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The extraordinary diversity of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of leaf litter in the Yangambi Biosphere Reserve, Tshopo, Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Ambakina, Hervé, Gómez, Kiko, Monzenga, JEaN-ClaUdE, Kouakou, Lombart M., Dekoninck, Wouter (2025): The extraordinary diversity of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of leaf litter in the Yangambi Biosphere Reserve, Tshopo, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Belgian Journal of Entomology 159: 1-19, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.20173093

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