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Satellite flies (Leucophora personata, Diptera: Anthomyiidae) and other dipteran parasites of the communal bee Andrena agilissima (Hymenoptera: Andrenidae) on the island of Elba, Italy

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Polidori, Carlo, Scanni, Benedetta, Scamoni, Elena, Giovanetti, Manuela, Andrietti, Francesco, Paxton, Robert J. (2005): Satellite flies (Leucophora personata, Diptera: Anthomyiidae) and other dipteran parasites of the communal bee Andrena agilissima (Hymenoptera: Andrenidae) on the island of Elba, Italy. Journal of Natural History 39 (29): 2745-2758, DOI: 10.1080/00222930500114210, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222930500114210

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