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Mitogenome Announcement

Characterization of the complete mitochondrial genome of the invasive tramp ant Cardiocondyla obscurior (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Myrmicinae)

Li LiuCollege of Life Sciences, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi’an, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Yi WuCollege of Life Sciences, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi’an, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Fan ChenCollege of Life Sciences, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi’an, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Qiao-Xia WangCollege of Life Sciences, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi’an, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Xing-Yu ZhangCollege of Life Sciences, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi’an, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Yan TangCollege of Life Sciences, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi’an, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Fang LiCollege of Life Sciences, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi’an, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Zeng-Qiang QianCollege of Life Sciences, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi’an, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 1496-1498 | Received 26 Feb 2019, Accepted 23 Mar 2019, Published online: 30 Apr 2019

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