Chartergellus jeannei, a New Species of the Swarming Social Wasps from the Amazon Forest (Hymenoptera, Vespidae, Epiponini).

Authors

  • Yuri Campanholo Grandinete Universidade de São Paulo (USP-FFCLRP)
  • Sergio Ricardo Andena Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana
  • Raduan Alexandre Soleman
  • Fernando Barbosa Noll Universidade Estadual Paulista

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.13102/sociobiology.v62i1.120-123

Keywords:

Social wasps, Polistinae, Chartergellus

Abstract

A new species, Chartergellus jeannei Andena & Soleman, is described.

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Author Biography

Yuri Campanholo Grandinete, Universidade de São Paulo (USP-FFCLRP)

Department of Biology - PhD student

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Published

2015-04-07

How to Cite

Grandinete, Y. C., Andena, S. R., Soleman, R. A., & Noll, F. B. (2015). Chartergellus jeannei, a New Species of the Swarming Social Wasps from the Amazon Forest (Hymenoptera, Vespidae, Epiponini). Sociobiology, 62(1), 120–123. https://doi.org/10.13102/sociobiology.v62i1.120-123

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