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New species and species group in the bee genus Scrapter Lepeletier & Serville, 1828 (Hymenoptera: Colletidae) oligolectic on Oxalis flowers in western South Africa

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Kuhlmann, Michael (2025): New species and species group in the bee genus Scrapter Lepeletier & Serville, 1828 (Hymenoptera: Colletidae) oligolectic on Oxalis flowers in western South Africa. European Journal of Taxonomy 987: 146-188, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.987.2863, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2863/13007

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