Rediscovery of the ant genus Amyrmex Kusnezov (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) and its transfer from Dolichoderinae to Leptanilloidinae

Zootaxa

Volumn , Issue 2063, 2009, Pages 46-54

  Ward, Philip S ^a   Brady, Seán G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ant taxonomy; Asphinctanilloides; Dorylomorphs; Leptanilloides; Molecular phylogenetics; Neotropical region

Indexed keywords

ASPHINCTANILLOIDES; DOLICHODERINAE; DORYLOMORPHA; FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; LEPTANILLOIDES; LEPTANILLOIDINAE;

EID: 65349189685     PISSN: 11755326     EISSN: 11755334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2063.1.2     Document Type: Article

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