ...
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Bombus natvigi A bumblebee (or bumble bee, bumble-bee, or humble-bee) is any of over 250 species in the genus ''Bombus'', part of Apidae, one of the bee families. This genus is the only extant group in the tribe Bombini, though a few extinct related genera ...
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Bombus neoboreus ''Bombus neoboreus'', the active bumble bee, is a species of bumblebee. It is native to Canada, its distribution extending west into Alaska. It is an arctic The Arctic ( or ) is a polar regions of Earth, polar region located at the northe ...
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Bombus polaris ''Bombus polaris'' is a common Arctic bumblebee species. ''B. polaris'' is one of two bumblebees that live above the Arctic Circle. The other is its social parasite ''Bombus hyperboreus''. ''B. polaris'' is a social bee that can survive at near f ...
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Bombus pyrrhopygus A bumblebee (or bumble bee, bumble-bee, or humble-bee) is any of over 250 species in the genus ''Bombus'', part of Apidae, one of the bee families. This genus is the only extant group in the tribe Bombini, though a few extinct related genera ...
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Subgenus ''Bombias''

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Bombus auricomus ''Bombus auricomus'' is a species of bumblebee known by the common name black and gold bumblebee. It is native to eastern North America, including Ontario and Saskatchewan in Canada and much of the eastern United States, as far west as the Great ...
'' – black-and-gold bumble bee *''
Bombus confusus ''Bombus confusus'' is a species of bumblebee found in Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, and Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as s ...
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Bombus nevadensis ''Bombus nevadensis'', the Nevada bumblebee, is a species of bumblebee. It is native to North America, where it occurs from Alaska to California in the west, and east to Wisconsin, and in Arizona, New Mexico, and Mexico. Description A bumblebe ...
'' – Nevada bumble bee


Subgenus ''Bombus (sensu stricto)''

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Bombus affinis ''Bombus affinis'', commonly known as the rusty patched bumble bee, is a species of bumblebee endemic to North America. Its historical range in North America has been throughout the east and upper Midwest of the United States, north to Ontario, ...
'' – rusty-patched bumble bee *'' Bombus cryptarum'' – cryptic bumble bee *'' Bombus franklini'' – Franklin's Bumblebee (extremely rare or possibly extinct) *'' Bombus hypocrita'' *'' Bombus ignitus'' *'' Bombus jacobsoni'' *'' Bombus lantschouensis'' *'' Bombus longipennis'' *'' Bombus lucorum'' – white-tailed bumblebee *'' Bombus magnus'' – northern white-tailed bumblebee *'' Bombus minshanicus'' *''
Bombus occidentalis ''Bombus occidentalis'', the western bumblebee, is one of around 30 bumblebee species present in the western United States and western Canada.
''''Bombus occidentalis'' and ''Bombus terricola'' are sometimes considered the same species. – Western Yellow-banded Bumble Bee *'' Bombus patagiatus'' *'' Bombus sporadicus'' *''
Bombus terrestris ''Bombus terrestris'', the buff-tailed bumblebee or large earth bumblebee, is one of the most numerous bumblebee species in Europe. It is one of the main species used in greenhouse pollination, and so can be found in many countries and areas wher ...
'' – buff-tailed bumblebee or large earth bumblebee *'' Bombus terricola'' – yellow-banded bumble bee *'' Bombus tunicatus''


Subgenus ''Cullumanobombus''

