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Journal of Natural History Volume 50, 2016 - Issue 29-30
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A remarkable new species of the genus Lepisiota Santschi (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Oman and the United Arab Emirates with a key to the Arabian species

Mostafa R. SharafPlant Protection Department, College of Food and Agriculture Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Joe MonksSchool of Life Sciences, The University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UKView further author information
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Andrew PolaszekDepartment of Life Sciences, Natural History Museum, London, UKView further author information
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Abdulrahman S. AldawoodPlant Protection Department, College of Food and Agriculture Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaView further author information
Pages 1875-1887 | Received 22 Dec 2015, Accepted 13 Apr 2016, Published online: 10 May 2016

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