A bumblebee new to the New World: Bombus distinguendus (Hymenoptera: Apidae)

Canadian Entomologist

Volumn 137, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 158-162

  Williams, Paul H ^a   Thomas, Jennifer C ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEE; COLOR MORPH; IDENTIFICATION KEY; NEW SPECIES;

ALASKA; ALEUTIAN ISLANDS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

APIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; NEARCTIC; SUBTERRANEOBOMBUS;

EID: 20244390640     PISSN: 0008347X     EISSN: 19183240     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4039/n04-056     Document Type: Article

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