Chartergellus jeannei, a New Species of the Swarming Social Wasps from the Amazon Forest (Hymenoptera, Vespidae, Epiponini).
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https://doi.org/10.13102/sociobiology.v62i1.120-123Keywords:
Social wasps, Polistinae, ChartergellusAbstract
A new species, Chartergellus jeannei Andena & Soleman, is described.Downloads
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