Revisionary notes on the fungus-growing ant genus Mycetarotes Emery (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) Notas sobre as formigas cultivadoras de fungos do gênero Mycetarotes Emery (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)

Mycetarotes is a small genus of the exclusively Neotropical fungus-growing ants, that includes M. parallelus (Emery), M. senticosus Kempf, M. acutus Mayhé-Nunes and M. carinatus Mayhé-Nunes. We hereby revise historical and recent information regarding Mycetarotes species for the first time, providin...

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Main Authors: Antonio José Mayhé-Nunes, Carlos Roberto Ferreira Brandão
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Entomologia 2006-12-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Entomologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0085-56262006000400005