Ant genera of the tribe dacetonini (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Journal of Natural History

Volumn 33, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1639-1689

  Bolton, Barry ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Classification; Dacetonini; Formicidae; Genera; Key; Mandible morphology; Myrmicinae; Phylogeny

Indexed keywords

ANT; IDENTIFICATION KEY; PHYLOGENY; TAXONOMY;

ACANTHOGNATHUS; CHELYSTRUMA; CLADAROGENYS; CODIOMYRMEX; CODIOXENUS; COLOBOSTRUMA; DACETON; DACETONINI; DORISIDRIS; DYSEDROGNATHUS; EPITRITUS; EPOPOSTRUMA; FORMICIDAE; GLAMYROMYRMEX; GYMNOMYRMEX; HYMENOPTERA; KYIDRIS; MESOSTRUMA; MICRODACETON; MYRMICINAE; NEOSTRUMA; ORECTOGNATHUS; PENTASTRUMA; PYRAMICA; SERRASTRUMA; SMITHISTRUMA; STRUMIGENYS; TINGIMYRMEX; TRICHOSCAPA;

EID: 0032758785     PISSN: 00222933     EISSN: 14645262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/002229399299798     Document Type: Article

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