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2019
Journal article
Conserved numts mask a highly divergent mitochondrial-COI gene in a species complex of Australian stingless bees Tetragonula (Hymenoptera: Apidae)
Tetragonula carbonaria, Tetragonula davenporti, Tetragonula hockingsi and Tetragonula mellipes comprise a species complex of Australian stingless bee species known as the ‘Carbonaria’ group. The species are difficult to distinguish morphologically and the major species-defining characters relate to comb architecture and nest entrance ornamentation. The taxonomy of the group is further...Françoso, Elaine ; Zuntini, Alexandre ; Ricardo, Paulo ; Silva, João ; Brito, Rute …
Australia, COI numts, COI, Carbonaria group, and stingless bees