Bombus breviceps

Bombus breviceps is a species of bumblebee.

Bombus breviceps
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Apidae
Genus: Bombus
Subgenus: Alpigenobombus
Species:
B. breviceps
Binomial name
Bombus breviceps
Smith, 1852[1]

This species is a main pollinator of black cardamom (Amomum subulatum) crops in India.[2] Queen B. breviceps bees begin to found new colonies in late March, whereas worker bees forage from early May until mid-December.[3] The Bombus breviceps are able to use their small body size to fit in the flower and extract pollen that they then carry in their thorax and distribute to different plants and crops to contribute to cross- pollination.[4]

References
  1. "Bombus breviceps Smith, 1852". Biolib.cz. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
  2. Deka, T. N., Sudharshan, M. R., & Saju, K. A. (2011). New record of bumble bee, Bombus breviceps Smith as a pollinator of large cardamom. Current Science, 100(6), 926-928.
  3. Liang, Cheng; Ding, Guiling; Huang, Jiaxing; Zhang, Xuewen; Miao, Chunhui; An, Jiandong (2020-03-03). "Characteristics of the Two Asian Bumblebee Species Bombus friseanus and Bombus breviceps (Hymenoptera: Apidae)". Insects. 11 (3): 4. doi:10.3390/insects11030163. ISSN 2075-4450. PMC 7143170. PMID 32138226.
  4. Deka, T. N., Sudharshan, M. R., & Saju, K. A. (2011). New record of bumble bee, Bombus breviceps Smith as a pollinator of large cardamom. Current Science, 100(6), 926-928.


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