Bombus monticola
Bombus monticola is a species of medium-small size.
Females: 15-28 mm
Males: 12-15 mm
The head has yellow and black mixed hairiness. Black torax, with yellow collar and scutellum. T1 sides are yellow, and the centre is black. T2 is black in its anterior half. The rest of the gaster is red ferruginous. Males have similar coloration, but the yellow colour is more widespread.
It has not been evaluated.
No threats described.
Females : malar space almost square, larger than A3 but shorter than A2+3. Planes labral tubers. Narrow labral groove. Elongated, prominent and very dotted clypeus.The "genas" has a dorsal groove. Glossy front with fine and scanty punctation, and well demarcated areas without pits. The tibia of hind legs is slightly crosslinked and dorsal apical angle not well appreciated; the basitarsus is little hair. T6 little dotted.
Genitalia has outward projections of the case of narrow stinger, slightly wider at the top. The inner projections are very narrow.
Males: short head. The mandibular beard is long and dense and the malar space is square. Average length antennas. The tibia of hind legs is glossy, slightly convex and slightly crosslinked. The basitarus has the apical angle subacute with long setae that exceed the maximum width. Convexed T6. E6 thickened at apex .E8 narrow and long, with tapered.
Genitalia with convergent, sickle, long sagittae, truncated at the end with a small tooth near the base which delimits with a cavity which is semicircular in side view. Small and sub triangular scales, with cleft inner edge. Small volselas which protrudes from the scales. The volselas is extended by two ends.
Coordillera Cantábrica and Pirineos.
1800-2500 m.
Potential distribution map at the present time
Potential distribution map in 2050 with the same level of pollution emission and the climate changes consequence of these contamination levels
Map legend
Maps are made with GBIF data of this specie in Iberian Peninsula
Flight period: June-late August
Nest built on the ground.
Bombus monticola has been collected in Onagraceae, Ericaceae and Rosaceae.
Biotopes: pastures and forests