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A history of systematic studies of the bees of Cuba (Insecta: Hymenoptera, Anthophila)

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Genaro, Julio A. (2006): A history of systematic studies of the bees of Cuba (Insecta: Hymenoptera, Anthophila). Zootaxa 1195 (1): 39-60, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1195.1.3

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