Weiria australis gen. n., sp. n., the first fully myrmecoid aleocharine staphylinid from Australia (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae: Aenictoteratini)

Australian Journal of Entomology

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 179-184

  Ashe, James S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Aenictus; Myrmecoid; Myrmecophilous; Systematics; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

AENICTUS; ALEOCHARINAE; COLEOPTERA; FORMICIDAE; INVERTEBRATA; STAPHYLINIDAE;

EID: 0037987872     PISSN: 13266756     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-6055.2003.00334.x     Document Type: Article

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