*'' Bombus baeri'' *'' Bombus brachycephalus'' *'' Bombus coccineus'' *'' Bombus crotchii'' – Crotch's bumble bee *'' Bombus cullumanus'' – Cullum's humble-bee or Cullum's bumblebee *'' Bombus ecuadorius'' *'' Bombus fraternus'' – southern plains bumble bee *'' Bombus funebris'' *''
Bombus griseocollis ''Bombus griseocollis'' is a species of bumblebee known commonly as the brown-belted bumblebee.NatureServe. 2015''Bombus griseocollis''.NatureServe Explorer Version 7.1. Accessed 6 March 2016. It is native to much of the United States except for ...
'' – brown-belted bumble bee *'' Bombus handlirschi'' *'' Bombus haueri'' *'' Bombus hortulanus'' *'' Bombus macgregori'' *'' Bombus melaleucus'' *''
Bombus morrisoni ''Bombus morrisoni'' is a species of bumblebee. It is native to western North America, including the western United States and British Columbia. It is known commonly as the Morrison bumblebee.Hatfield, R., et al. 2014''Bombus morrisoni''.The IUCN ...
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Bombus pristinus A bumblebee (or bumble bee, bumble-bee, or humble-bee) is any of over 250 species in the genus ''Bombus'', part of Apidae, one of the bee families. This genus is the only extant group in the tribe Bombini, though a few extinct related gener ...
'' - Middle- Late Miocene, Kumi Formation, Euboea, Greece *†'' Bombus randeckensis'' *''
Bombus robustus A bumblebee (or bumble bee, bumble-bee, or humble-bee) is any of over 250 species in the genus ''Bombus'', part of Apidae, one of the bee families. This genus is the only extant group in the tribe Bombini, though a few extinct related gener ...
'' *'' Bombus rohweri'' *'' Bombus rubicundus'' *''
Bombus rufocinctus ''Bombus rufocinctus'' is a species of bumblebee known commonly as the "red-belted bumblebee."NatureServe. 2015''Bombus rufocinctus''.NatureServe Explorer Version 7.1. Accessed 10 March 2016. It is native to North America where it has a wide dis ...
'' – red-belted bumble bee *'' Bombus semenoviellus'' *†''
Bombus trophonius ''Bombus trophonius'' is an extinct species of bumble bee known from a Miocene fossil found in Europe. It belongs to the ''Bombus'' subgenus ''Cullumanobombus'' and is considered most similar to the living species '' Bombus rufocinctus'' of Nort ...
'' *'' Bombus tucumanus'' *'' Bombus unicus'' *'' Bombus vogti''


Subgenus '' Kallobombus''

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Bombus soroeensis The broken-belted bumblebee or Ilfracombe bumblebee (''Bombus soroeensis'') is a species of bumblebee present in most of Europe and parts of Asia. Description This relatively small bumblebee has a rather oblong face and a proboscis of medium ...
'' – broken-belted bumblebee


Subgenus ''Megabombus''

*'' Bombus argillaceus'' *'' Bombus bicoloratus'' *'' Bombus consobrinus'' *'' Bombus czerskii'' *'' Bombus diversus'' *'' Bombus gerstaeckeri'' *''
Bombus hortorum ''Bombus hortorum'', the garden bumblebee or small garden bumblebee, is a species of bumblebee found in most of Europe north to 70°N, as well as parts of Asia and New Zealand. It is distinguished from most other bumblebees by its long tongue ...
'' – (small) garden bumblebee *'' Bombus irisanensis'' *''
Bombus koreanus A bumblebee (or bumble bee, bumble-bee, or humble-bee) is any of over 250 species in the genus ''Bombus'', part of Apidae, one of the bee families. This genus is the only extant group in the tribe Bombini, though a few extinct related gener ...
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Bombus longipes A bumblebee (or bumble bee, bumble-bee, or humble-bee) is any of over 250 species in the genus ''Bombus'', part of Apidae, one of the bee families. This genus is the only extant group in the tribe Bombini, though a few extinct related gener ...
'' *'' Bombus melanopoda'' (extremely rare or possibly extinct) *'' Bombus portchinsky'' *'' Bombus religiosus'' *''
Bombus ruderatus ''Bombus ruderatus'', the large garden bumblebee or ruderal bumblebee, is a species of long-tongued bumblebee found in Europe and in some parts of northern Africa. This species is the largest bumblebee in Britain and it uses its long face and to ...
'' – large garden bumblebee *'' Bombus saltuarius'' *'' Bombus securus'' *''
Bombus senex A bumblebee (or bumble bee, bumble-bee, or humble-bee) is any of over 250 species in the genus ''Bombus'', part of Apidae, one of the bee families. This genus is the only extant group in the tribe Bombini, though a few extinct related gener ...
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Bombus supremus A bumblebee (or bumble bee, bumble-bee, or humble-bee) is any of over 250 species in the genus ''Bombus'', part of Apidae, one of the bee families. This genus is the only extant group in the tribe Bombini, though a few extinct related gener ...
'' *'' Bombus sushkini'' *'' Bombus tichenkoi'' *'' Bombus trifasciatus'' *'' Bombus ussurensis''


Subgenus ''Melanobombus''

