Morphological and molecular delineation of a new species in the Ceratina dupla species-group (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Xylocopinae) of eastern North America

Zootaxa

Volumn , Issue 2873, 2011, Pages 35-50

  Rehan, Sandra M ^a   Sheffield, Cory S ^b  

^a BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ceratina (Zadontomerus); Ceratina floridana; Ceratina mikmaqi; Cryptic species; DNA barcodes; Small carpenter bee

Indexed keywords

APIDAE; APOIDEA; CERATINA DUPLA; HYMENOPTERA; XYLOCOPINAE; ZADONTOMERUS;

EID: 79955919843     PISSN: 11755326     EISSN: 11755334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2873.1.3     Document Type: Article

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