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Strumigenys emmae (Emery, 1890) (Myrmicinae) new to Britain, with an updated key to the known Strumigenys of the West Palaearctic
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- 1. School of Biological Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Kadoorie Biological Sciences Building, Pok Fu Lam Road, Hong Kong SAR, China.
- 2. Department of Life Sciences, The Natural History Museum, London SW7 5BD.
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Hamer, Matthew T., Turner, Clive R. (2024): Strumigenys emmae (Emery, 1890) (Myrmicinae) new to Britain, with an updated key to the known Strumigenys of the West Palaearctic. Zootaxa 5415 (4): 570-576, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5415.4.6, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5415.4.6
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