A new host record for Dasychernes inquilinus (Arachnida, Pseudoscorpiones, Chernetidae), with an overview of pseudoscorpion-bee relationships

Journal of Arachnology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 470-474

  Gonzalez, Victor H ^a   Mantilla, Bernardo ^b   Mahnert, Volker ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD JAVERIANA   (Colombia)

^c Geneva Natural History Museum   (France)

Author keywords

Colombia; Honey bees; Neotropical; Stingless bees; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

APIDAE; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; ARACHNIDA; CHERNETIDAE; DASYCHERNES INQUILINUS; HYMENOPTERA; MELIPONA; MELIPONA COMPRESSIPES; MELIPONINAE; PSEUDOSCORPIONES;

EID: 40749148027     PISSN: 01618202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1636/H06-62.1     Document Type: Article

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