New species in the lasioglossum petrellum species group identified through an integrative taxonomic approach

Canadian Entomologist

Volumn 141, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 371-396

  Gibbs, Jason J ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEE; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; NEW RECORD; NEW SPECIES; TAXONOMY;

DIALICTUS; HALICTIDAE; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 71149118065     PISSN: 0008347X     EISSN: 19183240     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4039/n09-020     Document Type: Article

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