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- ↑ Insectes Sociaux 1962, Volume 9, Issue 1, pp 101-102 IVe Congrès de l'Union
- ↑ "Treccani - la cultura italiana | Treccani, il portale del sapere".
- ↑ Insectes Sociaux 1957, Volume 4, Issue 4, pp 409-415 IIIe Congrès de l'Union Internationale pour l'Étude des Insectes Sociaux
