New records and distribution for the Neotropical ant genus Ochetomyrmex Mayr (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)
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https://doi.org/10.13102/sociobiology.v62i2.266-269Keywords:
Biogeography, Distribution, PantanalAbstract
New records and known distribution from species of the genus Ochetomyrmex (Mayr) in the Neotropics are presented, emphasizing the first occurrence of Ochetomyrmex neopolitus (Fernández) in the Mato Grosso Pantanal region, a sub-region of Cáceres, Brazil.Downloads
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