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Revision of the Highly Specialized Ant Genus Discothyrea (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the Afrotropics with X-Ray Microtomography and 3D Cybertaxonomy

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Hita-Garcia, Francisco, Lieberman, Ziv, Audisio, Tracy L., Liu, Cong, Economo, Evan P. (2019): Revision of the Highly Specialized Ant Genus Discothyrea (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the Afrotropics with X-Ray Microtomography and 3D Cybertaxonomy. Insect Systematics and Diversity 5: 1-84, DOI: 10.1093/isd/ixz015

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