Review of fossil Prenolepis genus-group species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington

Volumn 112, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 258-273

  LaPolla, John S ^a   Dlussky, Gennady M ^b  

^a TOWSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Formicinae; fossils; Nylanderia; Protrechina; Pseudolasius

Indexed keywords

FORMICIDAE; FORMICINAE; HYMENOPTERA; PRENOLEPIS; PRENOLEPIS HENSCHEI; PROTRECHINA; PROTRECHINA CARPENTERI; PSEUDOLASIUS; PSEUDOLASIUS BOREUS;

EID: 77956834428     PISSN: 00138797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4289/0013-8797-112.2.258     Document Type: Conference Paper

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