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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Apidae |
| Genus: | Bombus |
| Species: | B. bohemicus
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| Binomial name | |
| Bombus bohemicus Seidl, 1838
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Bombus bohemicus, also known as the gypsy's cuckoo bumblebee, is a species of socially parasitic cuckoo bumblebee found in most of Europe with the exception of the southern Iberian Peninsula and Iceland.[2] B. bohemicus practices inquilinism, or brood parasitism, of other bumblebee species. B. bohemicus is a generalist parasite, successfully invading several species from genus Bombus. The invading queen mimics the host nest's chemical signals, allowing her to assume a reproductively dominant role as well as manipulation of host worker fertility and behavior.
- ^ Hatfield, R., Jepsen, S., Thorp, R., Richardson, L. & Colla, S. (2016). "Bombus bohemicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T13152926A46440141. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T13152926A46440141.en. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Pierre Rasmont. "Bombus (Psithyrus) bohemicus (Seidl, 1837)". Université de Mons. Archived from the original on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 2 January 2013.