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An unusually large and persistent male swarm of the stingless bee Tetragonula laeviceps in Thailand (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Meliponini)

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  • 1. Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Faculty of Agriculture, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand (hans.banziger@cmu.ac.th; wan_entomology@hotmail.com).

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Bänziger, Hans, Khamyotchai, Kanokwan (2014): An unusually large and persistent male swarm of the stingless bee Tetragonula laeviceps in Thailand (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Meliponini). Journal of Melittology 32: 1-5, DOI: 10.17161/jom.v0i32.4708

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