''Bombus cingulatus'', the small tree bumblebee, is a species of

bumblebee A bumblebee (or bumble bee, bumble-bee, or humble-bee) is any of over 250 species in the genus ''Bombus'', part of Apidae, one of the bee families. This genus is the only extant group in the tribe Bombini, though a few extinct related gener ...

found in Eurasia. Its appearance is similar to the tree bumblebee ''

Bombus hypnorum The tree bumblebee or new garden bumblebee (''Bombus hypnorum'') is a species of bumblebee common in the European continent and parts of Asia. Since the start of the twenty-first century, it has spread to the United Kingdom and Iceland. These ...

'', but it is somewhat smaller, and generally establishes smaller nests. The small tree bumblebee can also be separated from the tree bumblebee by having darker hair forming a small band between the wing knots, which the tree bumblebee lacks.

References

Bumblebees Insects described in 1854 Taxa named by Johan August Wahlberg {{bombus-stub