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Insecta

First description of the queen of the ant Solenopsis saudiensis Sharaf & Aldawood (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Saudi Arabia

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Pages 50-54 | Received 06 Oct 2014, Accepted 30 Oct 2014, Published online: 14 Nov 2014

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