Nest structure variation and morphology of adult castes of weaver ants Polyrhachis (Cyrtomyrma) rastellata (Latreille, 1802) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Sri Lanka

Nest structure variation and morphology of adult castes of weaver ants Polyrhachis (Cyrtomyrma) rastellata (Latreille, 1802) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Sri Lanka

Structural variation of P. rastelleta nests constructed on a Citrus crenatifolia Lush trees that were in the premises of a farm in Gonapola, Western Province of Sri Lanka, a polydomous nest unit on a folded single leaf, a monodomous horizontal nest between two leaves, a hanging nest between two leav...

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Main Author:	R.K. Sriyani Dias
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Southern Scientific Centre of the Russian Academy of Science, Federal state budgetary institution 2015-08-01
Series:	Кавказский энтомологический бюллетень
Subjects:	Hymenoptera Formicidae weaver ants arboreal ants Polyrhachis nesting host plants
Online Access:	http://www.ssc-ras.ru/files/files/23_Sriyani%20Dias.pdf

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