Phylogeny of the bee family Melittidae (Hymenoptera: Anthophila) based on combined molecular and morphological data

Systematic Entomology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 574-597

  Michez, Denis ^a   Patiny, Sébastien ^b   Danforth, Bryan N ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONS   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^c Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEE; BEHAVIOR; EVOLUTION; HOST PLANT; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; MORPHOLOGY; PARSIMONY ANALYSIS; PHYLOGENY; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TAXONOMY;

APOIDEA; DASYPODAINAE; DASYPODAINI; HYMENOPTERA; MEGANOMIINAE; MELITTIDAE; MELITTINAE;

EID: 67650422003     PISSN: 03076970     EISSN: 13653113     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3113.2009.00479.x     Document Type: Article

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