The bumblebees of North China (Apidae, Bombus Latreille) Author An, Jiandong Author Huang, Jiaxing Author Shao, Youquan Author Zhang, Shiwen Author Wang, Biao Author Liu, Xinyu Author Wu, Jie Author Williams, Paul H. text Zootaxa 2014 3830 1 1 89 journal article 36819 10.11646/zootaxa.3830.1.1 bee37b6c-7c93-4c85-a3e9-1733eb5acba8 1175-5326 286560 D1B92849-3D00-4C27-809E-15A3B50ECF19 38. Bombus ( Psithyrus ) expolitus (Tkalců) ( Figs 78, 79 ) Psithyrus (Eopsithyrus) expolitus Tkalců, 1989 :44 . Material examined. 3 females (IAB). FIGURES 78–79. 78. Map showing the distribution of B. expolitus in North China with records as black spots, the province boundaries in dark grey, and all sites with records of all bumblebee species in light grey. 79. B. expolitus female from Gansu. Distribution in North China . Rare at high elevations of the Zhagana nature reserve of the east Qinghai- Tibetan plateau. 1 locality ( Fig. 78 ) at 3524 m (IAB). Distribution in China . Xizang, Gansu, Qinghai (IAB). Forage plants. ASTERACEAE : Carduus acanthoides .