Taxonomic revision of the Pachycondyla apicalis species complex (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Zootaxa

Volumn , Issue 834, 2005, Pages 1-25

  Wild, Alexander L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Neoponera; Pachycondyla; Ponerinae; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; PACHYCONDYLA APICALIS;

EID: 33745081230     PISSN: 11755326     EISSN: 11755334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.834.1.1     Document Type: Article

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