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The bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) of the Maltese Islands

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Balzan, Mario V., Rasmont, Pierre, Kuhlmann, Michael, Dathe, Holger, Pauly, Alain, Patiny, Sébastien, Terzo, Michael, Michez, Denis (2016): The bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) of the Maltese Islands. Zootaxa 4162 (2): 225-244, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4162.2.2

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https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/38223
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