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The ants (Hymenoptera:formicidae) of Rawdhat Khorim Nature Preserve, Saudi Arabia, with description of a new species of the genus Tetramorium Mayr

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  • 1. Economic Entomology Research Unit (EERU).
  • 2. King Saud University Museum of Arthropods (KSMA).

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Sharaf, Mostafa R., Abdel-Dayem, Mahmoud S., Al Dhafer, Hathal M., Aldawood, Abdulrahman S. (2013): The ants (Hymenoptera:formicidae) of Rawdhat Khorim Nature Preserve, Saudi Arabia, with description of a new species of the genus Tetramorium Mayr. Zootaxa 3709 (6): 565-580, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3709.6.6

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