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 6. Bombus ( Melanobombus ) simillimus Smith, 1852 ( Figure 8 ) B. similis Smith, 1854 : 3 . B. tonsus Skorikov, 1922 : 160 . B. terrestris var. grossiventris Friese, 1931 : 303 . Figure 8. Bombus simillimus ( Smith, 1852 ) ♀. Material examined : INDIA : Boud Bangus ( Big Bangus valley ), 9 ♂♂ , 23.ix.2020 , N 34°22′46.6″ , E 074°21′45.0″ , 7. Bombus ( Bombus ) tunicatus Smith, 1852 ( Figure 9 ) B. vallestris Smith, 1878 : 168 . B. gilgitensis Cockerell, 1905 : 223 . B. terrestris var. simlaensis Friese, 1909 : 674 . B. terrestris var. fulvocinctus Friese, 1909 : 674 . Material examined : INDIA : Boud Bangus ( Big Bangus valley ), 3 ♂♂ , 2 ♀♀ , 24.ix.2020 , N 34°22′46.6″ , E 074°21′45.0″ , Alt. 3000 m- Coll. Parrey & Imran , NZC Regd. No. 10640/A; Peer Baba 7 ♂ , 6 ♀♀ , 23.ix,2020, N 34°22′48.5″ , E 074°21′43.9″ , Alt. 2683 m respectively- Coll. Parrey & Imran , NZC Regd. No. 10637/A . Distribution within India : Himachal Pradesh , Sikkim , West Bengal , Uttarakhand , Kashmir and Ladakh- ( Williams, 1991 ; Saini et al ., 2015 ) Distribution worldwide : India , Nepal , Afghanistan and Pakistan- ( Williams, 2004 ; Williams et al., 2010 ). New Distribution : First time recorded from Bangus valley (Kupwara). Host plants: Trifolium pretense L., Carduus edelbergii Rech.f.