*'' Bombus alagesianus'' *†''
Bombus cerdanyensis ''Bombus cerdanyensis'' is an extinct species of bumble bee in the family Apidae known from a fossil found in Europe. History and classification ''Bombus cerdanyensis'' was described from a solitary fossil, which is a compression-impression fos ...
'' - Late Miocene, Bellver de Cerdanya, Spain *'' Bombus erzurumensis'' *'' Bombus eurythorax'' *''
Bombus eximius ''Bombus eximius'' is a species of bumblebee that belongs to the subgenus '' Melanobombus'' in the simplified subgeneric classification. It is found in the Southern, Eastern and Southeastern parts of the Asian continent. Characteristics ''Bomb ...
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Bombus festivus A bumblebee (or bumble bee, bumble-bee, or humble-bee) is any of over 250 species in the genus ''Bombus'', part of Apidae, one of the bee families. This genus is the only extant group in the tribe Bombini, though a few extinct related genera ...
'' *'' Bombus formosellus'' *'' Bombus friseanus'' *'' Bombus incertoides'' *'' Bombus incertus'' *'' Bombus keriensis'' *'' Bombus ladakhensis'' *''
Bombus lapidarius ''Bombus lapidarius'' is a species of bumblebee in the subgenus '' Melanobombus''. Commonly known as the red-tailed bumblebee, ''B. lapidarius'' can be found throughout much of Central Europe. Known for its distinctive black and red body, this so ...
'' – red-tailed bumblebee *'' Bombus miniatus'' *'' Bombus prshewalskyi'' *'' Bombus pyrosoma'' *'' Bombus qilianensis'' *''
Bombus richardsiellus A bumblebee (or bumble bee, bumble-bee, or humble-bee) is any of over 250 species in the genus ''Bombus'', part of Apidae, one of the bee families. This genus is the only extant group in the tribe Bombini, though a few extinct related gener ...
'' *'' Bombus rufipes'' *'' Bombus rufofasciatus'' *'' Bombus semenovianus'' *'' Bombus sichelii'' *'' Bombus simillimus'' *'' Bombus tanguticus'' *'' Bombus tibeticus''


Subgenus ''Mendacibombus''

*'' Bombus avinoviellus'' *†''
Bombus beskonakensis ''Bombus (Mendacibombus) beskonakensis'', formerly ''Oligoapis beskonakensis'', is an extinct bumblebee from the Oligocene rocks of Beş Konak, Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriye ...
'' (Miocene, Bes Konak paleolake, Turkey) *'' Bombus convexus'' *'' Bombus handlirschianus'' *'' Bombus himalayanus'' *''
Bombus makarjini A bumblebee (or bumble bee, bumble-bee, or humble-bee) is any of over 250 species in the genus ''Bombus'', part of Apidae, one of the bee families. This genus is the only extant group in the tribe Bombini, though a few extinct related gener ...
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Bombus margreiteri A bumblebee (or bumble bee, bumble-bee, or humble-bee) is any of over 250 species in the genus ''Bombus'', part of Apidae, one of the bee families. This genus is the only extant group in the tribe Bombini, though a few extinct related gener ...
'' *'' Bombus marussinus'' *''
Bombus mendax ''Bombus mendax'' is a species of bumblebee. It is native to Europe, where it occurs in Andorra, Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Slovenia, Spain, and Switzerland.Rasmont, P., et al. 2015''Bombus mendax''.The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ...
'' *'' Bombus superbus'' *'' Bombus turkestanicus'' *'' Bombus waltoni''


Subgenus ''Orientalibombus''

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Bombus braccatus A bumblebee (or bumble bee, bumble-bee, or humble-bee) is any of over 250 species in the genus ''Bombus'', part of Apidae, one of the bee families. This genus is the only extant group in the tribe Bombini, though a few extinct related gener ...
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Bombus funerarius A bumblebee (or bumble bee, bumble-bee, or humble-bee) is any of over 250 species in the genus ''Bombus'', part of Apidae, one of the bee families. This genus is the only extant group in the tribe Bombini, though a few extinct related gener ...
'' *'' Bombus haemorrhoidalis''


Subgenus †''Paraelectrobombus''

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Bombus patriciae A bumblebee (or bumble bee, bumble-bee, or humble-bee) is any of over 250 species in the genus ''Bombus'', part of Apidae, one of the bee families. This genus is the only extant group in the tribe Bombini, though a few extinct related gener ...
'' - Late Oligocene/Early Miocene, BesKonak paleolake, Ankara, Turkey


Subgenus ''

