| Bombini | |
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| Bombus species | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Apidae |
| Subfamily: | Apinae |
| Clade: | Corbiculata |
| Tribe: | Bombini Latreille 1802 |
| Genera | |
The Bombini are a tribe of large bristly apid bees which feed on pollen or nectar. Many species are social, forming nests of up to a few hundred individuals; other species, formerly classified as Psithyrus cuckoo bees, are brood parasites of nest-making species. The tribe contains a single living genus, Bombus, the bumblebees,[1] and some extinct genera such as Calyptapis and Oligobombus.[2] The tribe was described by Pierre André Latreille in 1802.
- ^ "Tribe Bombini - Bumble Bees". BugGuide. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
- ^ "Tribe Bombini Latreille 1802 (bee)". FossilWorks. Archived from the original on 5 January 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2021.