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An overview on non-Apis bees vis-à-vis the exploration of integrated taxonomic approach (Hymenoptera: Apoidea)

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  • 1. Department of Zoology, Acharya Narendra Dev College, University of Delhi, New Delhi-110019 - saritakumar@andc.du.ac.in
  • 2. National Pusa Collection, Division of Entomology, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi-110012

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Falswal, Jyoti, Dey, Debjani, Kumar, Sarita (2022): An overview on non-Apis bees vis-à-vis the exploration of integrated taxonomic approach (Hymenoptera: Apoidea). Fragmenta entomologica 54 (2): 233-246, DOI: 10.13133/2284-4880/703, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.13133/2284-4880/703

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