Revision of the bee genus Capicola (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Melittidae) distributed in the Southwest of Africa

European Journal of Entomology

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 311-340

  Michez, Denis ^a   Eardley, Connal ^b   Kuhlmann, Michael ^c   Patiny, Sébastien ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONS   (Belgium)

^b PLANT PROTECTION RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Afrotropical region; Capicola; Distribution; Host plants; Hymenoptera; Key; Melittidae; New species; New synonymies; Systematic

Indexed keywords

BEE; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; IDENTIFICATION KEY; MORPHOLOGY; NEW SPECIES; TAXONOMY;

AFRICA;

APOIDEA; HYMENOPTERA; MELITTIDAE; NANULA;

EID: 34247215941     PISSN: 12105759     EISSN: 18028829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14411/eje.2007.048     Document Type: Article

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