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A MORPHOMETRIC STUDY OF THE TAXONOMIC STATUS OF BOMBUS SANDERSONI (HYMENOPTERA: APIDAE)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

R. C. Plowright  and
M. J. Pallett
R. C. Plowright
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A1
M. J. Pallett
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, Erindale College, University of Toronto, Mississauga, Ontario L5L 1C6
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Abstract

A re-investigation of the taxonomic status of Bombus sandersoni Fkln. is described. Using multivariate analysis of wing venation data taken from previously identified museum specimens, a non-overlapping separation between sandersoni, B. frigidus F. Sm., and B. vagans F. Sm. was obtained. The Cresson lectotype of B. couperi appears in some respects intermediate between frigidus and sandersoni. Therefore the authors advocate retention of sandersoni as the valid name for the species, while admitting the possibility that this taxon may turn out to be a clinal variant of frigidus.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 110 , Issue 6 , 01 June 1978 , pp. 647 - 654
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1978

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