The ant genus Tetraponera in the afrotropical region: The T. grandidieri group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Journal of Hymenoptera Research

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 285-304

  Ward, Philip S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

CAMPONOTUS PUTATUS; FORMICIDAE; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA; TETRAPONERA; TETRAPONERA GRANDIDIERI; TETRAPONERA GRANDIDIERI HILDEBRANDTI;

EID: 78651363245     PISSN: 10709428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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