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Widespread polytypic species or complexes of local species? Revising bumblebees of the subgenus Melanobombus world-wide (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Bombus)
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- 1. Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, UK.
- 2. Institute of General and Experimental Biology, Peace Avenue 54b, Ulaanbaatar 13330, Mongolia.
- 3. Novosibirsk State University, ul. Pirogova 2, Novosibirsk, 630090 Russia.
- 4. Langstraat 105, B-2260 Westerlo, Belgium.
- 5. South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China.
- 6. Agricultural University of Georgia, 240 Agmashenebli Alley, Tbilisi, Georgia.
- 7. Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI), Jakarta, Indonesia.
- 8. Kunming Institute of Botany (Chinese Academy of Sciences), 132 Lanhei Road, Kunming, Yunnan 650201, China.
- 9. Università di Roma 'Sapienza', Piazzale Valerio Massimo 6, Roma 00162, Italy.
- 10. Yasouj University, Zirtol, Yasouj, Iran.
- 11. Sherubtse College, Royal University of Bhutan, Trashigang, Bhutan.
- 12. Zoological Survey of India, Pali Road, Jodhpur 342005, Rajasthan, India.
- 13. Institute of Zoology (Chinese Academy of Sciences), 1 Beichen West Road, Chaoyang, Beijing 100101, China.
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Williams, Paul H., Altanchimeg, Dorjsuren, Byvaltsev, Alexandr, Jonghe, Roland De, Jaffar, Saleem, Japoshvili, George, Kahono, Sih, Liang, Huan, Mei, Maurizio, Monfared, Alireza, Nidup, Tshering, Raina, Rifat, Ren, Zongxin, Thanoosing, Chawatat, Zhao, Yanhui, Orr, Michael C. (2020): Widespread polytypic species or complexes of local species? Revising bumblebees of the subgenus Melanobombus world-wide (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Bombus). European Journal of Taxonomy 719: 1-120, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2020.719.1107
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