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Bees of the Genus Dufourea Lepeletier (Hymenoptera: Halictidae: Rophitinae) of Canada*

CJAI 20 May 11, 2012

doi:10.3752/cjai.2012.20

Sheila Dumesh1**, Cory S. Sheffield2

1Department of Biology, York University 4700 Keele St., Toronto, ON M3J 1P3 mexalictus@ymail.com

2Royal Saskatchewan Museum, 2340 Albert Street, Regina, SK S4P 2V7 cory.silas.sheffield@gmail.com

* This paper is contribution #13 from the Canadian Pollination Initiative. **Corresponding Author.


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