Phylogeny of wasps of the genus Mischocyttarus de Saussure (Hymenoptera, Vespidae, Polistinae)

Revista Brasileira de Entomologia

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 510-549

  Silveira, Orlando Tobias ^a  

^a MPEG/MCT   (Brazil)

Author keywords

New classification; Social wasps; Systematics

Indexed keywords

HYMENOPTERA; MISCHOCYTTARUS; POLISTINAE; VESPIDAE;

EID: 59949104761     PISSN: 00855626     EISSN: 18069665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0085-56262008000400004     Document Type: Article

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