A new parasitic bee of the genus Braunsapis from India (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Allodapini)

Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 518-522

  Michener, Charles D ^a   Borges, Renee M ^b   Zacharias, Merry ^b   Shenoy, Megha ^b  

^a Division of Entomology   (United States)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

Allodapini; Braunsapis; Humboldtia domatia; India; Social parasite

Indexed keywords

BEE; NEW SPECIES; PARASITE; TAXONOMY;

INDIA;

ALLODAPINI; APIDAE; APOIDEA; BRAUNSAPIS; BRAUNSAPIS BISLENSIS; BRAUNSAPIS PUANGENSIS; HUMBOLDTIA; HUMBOLDTIA DOMATIA; HYMENOPTERA; XYLOCOPINAE;

EID: 0042123577     PISSN: 00228567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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