The bumblebees of Gansu, Northwest China (Hymenoptera, Apidae) Author An, Jiandong Author Williams, Paul H. Author Zhou, Bingfeng Author Miao, Zhengying Author Qi, Wenzhong text Zootaxa 2011 2865 1 36 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.204407 edb85fb3-1682-4a1b-9252-eba9ee0b9706 1175-5326 204407 13. Bombus ( Megabombus ) consobrinus Dahlbom ( Fig. 16 ) Bombus consobrinus Dahlbom, 1832 :49 , type not seen. Sweden . Material examined. 37 workers 8 males (IAB). Distribution in Gansu. Common at medium to high elevations of the Qinghai-Tibetan plateau in the southwest, rare at medium elevations of the western mountains ( Fig. 16 ); 16 localities between 1659 and 3279 m (IAB). Distribution in China . Beijing, Hebei, Shanxi, Neimenggu, Jilin, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia (IAB). Forage plants. ASTERACEAE : Carduus crispus , Cirsium setosum , Saussurea sp.; LAMIACEAE : Dracocephalum heterophyllum , Elsholtzia fruticosa , Salvia sp.; RANUNCULACEAE : Clematis tangutica .