Friseanus

Bombus friseanus Skorikov
friseanus Skorikov, 1933a:62, examined
hönei [hoenei] Bischoff, 1936:10, examined

TAXONOMIC STATUS: B. friseanus has been considered conspecific with B. pyrosoma (Bischoff, 1936; Tkalcu, 1961b; Sakagami, 1972) and has been considered conspecific with B. pyrosoma, B. formosellus, and B. flavothoracicus (= B. miniatus) (Williams, 1991 [pdf]). From COI barcodes, these taxa appear to remain discrete and are likely to be separate species. More evidence is awaited.

DISTRIBUTION: Oriental Region.