Taxonomie Contribution to the aurita Group of the Ant Genus Azteca (Formicidae: Dolichoderinae)

Journal of Hymenoptera Research

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 51-65

  Guerrero, Roberto J ^a,b   Delabie, Jacques H C ^c   Dejean, Alain ^d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DEL MAGDALENA   (Colombia)

^b UNIVERSIDAD CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA   (Venezuela)

^c CEPLAC   (Brazil)

^d Campus Agronomique   (France)

Author keywords

Ants; Azteca; Identification keys; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

AZTECA; AZTECA SCHIMPERI; DOLICHODERINAE; FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 77955315945     PISSN: 10709428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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