STUDY ON DIVERSITY OF BEES (HYMENOPTERA, APOIDEA) FROM DIFFERENT REGIONS OF IRAQ
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https://doi.org/10.26842/binhm.7.2018.15.1.0057Keywords:
, Bees, Diversity, Fauna, Hymenoptera, IraqAbstract
The fauna of bees (Hymenoptera, Apoidea) from different regions of Iraq is surveyed in this study; there were 16 species, 13 genera that belong to four families which are collected in this investigation.
Also, all the species that are recorded for Iraq in previous investigations are revised; totally there are 110 species, 32 genera belonging to five families: Apidae, Andernidae, Colletidae, Halictidae and Megachilidae were listed.
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