Psithyrus Cuckoo bumblebees are members of the subgenus ''Psithyrus'' in the bumblebee genus ''Bombus''. Until recently, the 28 species of ''Psithyrus'' were considered to constitute a separate genus. They are a specialized socially parasitic lineage whi ...
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*'' Bombus ashtoni'' – Ashton cuckoo bumble bee *''
Bombus barbutellus ''Bombus barbutellus'', or Barbut's cuckoo-bee, is a species of cuckoo bumblebee, widespread, if not especially common, in most of Europe. Description The species is a medium-length bumblebee with a body length of for the female and for th ...
'' – Barbut's cuckoo-bee *'' Bombus bellardii'' *''
Bombus bohemicus ''Bombus bohemicus'', also known as the gypsy's cuckoo bumblebee, is a species of socially parasitic cuckoo bumblebee found in most of Europe with the exception of the southern Iberian Peninsula and Iceland. ''B. bohemicus'' practices inquilinis ...
'' – Gypsy's cuckoo bumble bee *'' Bombus branickii'' *''
Bombus campestris ''Bombus campestris'' is a very common cuckoo bumblebee found in most of Europe. Description The bumblebee is of medium length, the queen having an average length of , and the male . The fur of the queen is quite thin on the dorsal (upper) sid ...
'' *'' Bombus chinensis'' *''
Bombus citrinus ''Bombus citrinus'' is a species of bumblebee known commonly as the lemon cuckoo bumblebee due to its lemon-yellow color. It is native to eastern North America.Hatfield, R., et al. 2014''Bombus citrinus''.The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ...
'' – lemon cuckoo bumble bee *'' Bombus coreanus'' *''
Bombus cornutus ''Bombus cornutus'' is a species of cuckoo bumblebee Cuckoo bumblebees are members of the subgenus ''Psithyrus'' in the bumblebee genus ''Bumblebee, Bombus''. Until recently, the 28 species of ''Psithyrus'' were considered to constitute a sep ...
'' *'' Bombus expolitus'' *'' Bombus ferganicus'' *''
Bombus fernaldae ''Bombus fernaldae'', the Fernald's cuckoo bumblebee, is a species of cuckoo bumblebee having only males and queens, but no worker bees. The females place their eggs in the nest of the confusing bumblebee (''Bombus perplexus'') or the red-belted ...
'' – Fernald's cuckoo bumble bee *''
Bombus flavidus ''Bombus flavidus'' is a species of cuckoo bumblebee found in Austria, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Slovenia Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Centr ...
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Bombus insularis ''Bombus insularis'' is a species of bumblebee in the subgenus ''Psithyrus'', the psithyrus, cuckoo bumblebees. It is native to northern and western North America, where it occurs throughout Canada, Alaska, the northern United States, and some we ...
'' – indiscriminate cuckoo bumble bee *'' Bombus maxillosus'' *'' Bombus monozonus'' *'' Bombus morawitzianus'' *''
Bombus norvegicus ''Bombus norvegicus'' is a species of cuckoo bumblebee Cuckoo bumblebees are members of the subgenus ''Psithyrus'' in the bumblebee genus ''Bombus''. Until recently, the 28 species of ''Psithyrus'' were considered to constitute a separate gen ...
'' *'' Bombus novus'' *'' Bombus perezi'' *''
Bombus quadricolor ''Bombus quadricolor'' is a species of cuckoo bumblebee. The bumblebee is present in most of Europe except Britain, Ireland, and Iceland. It is also found in Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Tü ...
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Bombus rupestris ''Bombus rupestris'' is a species of cuckoo bumblebee present in most of Europe except Iceland. In the Balkans it is found in montane and alpine habitats northwards from Central Greece. It is also found in Turkey. Description The female is much ...
'' *'' Bombus skorikovi'' *''
Bombus suckleyi ''Bombus suckleyi'' is a species of bumblebee known commonly as Suckley's cuckoo bumblebee, named after biologist George Suckley.NatureServe. 2015''Bombus suckleyi''.NatureServe Explorer Version 7.1. Accessed 10 March 2016. Suckley's bumble bee i ...
'' – Suckley's cuckoo bumble bee *''
Bombus sylvestris ''Bombus sylvestris'', known as the forest cuckoo bumblebee or four-coloured cuckoo bee, is a species of cuckoo bumblebee, found in most of Europe and Russia. Its main hosts are '' Bombus pratorum'', '' Bombus jonellus'', and '' Bombus monticola' ...
'' – forest cuckoo bumble bee *'' Bombus tibetanus'' *'' Bombus turneri'' *'' Bombus variabilis'' – variable cuckoo bumble bee *''
Bombus vestalis ''Bombus vestalis'', the vestal cuckoo bumblebee, is a species of cuckoo bumblebee that lives in most of Europe, as well as North Africa and western Asia. It is a brood parasite that takes over the nests of other bee species. Its primary host is ...
'' – vestal cuckoo bumble bee


