Smithsonian Institution, Entomology Department Bombus centralis, female, face Click on map for details about points. Links Hosts Static Discover Life page 80x5 - 240x3 - 240x4 - 320x1 - 320x2 - 320x3 - 640x1 - 640x2 Set display option above. Click on images to enlarge. Smithsonian Institution, Entomology Department · 9 Bombus centralis, female, side Smithsonian Institution, Entomology Department · 9 Bombus centralis, female, top © Copyright John Ascher, 2006-2010 · 1 Bombus centralis © Photographer/source female front UGCA195870_01 © Photographer/source female front top UGCA195870_02 © Photographer/source female top UGCA195870_03 © Photographer/source female rear UGCA195870_04 © Photographer/source female rear tip UGCA195870_05 © Photographer/source female side UGCA195870_06 © Photographer/source male front UGCA195980_01 © Photographer/source male front top UGCA195980_02 © Photographer/source male top UGCA195980_03 © Photographer/source male side UGCA195980_04 © Photographer/source male rear UGCA195980_05 © Photographer/source male rear tip UGCA195980_06 © Photographer/source queen front UGCA195981_01 © Photographer/source queen front top UGCA195981_02 © Photographer/source queen top UGCA195981_03 © Photographer/source queen side UGCA195981_04 © Photographer/source queen rear UGCA195981_05 © Photographer/source queen rear tip UGCA195981_06 © Photographer/source worker front UGCA195982_01 © Photographer/source worker front top UGCA195982_02 © Photographer/source worker top UGCA195982_03 © Photographer/source worker side UGCA195982_04 © Photographer/source worker rear UGCA195982_05 © Photographer/source worker rear tip UGCA195982_06 6 thumbnails  •  slide show Identification Extracted from Bumble Bees and Cuckoo Bumble Bees of California by Thorp, R. (1983). Discussion. B. centralis belongs to the species group which includes B. caliginosusy flavifivns, and varufykei, and appears most closely related to B. flavifivns. It differs from the California color form of B. flav(fions ("dimidiatus" populations) in having red hair on metasomal tergites 3 and 4 and lacking the intermixture of black hairs among the yellow hair of the anterior scutum. This species exhibits little color variation. Occa-sionally the red hair fades to yellowish in older specimens. Nests of B. centralis were found by Hobbs (1967b). Names Scientific source: Discover Life's bee species guide and world checklist, Ascher and Pickering, 2012. 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