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Corbiculate Bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae): Exploring the Limits of Morphological Data to Solve a Hard Phylogenetic Problem

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Porto, Diego Sasso, Almeida, Eduardo A. B. (2021): Corbiculate Bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae): Exploring the Limits of Morphological Data to Solve a Hard Phylogenetic Problem. Insect Systematics and Diversity (AIFB) 5 (3): 1-40, DOI: 10.1093/isd/ixab008, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/isd/ixab008

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