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(1973). EVIDENCE OF OVERWINTERING NESTS OF BOMBUS HORTORUM AND BOMBUS RUDERATUS (HYMENOPTERA : APIDAE) IN NEW ZEALAND. New Zealand Entomologist: Vol. 5, No. 3, pp. 339-341.
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