Bees of the Genus Dufourea Lepeletier (Hymenoptera: Halictidae: Rophitinae) of Canada* Sheila Dumesh1**, Cory S. Sheffield2
1Department of Biology, York University 4700 Keele St., Toronto, ON M3J 1P3 mexalictus@ymail.com
* This paper is contribution #13 from the Canadian Pollination Initiative. **Corresponding Author.
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