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The bees of Michigan (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila), with notes on distribution, taxonomy, pollination, and natural history
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Gibbs, Jason, Ascher, John S., Rightmyer, Molly G., Isaacs, Rufus (2017): The bees of Michigan (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila), with notes on distribution, taxonomy, pollination, and natural history. Zootaxa 4352 (1): 1-160, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4352.1.1
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