Bombus breviceps

Bombus breviceps
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Apidae
Genus:	Bombus
Subgenus:	Alpigenobombus
Species:	B. breviceps
Binomial name
	Bombus breviceps; Smith, 1852[1]

This species is a main pollinator of black cardamom (Amomum subulatum) crops in India.[2] Queen B. breviceps bees begin to found new colonies in late March, whereas worker bees forage from early May until mid-December.[3]

Bombus breviceps is a species of bumblebee.

References

"Bombus breviceps Smith, 1852". Biolib.cz. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
Deka, T. N., Sudharshan, M. R., & Saju, K. A. (2011). New record of bumble bee, Bombus breviceps Smith as a pollinator of large cardamom. Current Science, 100(6), 926-928.
Liang, Cheng; Ding, Guiling; Huang, Jiaxing; Zhang, Xuewen; Miao, Chunhui; An, Jiandong (2020-03-03). "Characteristics of the Two Asian Bumblebee Species Bombus friseanus and Bombus breviceps (Hymenoptera: Apidae)". Insects. 11 (3): 4. doi:10.3390/insects11030163. ISSN 2075-4450. PMC 7143170. PMID 32138226.

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[1] "Bombus breviceps Smith, 1852". Biolib.cz. Retrieved 3 July 2012.

[2] Deka, T. N., Sudharshan, M. R., & Saju, K. A. (2011). New record of bumble bee, Bombus breviceps Smith as a pollinator of large cardamom. Current Science, 100(6), 926-928.

[3] Liang, Cheng; Ding, Guiling; Huang, Jiaxing; Zhang, Xuewen; Miao, Chunhui; An, Jiandong (2020-03-03). "Characteristics of the Two Asian Bumblebee Species Bombus friseanus and Bombus breviceps (Hymenoptera: Apidae)". Insects. 11 (3): 4. doi:10.3390/insects11030163. ISSN 2075-4450. PMC 7143170. PMID 32138226.