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Bombus (Megabombus)

Insecta - Hymenoptera - Apidae

Taxonomy
Bombus (Megabombus) was named by Dalla Torre (1880). It is extant.

It was assigned to Bombus by Dalla Torre (1880), Aiba and Ono (2025).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1880Bombus (Megabombus) Dalla Torre p. 40
2025Bombus (Megabombus) Aiba and Ono p. 248

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
—AltocrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
superclassAllotriocarida
—Athalassocarida
—LabiocaridaSchwentner et al. 2017
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
—Cercofilata
classInsecta
—Dicondylia
—Paranotalia
RankNameAuthor
subclassPterygota()
—NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
—Holometabola
—Hymenopterida
orderHymenoptera
—Unicalcarida
suborderApocritaGerstaecker 1867
—Aculeata()
superfamilyApoidea
—AnthophilaLatreille 1804
familyApidae()
subfamilyApinae()
—Apiti
—CorbiculataShuckard 1866
tribeBombini
genusBombus
subgenusMegabombus

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Subg. Bombus (Megabombus) Dalla Torre 1880
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Created: 2017-04-17 09:56:18
Modified: 2017-04-17 09:56:18
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Bush and Bambach 2015, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: Chibanian or 0.77400 to 0.12900 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.129 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chibanian0.774 - 0.129Japan Bombus diversus (194482)