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Research Article

Solitary and semisocial behaviour in the Corynura group: new findings in a clade sister to all other Augochlorini bees (Hymenoptera: Halictidae)

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Pages 1841-1868 | Received 08 Feb 2022, Accepted 26 Sep 2022, Published online: 30 Nov 2022

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