Subgenus ''

Pyrobombus ''Pyrobombus'' (also known as Fiery-tailed bees) is a subgenus of bumblebees, with its center of diversity, centres of diversity in Central Asia and north-western North America. Nearly a fifth of all ''Bombus'' species fall within ''Pyrobombus'' an ...
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*'' Bombus abnormis'' *''
Bombus ardens A bumblebee (or bumble bee, bumble-bee, or humble-bee) is any of over 250 species in the genus ''Bombus'', part of Apidae, one of the bee families. This genus is the only extant group in the tribe Bombini, though a few extinct related gener ...
'' *'' Bombus avanus'' *'' Bombus beaticola'' *''
Bombus bifarius ''Bombus bifarius'', the two-form bumblebee, is a species of eusocial bumblebee of the subgenus ''Pyrobombus''. ''B. bifarius'' inhabits mountainous regions of western North America, primarily the states of Colorado and Utah. Its common name refe ...
'' – two-form bumble bee *'' Bombus bimaculatus'' – two-spotted bumble bee *'' Bombus biroi'' *'' Bombus brodmannicus'' *'' Bombus caliginosus'' – obscure bumble bee *''
Bombus centralis ''Bombus centralis'', the central bumblebee, is a species of bumble bee found in parts of Canada and the western United States. The species was first described by Ezra Townsend Cresson in 1864. Description ''Bombus centralis'' is a small bu ...
''''Bombus centralis'' and ''Bombus flavifrons'' are sometimes considered the same species. – Great Basin bumble bee *'' Bombus cingulatus'' – small tree bumble bee *'' Bombus cockerelli'' – Cockerell's bumble bee *'' Bombus ephippiatus'' *'' Bombus flavescens'' *''
Bombus flavifrons ''Bombus flavifrons'', the yellow-fronted bumble bee or yellowhead bumblebee, is a species of bumblebee. It is native to North America, where it is distributed across much of Canada, Alaska Alaska ( ; russian: Аляска, Alyaska; al ...
'' – yellow-fronted bumble bee *''
Bombus frigidus ''Bombus frigidus'', the frigid bumblebee, is a rare species of bumblebee largely found in Canada and parts of the United States. These bees have adapted to their cold environment by being able to keep their internal temperature within a certai ...
'' – frigid bumble bee *'' Bombus haematurus'' *''
Bombus huntii ''Bombus huntii'' is a species of bumblebee. It is native to western North America, where it occurs in western Canada and the United States as far east as Manitoba and Minnesota, and in Mexico as far south as the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt.Hatf ...
'' – Hunt's bumble bee *''
Bombus hypnorum The tree bumblebee or new garden bumblebee (''Bombus hypnorum'') is a species of bumblebee common in the European continent and parts of Asia. Since the start of the twenty-first century, it has spread to the United Kingdom and Iceland. These ...
'' – tree bumble bee *'' Bombus impatiens'' – common eastern bumble bee *'' Bombus infirmus'' *'' Bombus infrequens'' *'' Bombus johanseni'' *''
Bombus jonellus The heath humble-bee or small heath bumblebee, ''Bombus jonellus'', is a species of bumblebee, widely distributed in Europe and northern Asia, as well as northern North America. Description A fairly small bumblebee, it has body lengths around ...
'' – small heath bumble bee *''
Bombus kotzschi A bumblebee (or bumble bee, bumble-bee, or humble-bee) is any of over 250 species in the genus ''Bombus'', part of Apidae, one of the bee families. This genus is the only extant group in the tribe Bombini, though a few extinct related gener ...
