New distributional records of Bumblebees (Hymenoptera: Apidae) from Bangus Valley in North Kashmir of Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, India Author Raina, Rifat H. Desert Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Jodhpur - 342005, Rajasthan, India; Email: rifat 72001 @ rediffmail. com Author Parrey, Aejaz H. Desert Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Jodhpur - 342005, Rajasthan, India; Email: rifat 72001 @ rediffmail. com Author Chandra, Kailash Zoological Survey of India, M-Block, New Alipur, Kolkata - 700053, West Bengal, India Author Khan, Sajad A. Department of Zoology School of Bioscience and Biotechnology, BGSB University, Rajouri - 185234, Jammu & Kashmir, India text Records of the Zoological Survey of India 2021 121 2 261 267 journal article 10.26515/rzsi/v121/i2/2021/157851 2581-8686 13185221 1. Bombus ( Megabombus ) albopleuralis Friese, 1916 ( Figure 3 ) B. trifasciatus Smith, 1852 : 45 . B. montivagus Smith, 1878 : 168 . B. secundus Dalla Torre, 1890 : 168 . B. wilemani Cockerell, 1911 : 100 . Material examined : INDIA : Boud Bangus ( Big Bangus valley ), 2 ♂♂ , 4 ♀♀ , 24.ix.2020 , N 34°22′46.6″ , E 074°21′45.0″ , Alt. 3000 m- Coll. Parrey & Imran , NZC Regd. No. 10644/A; Lokut Bangus ( Small Bangus valley ) , 1 ♂ , 2 ♀♀ , 25.ix.2020 , N 34°22′09.9″ , E 074°22′54.6″ , Alt. 2872 m respectively- Coll. Parrey & Imran, NZC Regd. No.10647/A. Distribution within India : Himachal Pradesh , Uttarakhand , Kashmir, West Bengal , Sikkim , Meghalaya , Arunachal Pradesh and Manipur- ( Williams 1991 , 2004 ; Saini et al ., 2015 ). Distribution worldwide : India , Afghanistan , Pakistan , Bhutan , Nepal , Myanmar , Thailand , Malaysia , Laos , Vietnam , China (including Tibet ), Taiwan- ( Williams, 2004 ; Williams et al., 2010 ). New Distribution : First time recorded from Bangus valley (Kupwara). Host plants: Trifolium repens L., T. pretense L., Cicerbita alpine L.