Acromyrmex insinuator new species: An incipient social parasite of fungus-growing ants

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 457-471

  Schultz, T R ^a   Bekkevold, D ^b   Boomsma, J J ^b  

^a SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Acromyrmex; Attini; Fungus growing ants; Pseudoatta; Social parasitism

Indexed keywords

ANT; PARASITISM; SOCIAL INSECT;

PANAMA;

ACROMYRMEX INSINUATOR; ACROMYRMEX OCTOSPINOSUS; FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 0031797007     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s000400050101     Document Type: Article

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