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 55. Bombus ( Pyrobombus ) flavescens Smith ( Figs 112, 113 ) Bombus flavescens Smith, 1852a :45 . Bombus rufocaudatus Friese, 1905 :510 . Bombus geei Cockerell, 1917 :265 . Bremus (Pratobombus) mearnsi var. dilutus Frison, 1934 :174 . Bombus (Pratobombus) mearnsi ssp. chekiangensis Bischoff, 1936 :5 . Bombus (Pratobombus) flavescens f. dilutior Pittioni, 1949 :264 . Material examined. 4 queens, 3 workers , 3 males (IAB). FIGURES 112–113. 112. Map showing the distribution of B. flavescens 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. 113 . B. flavescens worker from Gansu. Distribution in North China . Rare at low elevations of the Zhongtiaoshan mountains in southernmost Shanxi, at medium elevations of the loess plateau in central Shaanxi, and at medium elevations of the Maijishan forest park, the Xiaolongshan nature reserve, and the Baishuijiang nature reserve in southern Gansu. 8 localities ( Fig. 112 ) between 780–1415 m (IAB). Distribution in China . Shanxi, Anhui, Fujian, Henan, Guangdong, Chongqing, Sichuan, Yunnan, Shaanxi, Gansu (IAB). Forage plants. ASTERACEAE : Arctium lappa , Helianthus annuus ; MALVACEAE : Alcea rosea .