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- 1 2 Cuezzo, F.; Guerrero, R. J. (2012). "The Ant Genus Dorymyrmex Mayr (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Dolichoderinae) in Colombia" (PDF). Psyche: A Journal of Entomology. 2012: 1–24. doi: 10.1155/2012/516058 .
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