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The Bombini are a tribe of large bristly apid bees which feed on
'' Bombus cerdanyensis'' was described from Late Miocene lacustrine beds of La Cerdanya, Spain in 2014.
'' Calyptapis florissantensis'' was described by Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell in 1906 from the Chadronian ( Eocene) lacustrine – large shale of Florissant in the US.
'' Oligobombus cuspidatus'' was described by Antropov ''et al'' (2014) from the Late Eocene Insect Bed of the Bembridge Marls on the Isle of Wight, England. The holotype fossil was described by re-examining a specimen in the Smith Collection.
pollen
Pollen is a powdery substance produced by seed plants. It consists of pollen grains (highly reduced microgametophytes), which produce male gametes (sperm cells). Pollen grains have a hard coat made of sporopollenin that protects the gametophyt ...
or nectar
Nectar is a sugar-rich liquid produced by plants in glands called nectaries or nectarines, either within the flowers with which it attracts pollinating animals, or by extrafloral nectaries, which provide a nutrient source to animal mutualists ...
. Many species are social, forming nests of up to a few hundred individuals; other species, formerly classified as '' Psithyrus'' cuckoo bees, are brood parasite
Brood parasites are animals that rely on others to raise their young. The strategy appears among birds, insects and fish. The brood parasite manipulates a host, either of the same or of another species, to raise its young as if it were its own ...
s of nest-making species. The tribe contains a single living genus, '' Bombus'', the bumblebees, and some extinct genera such as '' Calyptapis'' and '' Oligobombus''. The tribe was described by Pierre André Latreille in 1802.
Fossils
'' Bombus cerdanyensis'' was described from Late Miocene lacustrine beds of La Cerdanya, Spain in 2014.
'' Calyptapis florissantensis'' was described by Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell in 1906 from the Chadronian ( Eocene) lacustrine – large shale of Florissant in the US.
'' Oligobombus cuspidatus'' was described by Antropov ''et al'' (2014) from the Late Eocene Insect Bed of the Bembridge Marls on the Isle of Wight, England. The holotype fossil was described by re-examining a specimen in the Smith Collection.References
Sources
*C. D. Michener
Charles Duncan Michener (September 22, 1918 – November 1, 2015) was an American entomologist born in Pasadena, California. He was a leading expert on bees, his ''magnum opus'' being ''The Bees of the World'' published in 2000.
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(2000) ''The Bees of the World'', Johns Hopkins University Press.
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Apinae
Bee tribes