A New Species of the Swarming Social Wasp Chartergellus Bequaert, 1938 (Vespidae: Polistinae: Epiponini) from Acre, Brazil
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https://doi.org/10.13102/sociobiology.v66i4.4601Keywords:
Amazon forest, Chartergellus, INPA collection, Taxonomy, Vespidae.Abstract
A new species of Chartergellus, collected in Acre, Northern Region of Brazil, is described and comparative remarks are given.Downloads
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