Taxonomy and Natural History of the Crematogaster (Decacrema)-group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Madagascar

Zootaxa

Volumn , Issue 2714, 2010, Pages 1-39

  Blaimer, Bonnie B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Arboreal ant; Carton nest; Myrmicinae; Species complex; Subgenera

Indexed keywords

COCCOIDEA; CREMATOGASTER ENSIFERA; CREMATOGASTER GREVEI; CREMATOGASTER HOVA; CREMATOGASTER HOVA LATINODA; CREMATOGASTER SCHENCKI; DECACREMA; FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; MYRMICINAE;

EID: 78650095659     PISSN: 11755326     EISSN: 11755334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2714.1.1     Document Type: Article

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