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Bombus lapponicus ''Bombus lapponicus'' is a species of bumblebee. It is native to northern Europe, where it occurs in Finland, Norway, Sweden, and Russia. This is generally a common bee. The species' exact range is unclear because many collections are actually o ...
'' *'' Bombus lemniscatus'' *'' Bombus lepidus'' *'' Bombus luteipes'' *''
Bombus melanopygus ''Bombus melanopygus'', the black-tailed bumble bee, black tail bumble beeHatfield, R., et al. 2014''Bombus melanopygus''. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 04 March 2016. or orange-rumped bumblebee, is a species of bumblebe ...
'' – black-tailed bumble bee *'' Bombus mirus'' *'' Bombus mixtus'' – fuzzy-horned bumble bee *'' Bombus modestus'' *''
Bombus monticola ''Bombus monticola'', the bilberry bumblebee, blaeberry bumblebee or mountain bumblebee, is a species of bumblebee found in Europe. Description The bilberry bumblebee is rather small and compact, with a broad head and a short tongue. The quee ...
'' – bilberry bumble bee *'' Bombus oceanicus'' *'' Bombus parthenius'' *''
Bombus perplexus ''Bombus perplexus'' is a species of bumblebee known by the common name confusing bumblebee.Hatfield, R., et al. 2014''Bombus perplexus''.The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 09 March 2016.NatureServe. 2015''Bombus perplexus''.N ...
'' – perplexing bumble bee, confusing bumble bee *'' Bombus picipes'' *''
Bombus pratorum The early bumblebee or early-nesting bumblebee (''Bombus pratorum'') is a small bumblebee with a wide distribution in most of Europe and parts of Asia. It is very commonly found in the UK and emerges to begin its colony cycle as soon as Februar ...
'' – early bumble bee *'' Bombus pressus'' *''
Bombus pyrenaeus ''Bombus pyrenaeus'' is a species of bumblebee. It is native to Europe, where it occurs in Andorra, Austria, Bulgaria, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, a ...
'' *'' Bombus rotundiceps'' *'' Bombus sandersoni'' – Sanderson bumble beeMiller, Nathan G. (2010). ''The Bumble Bees of Algonquin Park: A Field Guide. Toronto: Toronto Entomologists' Association. pp.22. *'' Bombus sitkensis'' – Sitka bumble bee *''
Bombus sonani A bumblebee (or bumble bee, bumble-bee, or humble-bee) is any of over 250 species in the genus ''Bombus'', part of Apidae, one of the bee families. This genus is the only extant group in the tribe Bombini, though a few extinct related gener ...
'' *'' Bombus subtypicus'' *''
Bombus sylvicola ''Bombus sylvicola'' is a species of bumblebee native to North America. It occurs throughout most of Canada, its distribution extending into Alaska and the western contiguous United States.NatureServe. 2015''Bombus sylvicola''.NatureServe Explore ...
'' – forest bumble bee *'' Bombus ternarius'' – tricolored bumble bee, orange-belted bumble bee *''
Bombus vagans The half-black bumblebee (''Bombus vagans'') is a small bumblebee with a wide distribution in North America, its range extending from Ontario to Nova Scotia and southward to Georgia. Description ''Bombus vagans'' is a common species of bumblebee ...
'' – half-black bumble bee *'' Bombus vancouverensis'' *'' Bombus vandykei'' – Van Dyke's bumble bee *'' Bombus vosnesenskii'' – yellow-faced bumble bee *''
Bombus wilmattae A bumblebee (or bumble bee, bumble-bee, or humble-bee) is any of over 250 species in the genus ''Bombus'', part of Apidae, one of the bee families. This genus is the only extant group in the tribe Bombini, though a few extinct related gener ...
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Subgenus '' Sibiricobombus''

