Distribution; world
All species of the subgenus Alpinobombus are restricted to the northern tundra or the higher alpine stages of some mountains (Rasmont, 1983):
AT, CH, DE, FI, FR, IT, NO, RO, RU, SE
Conservation status; world
Conservation status: DE1 - RDB0 (RE), DE2 - RDB0 (RE), EU - RDB-VU (Nieto et al, 2014)