Diversity of species of the genera Crematogaster, Gnamptogenys and Pachycondyla, (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) and complementarity of sampling methods during the dry season in an ecological station in the Brazilian state of Pará;Diversidade de espécies dos géneros de Crematogaster, Gnamptogenys e Pachycondyla (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) e complementaridade dos métodos de coleta durante a estação seca numa estação ecológica no estado do Pará, Brasil

Acta Amazonica

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 649-656

  Souza, Jorge Luiz Pereira ^a   Moura, C A R ^a   Harada, Ana Y ^b   Franklin, Elizabeth ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA   (Brazil)

^b MUSEU PARAENSE EMÍLIO GOELDI   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amazon; Ants; Pitfall traps; Winkler extractor

Indexed keywords

FORMICIDAE; GNAMPTOGENYS; HYMENOPTERA; PACHYCONDYLA;

EID: 40949115429     PISSN: 00445967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0044-59672007000400022     Document Type: Article

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