Bumblebee assemblages (Hymenoptera, Apidae) of ruderal habitats in the Kola Peninsula, NW Russia

• Published in: Fauna norvegica
• Main Authors: Gregory Sergeevich Potapov, Yulia S. Kolosova, Alexander V. Kondakov
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Norwegian University of Science and Technology 2015
• Subjects: Bombus; Hymenoptera; Kola Peninsula; Zoology; QL1-991; kola peninsula; Tundra
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5324/fn.v35i0.1837; https://doaj.org/article/d3b8348928e140b2a4626cd02cad18aa

Bumblebee assemblages of ruderal habitats were studied in the Kola Peninsula in 2012. The number of species in the assemblages varies from 7 to 11. Of cryptic species Bombus sensu stricto in the Kola Peninsula only Bombus cryptarum was registered. The most abundant species in the study habitats are B. jonellus and B. cryptarum. Abundances of tundra species B. lapponicus, B. alpinus, B. balteatus are low in all localities. B. distinguendus and B. veteranus are southern immigrants in the region. Ruderal habitats in the Kola Peninsula are potentially important for bumblebee conservation.