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Bombus venustus Smith, 1862:154 - Handlirsch, 1888Handlirsch, A. 1888. Die Hummelsammlung des k. k. naturhistorischen Hofmuseums. Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien 3:209-250.:240 ( listed as synonym of Bombus brasiliensis Lepeletier, 1836); Franklin, 1913Franklin, H.J. 1913. The Bombidae of the New World. Part II - Species south of the United States. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 39 (2):73-200.:136 ( listed as synonym of Bombus brasiliensis Lepeletier, 1836).