Combining morphology and DNA barcoding resolves the taxonomy of Western Malagasy Liotrigona Moure, 1961 (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Meliponini)

African Invertebrates

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 413-421

  Koch, Hauke ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Apidae; Body size; DNA barcoding; Liotrigona; Madagascar; Meliponini; Morphology; New species; Stingless bees

Indexed keywords

APIDAE; APOIDEA; HYMENOPTERA; MELIPONINAE;

EID: 78650543440     PISSN: 16815556     EISSN: 16815556     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5733/afin.051.0210     Document Type: Article

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