Description of a new species of Euglossa (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Euglossini) with notes on comparative biology

Zootaxa

Volumn , Issue 1210, 2006, Pages 53-67

  Rasmussen, Claus ^a   Skov, Charlotte ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b University of Florida ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical baits; Cryptic species; Orchid bees; Pollination

Indexed keywords

APIDAE; EUGLOSSA; EUGLOSSA ASAROPHORA; EUGLOSSINI; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 33745332983     PISSN: 11755326     EISSN: 11755334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1210.1.4     Document Type: Article

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