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VOL. 9, ISSUE 12 (2024)
Diversity of bumble bee (Bombini, Aphidae: Hymenoptera) in Chitwan district of Nepal
Authors
Janak Pant, Prava Dawadi
Abstract
Chitwan Districts provide a variety of
climatic settings for bumblebees. So, an experiment was carried out in
different sites of Agriculture and Forestry (AFU) University, Chitwan, Nepal
during April to August in 2018 to study and determine diversity of
bumble species. Species within sub-genus were analyzed in the laboratory. A
total of 150 bumble bee specimens were collected where 5 species from 4
subgenera were identified. Altitude, abundance, host-plant
interaction, and habitat were detected for each five species. Lower species were
found in the study site. Type of flower (size, architecture), height of plant,
altitude, habitat distance, behavior of insect species, size, and body make-up
of bumble bee determined the species richness and diversity in the research
area. The Bombus festivus (subgenus: Festivobombus) was the most common
species in the research area. Bombus (Melanobombus) eximus, Bombus
(festivobombus) Festivus, Bombus haemorrhoidalis, Bombus rotundiceps
and Bombus lepidus Skorikov were five species diversity found
within the sub-genera of bumble bee. It was analyzed that Chitwan district has
limited species and sub-genera of bumble bees visiting different habitats or
flowers in variable altitude.
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Pages:198-201
How to cite this article:
Janak Pant, Prava Dawadi "Diversity of bumble bee (Bombini, Aphidae: Hymenoptera) in Chitwan district of Nepal". International Journal of Entomology Research, Vol 9, Issue 12, 2024, Pages 198-201
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