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Lectotype designation and redescription of four commonly collected Neotropical species of Strumigenys (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

  • 1. Departamento de Zoologia, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Av. Cel. Francisco Heráclito dos Santos, 100, P.O. Box 19020, Curitiba, PR, Brazil.
  • 2. Departamento de Biologia Geral, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Av. P.H. Rolfs s/n, Campus UFV, 36570-900, Viçosa, MG, Brazil.

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Silva, Thiago Sanches Ranzani Da, Chaul, Júlio Cezar Mário, Feitosa, Rodrigo Machado (2022): Lectotype designation and redescription of four commonly collected Neotropical species of Strumigenys (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). European Journal of Taxonomy 798 (1): 103-126, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2022.798.1673, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.798.1673

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