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*''Bombus rupestris siculus'' <small>Reinig, 1931</small>
*''Bombus rupestris siculus'' <small>Reinig, 1931</small>
*''Psithyrus rupestris'' (Fabricius, 1793)<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id70375/|title=Bombus rupestris (Fabricius, 1793)|publisher=Biolib.cz|accessdate=4 July 2012}}</ref>}}
*''Psithyrus rupestris'' (Fabricius, 1793)<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id70375/|title=Bombus rupestris (Fabricius, 1793)|publisher=Biolib.cz|accessdate=4 July 2012}}</ref>}}
'''''Bombus rupestris''''' is a species of [[Psithyrus|cuckoo bumblebee]].
'''''Bombus rupestris''''' is a species of [[Psithyrus|cuckoo bumblebee]] present in most of Europe except [[Iceland]] and the [[Balkans]]. It is also found in [[Turkey]].<ref name="DL">{{cite web|author= Discover Life|title=Discover Life map of Bombus rupestris|url= http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20m?kind=Bombus+rupestris|accessdate=28 February 2009}}</ref>

==Distribution==
The bumblebee is present in most of [[Europe]] except [[Iceland]] and the [[Balkans]]. It is also found in [[Turkey]].<ref name="DL">{{cite web|author= Discover Life|title=Discover Life map of Bombus rupestris|url= http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20m?kind=Bombus+rupestris|accessdate=28 February 2009}}</ref>


==Description==
==Description==
The female is much larger than the male; she has a length of {{convert|20|-|25|mm}}, while the drone usually is not more than {{convert|16|mm}}.<ref name=JL>{{cite web|url= http://popgen.unimaas.nl/~jlindsey/commanster/Insects/Bees/SuBees/Bombus.rupestris.html|title=Bombus rupestris|accessdate=28 February 2009|author=Jim Lindsey (retired professor of Biostatistics)}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> The bumblebee is black, with the last abdominal segments coloured orange-red.<ref name=UM>{{cite web|url=http://www.habitas.org.uk/priority/species.asp?item=9858|title=Bombus (Psithyrus) rupestris – a cuckoo bumblebee|accessdate=28 February 2009|author=Dr Brian Nelson, Ulster Museum|publisher=National Museums Northern Ireland}}</ref>
The female is much larger than the male; she has a length of {{convert|20|-|25|mm|abbr=on}}, while the drone usually is not more than {{convert|16|mm|abbr=on}}.<ref name=JL>{{cite web|url= http://popgen.unimaas.nl/~jlindsey/commanster/Insects/Bees/SuBees/Bombus.rupestris.html|title=Bombus rupestris|accessdate=28 February 2009|author=Jim Lindsey (retired professor of Biostatistics)}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> The bumblebee is black, with the last abdominal segments coloured orange-red.<ref name=UM>{{cite web|url=http://www.habitas.org.uk/priority/species.asp?item=9858|title=Bombus (Psithyrus) rupestris – a cuckoo bumblebee|accessdate=28 February 2009|author=Dr Brian Nelson, Ulster Museum|publisher=National Museums Northern Ireland}}</ref>


Due to its parasitic lifestyle no workers exist.
Due to its parasitic lifestyle, no workers exist.


==Behaviour==
==Behaviour==
''Bombus rupestris'' is found in flower-rich habitats, such as [[meadow]]s and along hedgerows.<ref name=JL/> The bumblebee parasites the [[nest]]s of ''[[Bombus lapidarius]]'', the red-tailed bumblebee, whose [[queen bee|queen]] is killed or subjugated.<ref name=UM/>
''Bombus rupestris'' is found in flower-rich habitats, such as [[meadow]]s and along hedgerows.<ref name=JL/> The bumblebee parasitizes the [[nest]]s of the [[red-tailed bumblebee]], ''B. lapidarius]]'', whose [[queen bee|queen]] is killed or subjugated.<ref name=UM/>


==References==
==References==

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Bombus rupestris
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Hymenoptera
Family:
Apidae
Genus:
Bombus
Subgenus:
(Psithyrus)
Species:
B. rupestris
Binomial name
Bombus rupestris
(Fabricius, 1793)
Synonyms
  • Apathus rupestris (Fabricius, 1793)
  • Apis albinella Kirby, 1802
  • Apis arenaris Panzer, 1801
  • Apis frutetorum Panzer, 1801
  • Apis rupestris Fabricius, 1793
  • Bombus obscurus Seidl, 1838
  • Bombus rupestris orientanus Reinig, 1931
  • Bombus rupestris siculus Reinig, 1931
  • Psithyrus rupestris (Fabricius, 1793)[1]

Bombus rupestris is a species of cuckoo bumblebee present in most of Europe except Iceland and the Balkans. It is also found in Turkey.[2]

Description

The female is much larger than the male; she has a length of 20–25 mm (0.79–0.98 in), while the drone usually is not more than 16 mm (0.63 in).[3] The bumblebee is black, with the last abdominal segments coloured orange-red.[4]

Due to its parasitic lifestyle, no workers exist.

Behaviour

Bombus rupestris is found in flower-rich habitats, such as meadows and along hedgerows.[3] The bumblebee parasitizes the nests of the red-tailed bumblebee, B. lapidarius]], whose queen is killed or subjugated.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Bombus rupestris (Fabricius, 1793)". Biolib.cz. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
  2. ^ Discover Life. "Discover Life map of Bombus rupestris". Retrieved 28 February 2009.
  3. ^ a b Jim Lindsey (retired professor of Biostatistics). "Bombus rupestris". Retrieved 28 February 2009. [dead link]
  4. ^ a b Dr Brian Nelson, Ulster Museum. "Bombus (Psithyrus) rupestris – a cuckoo bumblebee". National Museums Northern Ireland. Retrieved 28 February 2009.
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