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Reference genome assemblies for the North American bumble bees Bombus flavifrons and Bombus fervidus, two phenotypically polymorphic species from distinct phylogenetic lineages.
G3 (Bethesda, Md.) - 6 May 2026
Lozier Jeffrey D, Schweizer Rena M, Sim Sheina B, Hines Heather M, Branstetter Michael G, Benavides Ligia R, Geib Scott M, Koch Jonathan Berenguer Uhuad
Abstract excerpt
We present genome assemblies for 2 bumble bee (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Bombus) species: Bombus (Pyrobombus) flavifrons and Bombus (Thoracobombus) fervidus. These species are widespread pollinators across North America and both exhibit intraspecific color pattern variation across their ranges due to Müllerian mimicry. These genomes will thus be a useful resource both for studies of native pollinator biology and the...
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