Males of many bumblebee species exhibit a conspicuous pre-mating behavior with two
distinct behavioral components: scent marking and patrol flying. The marking pheromone is …

The bumblebees of the subgenus Alpinobombus of the genus Bombus are unusual among
bees for specialising in many of the most northerly vegetated arctic habitats on Earth. Most …

Species are often presumed to be apparent in nature, but in practice they may be difficult to
recognise, especially when viewed across continents rather than within a single site …

Splitting or lumping of species is a concern because of its potential confounding effect on
comparisons of biodiversity and on conservation assessments. By comparing global lists of …

Species taxonomy of bumblebees (Bombus Latreille, 1802) is well known to be problematic
due to a potentially high intra-specific variability of morphological traits while different …

COI-barcode-like sequences appear to show substantially more species diversity among
Mesoamerican bumblebees than had been reported previously from morphological studies …

Recent improvements in taxonomy consider multiple operational criteria. Integrative
taxonomy provides a methodological framework merging these multisource approaches …

Abstract Bumblebees (Hymenoptera: Apidae: genus Bombus Latreille, 1802) constitute an
important group of pollinators for many wild plants and crops in north temperate regions and …

The male cephalic labial gland secretions of bumblebees are known to be species-specific
semiochemicals. These secretions that are involved in bumblebee pre-mating recognition …