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Fossil Ponerinae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Early Eocene amber of France

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Aria, Cédric, Perrichot, Vincent, Nel, André (2011): Fossil Ponerinae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Early Eocene amber of France. Zootaxa 2870: 53-62, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.206040

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Taxonomic treatment: 10.5281/zenodo.6185091 (DOI)
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