Species of bee
Bombus maxillosus cuckoo bumblebee found in Austria , the Czech Republic , France , Hungary , Italy , Romania , Slovakia , Spain , and Switzerland .[ 2] [ 3] B. maxillosus is considered a rare species of the cuckoo bumblebee. [ 4] B. maxillosus is an open field species and is also sometimes classified as a wood edge species.[ 5]
Pheromones
The only known reports of the Bombus maxillosus came from Scandinavian populations. This species was then further studied in Czech Republic. Below is a chart from the marking pheromone study conducted by the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic. It is reported that this is the first time B. maxillosus was studied and they found 62 compounds within the labial gland.[ 4]
Compounds
Molecular weight
DMDS fragments, m /z
Median (%, N =4)
Aliphatic alcohols
Hexadecen-1-ola
240
Adduct not found
<0.1
Hexadecan-1-ol
242
<0.1
Octadec-11-en-1-ol
268
145, 217, 362
14.2
Octadecan-1-ol
270
0.7
Icos-13-en-1-ol
296
145, 245, 390
4.7
Icos-11-en-1-ol
296
173, 217, 390
Trace
Docos-13-en-1-ol
324
173, 245
Trace
Aliphatic aldehydes
Octadec-11-enal
266
145, 215, 360
<0.1
Fatty acids
Decanoic acid
172
<0.1
Dodecanoic acid
200
0.9
Tetradecanoic acid
228
<0.1
Hexadecenoic acida
254
Adduct not found
<0.1
Aliphatic esters
Methyl dodecanoate
214
<0.1
Octadec-11-enyl acetate
310
145, 259, 404
1.4
Icosen-11-yl acetate
338
173, 259
0.2
Octadecenyl dodecanoatea
450
Adduct not found
1.7
Octadecenyl tetradecenoatea
476
Adduct not found
0.3
1,3-Diacetyl-2-decanoylglycerol
330
1.7
1,3-Diacetyl-2-dodecanoylglycerol
358
24.7
1,3-Diacetyl-2-tetradecanoylglycerol
386
1.1
1,3-Diacetyl-2-tetradecenoylglycerola
384
Adduct not found
0.1
1,3-Diacetyl-2-hexadecenoylglycerola
412
Adduct not found
<0.1
Isoprenoids
Citronellol
156
<0.1
Citronellyl acetate
198
0.1
Geranyl acetate
196
<0.1
Geranylacetone
194
0.1
Dihydrofarnesol
224
0.1
Farnesol
222
1.5
Farnesal
220
0.2
Dihydrofarnesyl acetate
266
0.5
Farnesyl acetate
264
25.1
Farnesyl butyrate
292
<0.1
Geranylcitronellol
292
5.7
Geranylgeranial
288
0.4
Geranylcitronellyl acetate
334
1.0
Geranylgeranyl acetate
332
0.5
Farnesyl decanoate
376
<0.1
Farnesyl dodecanoate
404
0.3
Hydrocarbons
Undecane
156
<0.1
Dodecane
170
<0.1
Tridecane
184
<0.1
Tetradecane
198
0.1
Pentadecane
212
<0.1
Hexadecane
226
0.1
Henicos-9-ene
294
173, 215
Trace
Henicosane
296
0.2
Tricos-7-ene
322
145, 271
Trace
Tricosane
324
3.9
Tetracosane
338
<0.1
Pentacos-9-ene
350
173, 271
0.2
Pentacos-7-ene
350
145, 299
<0.1
Pentacosane
352
1.0
Hexacosenea
364
Adduct not found
<0.1
Hexacosane
366
<0.1
Heptacos-9-ene
378
173, 271
<0.1
Heptacos-7-ene
378
145, 327
0.6
Heptacosane
380
0.5
Nonacosenea
406
Adduct not found
<0.1
Nonacosenea
406
Adduct not found
<0.1
Nonacosane
408
<0.1
Hentriacontenea
434
Adduct not found
<0.1
References
^ "Bombus maxillosus Klug, 1817" . Biolib.cz. Retrieved 3 July 2012 .^ "Bombus maxillosus Klug, 1817" . Fauna Europaea. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved 3 July 2012 .^ Asia, E (2014). "Bumblebee Conservator From the Chair Regional Coordinators". Bumblebee Conservator . 2 : 1– 24. ^ a b Urbanová, Klára; Halík, Jan; Hovorka, Oldřich; Kindl, Jiří; Valterová, Irena (2004-11-01). "Marking pheromones of the cuckoo bumblebee males (Hymenoptera, Apoidea, Bombus Latreille): compositions of labial gland secretions of six species found in the Czech Republic" . Biochemical Systematics and Ecology . 32 (11): 1025– 1045. doi :10.1016/j.bse.2004.02.010 . ISSN 0305-1978 . ^ Lecocq, T (2011). "Molecular and chemical characters to evaluate species status of two cuckoo bumblebees: Bombus barbutellus and Bombus maxillosus (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Bombini)" (PDF) . Systematic Entomology . 36 (3): 453– 469. doi :10.1111/j.1365-3113.2011.00576.x . S2CID 84403572 .
