Bombus niveatus Kriechbaumer
niveatus Kriechbaumer, 1870:158
vorticosus Gerstaecker, 1872:290, examined
TAXONOMIC STATUS: B. niveatus and B. vorticosus have been regarded both as conspecific (Schmiedeknecht, 1883; Handlirsch, 1888; Dalla Torre, 1896; Schulz, 1906; Williams, 1991 [pdf]) and as separate species (e.g. Skorikov, 1922a; Pittioni, 1938; Tkalcu, 1969; Reinig, 1981; Rasmont, 1983).
DISTRIBUTION: Palaearctic Region.