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Taxonomic revision of the Mediterranean Temnothorax rottenbergii species group via integrated morphological and molecular approaches

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Csősz, Sándor, Taheri, Ahmed, Schifani, Enrico, Reyes-López, Joaquin-Luis, Alicata, Antonio, Báthori, Ferenc, Prebus, Matthew M (2025): Taxonomic revision of the Mediterranean Temnothorax rottenbergii species group via integrated morphological and molecular approaches. Insect Systematics and Diversity 9 (6): 1-49, DOI: 10.1093/isd/ixaf045, URL: https://doi.org/10.1093/isd/ixaf045

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