Description of the immature and adult stages of Ectatomma vizottoi (Formicidae: Ectatomminae)

Sociobiology

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 27-38

  Vieira, Alexsandro S ^a   Antonialli Junior, William F ^a,b   Fernandes, Wedson D ^a   Tofolo, Viviane C ^c   Giannotti, Edilberto ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DA GRANDE DOURADOS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DE MATO GROSSO DO SUL   (Brazil)

^c SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Ants; Cephalic capsule; Dyar's rule; Larval instars

Indexed keywords

ECTATOMMA VIZOTTOI; ECTATOMMINAE; FORMICIDAE;

EID: 59849112167     PISSN: 03616525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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