Open AccessBombus (Megabombus) consobrinus Dahlbom, 1832 in the European North of Russia: its distribution and foraging preference
Author(s) -
Grigory S. Potapov,
Yulia S. Kolosova
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
fauna norvegica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1891-5396
pISSN - 1502-4873
DOI - 10.5324/fn.v41i0.3903
Subject(s) - bumblebee , foraging , range (aeronautics) , geography , distribution (mathematics) , preference , western europe , zoology , ecology , biology , european union , pollination , pollen , mathematical analysis , materials science , business , mathematics , pollinator , economics , composite material , microeconomics , economic policy
The focus of this study is to summarize the data on the distribution and foraging preference of Bombus (Megabombus) consobrinus Dahlbom, 1832 in the European North of Russia. The range of B. consobrinus in this region mostly repeats the disjunctions of the range of Aconitum septentrionale that is also known in Scandinavia. In other regions of Northern Eurasia, the close relationship of B. consobrinus with Aconitum is not obvious. This bumblebee species may be regarded as oligolectic in Northern Europe and the European North of Russia. We assume the presence of a coadaptive relationship of this bumblebee species with A. septentrionale in this region that presumably have been caused by the complex history of B. consobrinus in the European North.