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Nest Architecture as an Aid in Halictine Taxonomy (Hymenoptera: Halictidae)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

G. Knerer
Affiliation:
University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario
C. E. Atwood
Affiliation:
University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario

Abstract

A study of halictine nests in a habitat near Toronto leads to the discovery of an undescribed species of the genus Dialictus that shares morphological resemblances with Dialictus rohweri (Ellis) and architectural similarities with Augochlorella striata (Provancher).

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Copyright
Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1966

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