Revision of the ant genus Melophorus (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)

The fauna of the purely Australian formicine ant genus Melophorus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) is revised. This project involved integrated morphological and molecular taxonomy using one mitochondrial gene (COI) and four nuclear genes (AA, H3, LR and Wg). Seven major clades were ident...

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Main Authors: Brian E. Heterick, Mark Castalanelli, Steve O. Shattuck
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2017-09-01
Series:ZooKeys
Online Access:https://zookeys.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=11784