*'' Bombus asiaticus'' *'' Bombus morawitzi'' *'' Bombus niveatus'' *'' Bombus oberti'' *''
Bombus obtusus A bumblebee (or bumble bee, bumble-bee, or humble-bee) is any of over 250 species in the genus ''Bombus'', part of Apidae, one of the bee families. This genus is the only extant group in the tribe Bombini, though a few extinct related gener ...
'' *'' Bombus sibiricus'' *'' Bombus sulfureus''


Subgenus ''Subterraneobombus''

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Bombus amurensis ''Bombus amurensis'' is a bumblebee A bumblebee (or bumble bee, bumble-bee, or humble-bee) is any of over 250 species in the genus ''Bombus'', part of Apidae, one of the bee families. This genus is the only extant group in the tribe Bomb ...
'' *'' Bombus appositus'' – mountain bumble bee *''
Bombus borealis ''Bombus borealis'' is a species of bumblebee known commonly as the northern amber bumblebee.NatureServe. 2015''Bombus borealis''.NatureServe Explorer Version 7.1. Accessed 4 March 2016.Hatfield, R., et al. 2015''Bombus borealis''.The IUCN Red L ...
'' – northern amber bumble bee *'' Bombus difficillimus'' *''
Bombus distinguendus ''Bombus distinguendus'', the great yellow bumblebee, is a species of bumblebee found in Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Ireland, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Switzerland, ...
'' *'' Bombus fedtschenkoi'' *''
Bombus fragrans A bumblebee (or bumble bee, bumble-bee, or humble-bee) is any of over 250 species in the genus ''Bombus'', part of Apidae, one of the bee families. This genus is the only Extant taxon, extant group in the tribe Bombini, though a few extinct r ...
'' *'' Bombus melanurus'' *'' Bombus mongolensis'' *'' Bombus personatus'' *''
Bombus subterraneus The short-haired bumblebee (''Bombus subterraneus''), or short-haired humble-bee, is a species of bumblebee found in Eurasia, as well as in New Zealand, where it is an introduced species. It lived in the British Isles among other parts of Europe ...
'' – short-haired bumble bee


Subgenus ''Thoracobombus''

*'' Bombus anachoreta'' *''
Bombus armeniacus The Armenian bumblebee (''Bombus armeniacus'') is a species of bumblebee found in Greece, Austria, the Czech Republic, Russia, and the Near East The ''Near East''; he, המזרח הקרוב; arc, ܕܢܚܐ ܩܪܒ; fa, خاور نزدیک, X� ...
'' – Armenian bumble bee *'' Bombus atripes'' *'' Bombus bahiensis'' *''
Bombus bellicosus A bumblebee (or bumble bee, bumble-bee, or humble-bee) is any of over 250 species in the genus ''Bombus'', part of Apidae, one of the bee families. This genus is the only extant group in the tribe Bombini, though a few extinct related gener ...
'' *'' Bombus brasiliensis'' *'' Bombus brevivillus'' *''
Bombus californicus ''Bombus californicus'', the California bumble bee, is a species of bumble bee in the family Apidae. ''Bombus californicus'' is in the subgenus ''Thoracobombus''. It is found in Central America and the western half of North America. ''Bombus cali ...
'' *'' Bombus dahlbomii'' *'' Bombus deuteronymus'' *'' Bombus digressus'' *'' Bombus diligens'' *'' Bombus excellens'' *'' Bombus exil'' *'' Bombus fervidus'' – yellow bumble bee, golden northern bumble bee *'' Bombus filchnerae'' *'' Bombus hedini'' *'' Bombus honshuensis'' *'' Bombus humilis'' – brown-banded carder bee *'' Bombus imitator'' *'' Bombus impetuosus'' *'' Bombus inexspectatus'' *'' Bombus laesus'' *'' Bombus medius'' *'' Bombus mesomelas'' *'' Bombus mexicanus'' *'' Bombus mlokosievitzii'' *''
Bombus morio ''Bombus morio'' is one of the few bumblebee species found in South America. These bees reside mainly in the forests of Brazil, nesting on the surface of the ground. They are one of the biggest species of bumblebee and are important pollinators. ...
'' *'' Bombus mucidus'' *''
Bombus muscorum ''Bombus muscorum'', commonly known as the large carder bee or moss carder bee, is a species of bumblebee in the family Apidae. The species is found throughout Eurasia in fragmented populations, but is most commonly found in the British Isles. '' ...
'' – large carder bee or moss carder bee *'' Bombus opifex'' *'' Bombus opulentus'' *''
Bombus pascuorum ''Bombus pascuorum'', the common carder bee, is a species of bumblebee present in most of Europe in a wide variety of habitats such as meadows, pastures, waste ground, ditches and wikt:embankment, embankments, roads, and field margins, as well ...
'' – common carder bee *''
Bombus pauloensis ''Bombus pauloensis'' is a neotropical bumblebee, formerly known as ''Bombus atratus'', that is found throughout regions of South America, including Colombia, Ecuador, Brazil, and Argentina. It lives in social colonies that include a founder que ...
'' *'' Bombus pensylvanicus'' – American bumble bee *'' Bombus persicus'' *''
Bombus pomorum The apple humble-bee or apple bumblebee (''Bombus pomorum'') is a species of bumblebee. Description This bumblebee is black with a red tail, an oblong head, and a long proboscis. The male has pale hairs on the collar, scutellum, and first te ...
'' – apple humble-bee *'' Bombus pseudobaicalensis'' *''
Bombus pullatus ''Bombus pullatus'' is a tropical, eusocial species of bumblebee native to Mexico and Central America. Unlike many bumblebee species, they live in colonies with multiple queens. Distribution & Taxonomy The majority of this species occurs in the ...
'' *'' Bombus remotus'' *'' Bombus rubriventris'' (probably extinct) *''
Bombus ruderarius ''Bombus ruderarius'', commonly known as the red-shanked carder bee or red-shanked bumblebee, is a species of bumblebee found in Eurasia. Description Though sometimes mistaken for ''Bombus lapidarius'', ''Bombus ruderarius'' varies slightly in ...
'' – red-shanked carder bee or red-shanked bumble bee *'' Bombus schrencki'' *'' Bombus sonorus'' – Sonoran bumble bee *''
Bombus steindachneri ''Bombus steindachneri'' is a species of bumblebee. It is endemic to Mexico. This bee lives in pine-oak forests, thorn forest, and tropical dry forest habitat. It occurs at sea level to elevations around 2600 meters. It is active year-round. Th ...
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Bombus sylvarum ''Bombus sylvarum'', the shrill carder bee or knapweed carder-bee, is a species of bumblebee with a wide distribution across Europe, east to the Ural Mountains, and north to Great Britain, Ireland, and southern Scandinavia. Description It is a ...
'' – shrill carder bee *'' Bombus transversalis'' *'' Bombus tricornis'' *'' Bombus trinominatus'' *'' Bombus velox'' *'' Bombus weisi'' *'' Bombus veteranus'' *'' Bombus zonatus''


