Bombus

Colony of B. sylvarum.

Alphabetic list of
British species

alphabetical list of the 22-28 British species


Species name	English names	Status
	Names are from Sladen (1912) with additions from Step (1932).	Review and books on British species

*barbutellus*	'Barbut's Cuckoo-bee'
*bohemicus*	'Gipsy Cuckoo-bee'
*campestris*	'Field Cuckoo-bee'
*cryptarum*		see lucorum
*cullumanus* †	'Cullum's Humble-bee'	last recorded 1941
*distinguendus*	'Great Yellow Humble-bee'	Biodiversity Action Plan priority species
*hortorum*	'Small Garden Humble-bee'
*humilis*	'Brown-banded Carder-bee'	Biodiversity Action Plan priority species
*hypnorum*	'Tree bumblebee'	first recorded 2001
*jonellus*	'Heath Humble-bee'
*lapidarius*	'Stone Humble-bee'
*lucorum*	'Small Earth Humble-bee'
*magnus*		see lucorum
*monticola*	'Mountain Humble-bee'
*muscorum*	'Large Carder-bee'
*pascuorum*	'Common Carder-bee'
*pomorum* †	'Apple Humble-bee'	last recorded 1864
*pratorum*	'Early-nesting Humble-bee'
*ruderarius*	'Red-shanked Carder-bee'
*ruderatus*	'Large Garden Humble-bee'	Biodiversity Action Plan priority species
*rupestris*	'Hill Cuckoo-bee'
*(smithianus)*		see muscorum
*soroeensis*	'Ilfracombe Humble-bee'
*subterraneus* †	'Short-haired Humble-bee'	last recorded 1988 (BAP species)
*sylvarum*	'Shrill Carder-bee'	Biodiversity Action Plan priority species
*sylvestris*	'Four-coloured Cuckoo-bee'
*terrestris*	'Large Earth Humble-bee'
*vestalis*	'Vestal Cuckoo-bee'