Taxonomy and species-groups of the subgenus Crematogaster (Orthocrema) in the Malagasy region (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)

ZooKeys

Volumn 199, Issue , 2012, Pages 23-70

  Blaimer, Bonnie B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Crematogaster; Indian Ocean islands; Intermediate workers; Madagascar; Orthocrema; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

CREMATOGASTER MADECASSA; CREMATOGASTER RASOHERINAE; CREMATOGASTER RASOHERINAE BRUNNEOLA; CREMATOGASTER VOELTZKOWI; FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; ORTHOCREMA;

EID: 84863803226     PISSN: 13132989     EISSN: 13132970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.199.2631     Document Type: Article

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