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The bees of Lebanon (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila)
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Boustani, Mira, Rasmont, Pierre, Dathe, Holger H., Ghisbain, Guillaume, Kasparek, Max, Michez, Denis, Müller, Andreas, Pauly, Alain, Risch, Stefan, Straka, Jakub, Terzo, Michael, Achter, Xavier Van, Wood, Thomas J., Nemer, Nabil (2021): The bees of Lebanon (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila). Zootaxa 4976 (1): 1-146, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4976.1.1
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