Cuckoo bumblebees are members of the subgenus Psithyrus in the bumblebee genus Bombus. Until recently, the 29 species of Psithyrus were considered to constitute a separate genus. They are a specialized lineage which has lost the ability to collect pollen and to rear their brood. They have lost the worker caste and produce only sexuals, male and female. They are inquilines in the colonies of other bumblebees. Before finding and invading a host colony, a Psithyrus…
Bombus ashtoni Bombus barbutellus Bombus bellardii Bombus bohemicus Bombus branickii Bombus campestris Bombus chinensis Bombus citrinus Bombus coreanus Bombus cornutus Bombus expolitus Bombus fernaldae Bombus ferganicus Bombus flavidus Bombus insularis Bombus morawitzianus Bombus norvegicus Bombus quadricolor Bombus rupestris Bombus skorikovi Bombus suckleyi Bombus sylvestris Bombus tibetanus Bombus turneri Bombus variabilis Bombus vestalis
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