''Heteroponera georgesi'' is a species of

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, it was described by Perrault in 1999.Perrault, G. H. 1999a

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Heteroponera georgesi n. sp. de Guyane française (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Bull. Soc. Entomol. Fr. 103: 475-47
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(page 475, figs. 1-6 worker described)

References

Heteroponerinae Hymenoptera of South America Insects described in 1999 {{ant-stub