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We thank T. Abe for freely communicating to us his observations on D. rugosum, M. Dickson for scanning electron microscopy, R. H. Crozier, M. A. Elgar, and D. Sandeman for comments, and R. W. Taylor for taxonomic help. This research was supported by the Australian Research Grants Scheme (R. H. Crozier) and the Japan Ministry of Education, Science and Culture (Overseas Survey on Australian Social Insects, team leader T. Matsumoto).
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Peeters, C., Higashi, S. Reproductive dominance controlled by mutilation in the queenless ant Diacamma australe . Naturwissenschaften 76, 177–180 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00366404
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