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Ants associate with microlepidoptera galleries in leaves of Acrostichum danaeifolium Langsd. & Fisch.

  • 1. Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Faculdade de Formação de Professores, Departamento de Ciências, Laboratório de
  • 2. Universidade Federal do Paraná, Departamento de Zoologia, Laboratório de Sistemática e Biologia de Formigas, Curitiba, PR, Brasil.

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Santos, Marcelo Guerra, Lancellotti, Isabella Rodrigues, Ribeiro, Gemagno Marinho, Coutinho, Rennan Leite Martins, Feitosa, Rodrigo Machado (2022): Ants associate with microlepidoptera galleries in leaves of Acrostichum danaeifolium Langsd. & Fisch. Revista Brasileira de Entomologia (e20210092) 66 (2): 1-7, DOI: 10.1590/1806-9665-RBENT-2021-0092, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1806-9665-rbent-2021-0092

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