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- biologyin the sense of
The Halictini includes 23 genera sensu Michener (2000), of which Patellapis Friese is one of the least known genera.
2008 October 1, Kim Timmermann, Michael Kuhlmann, “Redefinition of the Southern African Bee Subgenera Patellapis (s. str.), P. (Chaetalictus) and P. (Lomatalictus) (hymenoptera: Halictidae, Genus Patellapis Friese, 1909)”, in Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society, volume 81, number 4, →DOI, page 3551 more example
The Testudinoidea contains two well supported groups: a restricted Emydidae (sensu Gaffney, 1975), and the currently unnamed group that includes the Bataguridae and Testudinidae for which Shaffer et al. (1997) propose the name Testudinoidae.
2001, Peter A. Meylan and H. Bradley Shaffer, “Molecular Evidence for Higher Relationships Among Turtles”, in Tree of Life Web Project
Origin
- Latinsensu
- Latinsensu
- Englishsensu
Borrowed from Latin sensu.
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