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Revision of the ant genus Iridomyrmex (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) 2845

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Heterick, Brian E., Shattuck, Steve (2011): Revision of the ant genus Iridomyrmex (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) 2845. Zootaxa 2845 (1): 1-174, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2845.1.1, URL: https://www.biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.2845.1.1

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