[127] HVMENOPTERA 133 



BOMBUS NEARTICUS Handlirsch. 



Bombus nearticus HANDLIRSCH, Ann. Hofmus. Wien., in, p. 243, ? tf, 

 1888. 



Type in Hofmuseum, Vienna. From Juneau, July 25 ; Wrangell 

 (H. F. Wickham). Occurs also in Canada, Idaho and California. 



BOMBUS GELIDUS Cresson. 



Bombus gelidus CRESSON, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., p. 184, ?, 1878. 

 Bombus melanopygus HANDLIRSCH (nee Nylander), Ann. Hofmus. Wien, in, 



p. 231, 1888. DALLA TORRE, Cat. Hym., X, p. 533, 1896. 

 Bombus kincaidii COCKERELL, Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. (7), n, p. 324, 



?S<?, 1898- 



Type in collection of the American Entomological Society. 



From Aleutian Islands (Cresson) ; Pribilof Islands (Kincaid). Dr. 

 Henry Skinner has kindly sent me the type of this species for exami- 

 nation, and Professor Cockerell's B. kincaidii proves to be identical 

 with it. 



BOMBUS POLARIS Curtis. 



Bombus polaris CURTIS, Ross's 2d Voy., App., p. Ixiii, 9d\ 1831. ERICH- 

 SON, Arch. f. Naturg., i, p. 288, 1836. SMITH, Cat. Hym. Brit. 

 Mus., n, p. 397, 9, 1854. CRESSON, Proc. Ent. Soc. Phila., n, p. 101, 

 1863. MACLACHLAN, Journ. Linn. Soc. Zool., xiv, p. 106, 1877. 

 DALLA TORRE, Cat. Hym., x, p. 540, 1896. 

 Type in British Museum. From Kodiak, July 20 ; Seldovia, July 



25- 



BOMBUS PLEURALIS Nylander. 



Bombus pleuralis NYLANDER, Notis. Saellsk faun, et fl. Fenn. F6rh., I 

 [Adnot.] p. 231, ?J\ 1848. CRESSON, Proc. Ent. Soc. Phila., n, p. 

 96, ?(?, 1863. DALLA TORRE, Cat. Hym., x, p. 540, 1896. 



From Popof Island, July 8, 9, u ; Kodiak, July 20. Also found in 

 Siberia. 



BOMBUS SYLVICOLA Kirby. 



Bombus sylvicola KIRBY, Faun. Bor.-Amer., iv, p. 272, 1837. CRESSON, 

 Proc. Ent. Soc. Phila., n, p. 106, $, 1863. CRESSON, Syn. Hym. North 

 Am., p. 309, 1887. DALLA TORRE, Cat. Hym., x, p. 548, 1896. 



Bombus gelidus COCKERELL (nee CRESSON). 



Type in British Museum. From Kukak Bay, July 4 ; Popof Island, 

 July 9 ; Seldovia, July 21 ; Unalaska, August 27. 



BOMBUS JUXTUS Cresson. 



Bombus j'uxfus CRESSON, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., p. 187, ?, 1878. 



CRESSON, Syn. Hym. North Am., p. 308, 1887. 

 Bombus flavifrons HANDLIRSCH (nee Cresson), Ann. Hofmus. Wien, in, p. 



231, 1888. DALLA TORRE, Cat. Hym., x, p. 520, 1891. 

 Bombus paruulus COCKERELL, 



