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A taxonomic revision of the Neotropical myrmicine ant genus Lachnomyrmex Wheeler (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

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Feitosa, Rodrigo M., Brandão, Carlos Roberto F. (2008): A taxonomic revision of the Neotropical myrmicine ant genus Lachnomyrmex Wheeler (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Zootaxa 1890: 1-49, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.184304

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