Article: Melittosphex (Hymenoptera: Melittosphecidae), a primitive bee and not a wasp [discussion]
Publication: Palaeontology
Volume:
52
Part:
2
Publication Date:
March
2009
Page(s):
483
–
484
Author(s):
George Poinar Jr
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