Subgenus '' incertae sedis''

*†'' “Bombus” anacolus'' - Middle Miocene
Shanwang Formation The Shanwang National Geology Park () is located in central Shandong province, People's Republic of China, about from Linqu County. It has an area of about . The Park is well known for its fossil bearing diatomitic deposits, one of only a few such ...
, Shandong Province, China *†'' Bombus? crassipes'' - Late Miocene Krottensee deposits, Czech Republic *†'' “Bombus” dilectus'' - Middle Miocene
Shanwang Formation The Shanwang National Geology Park () is located in central Shandong province, People's Republic of China, about from Linqu County. It has an area of about . The Park is well known for its fossil bearing diatomitic deposits, one of only a few such ...
, Shandong Province, China *†'' “Bombus” luianus'' - Middle Miocene
Shanwang Formation The Shanwang National Geology Park () is located in central Shandong province, People's Republic of China, about from Linqu County. It has an area of about . The Park is well known for its fossil bearing diatomitic deposits, one of only a few such ...
, Shandong Province, China *†''
Bombus proavus A bumblebee (or bumble bee, bumble-bee, or humble-bee) is any of over 250 species in the genus ''Bombus'', part of Apidae, one of the bee families. This genus is the only extant group in the tribe Bombini, though a few extinct related gener ...
'' - Middle Miocene, Latah Formation, Washington, USA *†'' Bombus vetustus'' - Late Miocene, Botchi Formation, Botchi River, Khabarovsk Krai, Russia


Genus †''Calyptapis''

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Calyptapis florissantensis ''Calyptapis'' is an extinct bombini genus related to bumblebees with one described species ''Calyptapis florissantensis''. It is known only from the Late Eocene Chadronian age shales of the Florissant Formation in Colorado. the genus and species ...
'' - Late Eocene, Florissant Formation, Colorado


Genus †''Oligobombus''

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Oligobombus cuspidatus ''Oligobombus'' is an extinct genus of bumblebee relatives in the tribe Bombini, containing the single species ''Oligobombus cuspidatus''. The genus and species were described by Antropov (2014) based on a single fore-wing from the Late Eocene B ...
'' - Late Eocene,
Bembridge Marls The Bouldnor Formation is a geological formation in the Hampshire Basin of southern England. It is the youngest formation of the Solent Group and was deposited during the uppermost Eocene and lower Oligocene. Stratotype and occurrence The Boul ...
, Isle of Wight, UK


References

{{reflist List Bumblebee species
Bumblebees A bumblebee (or bumble bee, bumble-bee, or humble-bee) is any of over 250 species in the genus ''Bombus'', part of Apidae, one of the bee families. This genus is the only extant group in the tribe Bombini, though a few extinct related gener ...