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The mimicry complex of the acrobat ant Crematogaster scutellaris in Tunisia: Colobopsis imitans and Mimocoris rugicollis (Hymenoptera: Formicidae; Heteroptera: Miridae)
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- 1. Department of Chemistry, Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, University of Parma, Italy - enrsc8@gmail.com
- 2. Department of Biological Sciences, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia - wala.oueslati@fst.utm.tn; saidnouira.ecologie@gmail.com
- 3. Tunisian Association for Wildlife, Tunis, Tunisia - contact.jamilab@gmail.com; wael.benaba@gmail.com
- 4. University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy - attilio.carapezza@unipa.it
- 5. Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences, University of Catania, Catania, Italy - antonioalicata@gmail.com
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Schifani, Enrico, Oueslati, Wala, Bouayed, Jamila, Aba, Wael Ben, Nouira, Saïd, Carapezza, Attilio, Alicata, Antonio (2024): The mimicry complex of the acrobat ant Crematogaster scutellaris in Tunisia: Colobopsis imitans and Mimocoris rugicollis (Hymenoptera: Formicidae; Heteroptera: Miridae). Fragmenta entomologica 56 (2): 187-192, DOI: 10.13133/2284-4880/1671
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