Common names for Australian ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Australian Journal of Entomology

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 285-293

  Andersen, Alan N ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ant species; Communicating entomology; Species groups; Taxonomic nomenclature

Indexed keywords

FORMICIDAE; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA; INSECTA;

EID: 0037131679     PISSN: 13266756     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-6055.2002.00312.x     Document Type: Review

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