A new species of the genus Ropalidia Guérin-Méneville from central Africa (Insecta, Hymenoptera, Vespidae)
Ropalidia chromis sp. nov. is described from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is characterized by a mixture of morphological features present in two large species groups of that genus, suggesting a separate phylogenetic lineage.
Main Author: | Ozren Polašek |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Pensoft Publishers
2024-02-01
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Series: | African Invertebrates |
Online Access: | https://africaninvertebrates.pensoft.net/article/103539/download/pdf/ |
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