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By awild on August 11, 2008.

Asphinctopone differens Bolton & Fisher 2008

A new species from the Central African Republic

Bolton & Fisher Revise Asphinctopone (Zootaxa)

Shattuck Revises the Indo-Pacific Prionopelta

All imported Fire Ants in the U.S. are descended from 9-20 initial foundress queens

[summary in ScienceDaily]

ZooKeys: A new open-access journal for biodiversity & taxonomy

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