BumbleKey: an interactive key for the identification of bumblebees of Italy and Corsica (Hymenoptera, Apidae)

By

Cappellari, Andree
Mei, Maurizio
Lopresti, Massimo
Cerretti, Pierfilippo

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2018

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

784

Pages

127-138

Subjects

Bombus , bumblebee , identification tool , interactive key , Italy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.784.25765

 

Abstract

BumbleKey is a matrix-based, interactive key to all 45 species of bumblebees of Italy and Corsica. The key allows to identify adult males and females (queens and workers) using morphological characters. The key is published online, open-access, at http://www.interactive-keys.eu/bumblekey/default.aspx.