Revision of the species of the Iridomyrmex conifer group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), with notes on their biology

Australian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 301-315

  Shattuck, Steven O ^a   McMillan, Peter ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; NESTING BEHAVIOR; TAXONOMY;

AUSTRALIA;

FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; IRIDOMYRMEX CONIFER; IRIDOMYRMEX SETOCONUS; IRIDOMYRMEX TURBINEUS;

EID: 0031647613     PISSN: 0004959X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/ZO98033     Document Type: Article

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