The Megachilidae (Hymenoptera, Apoidea, Apiformes) of the Democratic Republic of Congo curated at the Royal Museum for Central Africa (RMCA, Belgium)

Alain Tshibungu Nkulu, Alain Pauly, Achik Dorchin, Nicolas J. Vereecken

DOI: 10.15468/5fkn4j
Published: 2026
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@article{allodium:10.15468/5fkn4j,
  title = {The Megachilidae (Hymenoptera, Apoidea, Apiformes) of the Democratic Republic of Congo curated at the Royal Museum for Central Africa (RMCA, Belgium)},
  author = {Alain Tshibungu Nkulu and Alain Pauly and Achik Dorchin and Nicolas J. Vereecken},
  year = {2026},
  doi = {10.15468/5fkn4j},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.15468/5fkn4j}
}

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TI  - The Megachilidae (Hymenoptera, Apoidea, Apiformes) of the Democratic Republic of Congo curated at the Royal Museum for Central Africa (RMCA, Belgium)
AU  - Alain Tshibungu Nkulu
AU  - Alain Pauly
AU  - Achik Dorchin
AU  - Nicolas J. Vereecken
PY  - 2026
DO  - 10.15468/5fkn4j
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Nkulu, A. T., Pauly, A., Dorchin, A., & Vereecken, N. J. (2026). The Megachilidae (Hymenoptera, Apoidea, Apiformes) of the Democratic Republic of Congo curated at the Royal Museum for Central Africa (RMCA, Belgium). https://doi.org/10.15468/5fkn4j

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