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Driver Ants (Dorylus subgenus Anomma) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

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Schöning, C. (2008). Driver Ants (Dorylus subgenus Anomma) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). In: Capinera, J.L. (eds) Encyclopedia of Entomology. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-6359-6_991

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