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The ant genus Tetraponera (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the Afrotropical region: taxonomic review and key to species
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Ward, Philip S. (2022): The ant genus Tetraponera (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the Afrotropical region: taxonomic review and key to species. Zootaxa 5102 (1): 1-70, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5102.1.1
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