A simplified subgeneric classification of the bumblebees (genus Bombus)
A simplified subgeneric classification of the bumblebees (genus Bombus)
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DOI：
10.1051/apido:2007052
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发表时间：
2008-01-01
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影响因子：
2.4
通讯作者：
Rasmont, Pierre
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作者：
Williams, Paul H.;Cameron, Sydney A.;Rasmont, Pierre
近世纪来，一个亚属系统被广泛用于交流熊蜂物种之间的关系。然而，在最近的列表中有38个亚属，约250个物种，这个系统被认为太复杂了。在本文中，我们提出了四个标准来指导简化亚属系统的过程，以便理想的亚属应该成为：（1）单系;（2）较少;（3）可从形态学上诊断;（4）重要的行为和生态群体的名称。使用一个新的强有力的支持估计几乎所有的熊蜂物种的生殖系统，我们应用这些标准，以减少系统的15个亚属，我们评估的后果。10个新的亚属同义词被确认。为两性提供了识别成年熊蜂到简化亚属的检索表。
A system of subgenera has been widely used for nearly a century to communicate ideas of relationships among bumblebee species. However, with 38 subgenera in recent lists for about 250 species, the system has come to be seen as too complicated. In this paper we suggest four criteria to guide the process of simplifying the subgeneric system, so that ideally subgenera should become: (1) monophyletic; (2) fewer; (3) diagnosable from morphology; and (4) names for important behavioural and ecological groups. Using a new strongly-supported estimate of phylogeny for almost all bumblebee species, we apply these criteria to reduce the system to 15 subgenera, and we assess the consequences. Ten new subgeneric synonyms are recognised. Keys to identify adult bumblebees to the simplified subgenera are provided for both sexes.