Bombus

See also: bombus

Translingual

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin bombus (“buzz”)

Proper noun

Bombus m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Apidae – bumblebees.
2. A taxonomic subgenus within the family Apidae – Bombus (Bombus).

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Holometabola – superorder; Hymenoptera – order; Apocrita – suborder; Apoidea – superfamily; Apidae – family; Apinae - subfamily; Bombini - tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Bombus (Alpigenobombus), Bombus (Alpinobombus), Bombus (Bombias), Bombus (Bombus), Bombus (Cullumanobombus), Bombus (Kallobombus), Bombus (Megabombus), Bombus (Melanobombus), Bombus (Mendacibombus), Bombus (Orientalibombus), Bombus (Psithyrus), Bombus (Pyrobombus), Bombus (Sibiricobombus), Bombus (Subterraneobombus), Bombus (Thoracobombus) - subgenera
• (subgenus): Bombus terrestris (buff-tailed bumblebee, large earth bumblebee) - type species; Bombus affinis, Bombus cryptarum, Bombus franklini, Bombus hypocrita, Bombus ignitus, Bombus lucorum, Bombus magnus, Bombus occidentalis, Bombus patagiatus, Bombus sporadicus, Bombus terricola, Bombus tunicatus, †Bombus randeckensis - other species

Derived terms

• Melanobombus

References

• Bumblebee on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Bombus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Bombus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Bombus at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Bombus at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Bombus at AnimalBase
• Bombus in Hymenoptera Name Server at Ohio State University