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The bees of Greater Puerto Rico (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila)

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  • 1. Department of Biology, York University 4700 Keele St., Toronto, ON, M3J 1P3, Canada
  • 2. Department of Biology, University of Puerto Rico PO Box 9012, Mayagüez, PR 00681, U.S.A.

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Genaro, Julio A., Franz, Nico M. (2008): The bees of Greater Puerto Rico (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila). Insecta Mundi 2008 (40): 1-24, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5169664

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