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Notes: Basitarsal sulcus gland anatomy

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Notes: Ants in Chapter IV (pp. 131-183).

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Notes: Karyotypes and COI, LWR phylogeny of nine Neotropical species.

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Notes: Phylogeny, biogeography

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