genus Solenopsis


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Noun1.genus Solenopsis - fire ants
Solenopsis
arthropod genus - a genus of arthropods
family Formicidae, Formicidae - ants
fire ant - omnivorous ant of tropical and subtropical America that can inflict a painful sting
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(Characterization of 24 microsatellite markers in 11 species of fire ants in the genus Solenopsis (Hymenoptera: Formicidae).
Comparative Population Genetics of Red Imported Fire Ants (Solenopsis invicta) at the University of Central Oklahoma and Lake Arcadia, Edmond, Oklahoma
Extensive field and laboratory studies with 10 of these South American flies have shown that they were all highly host-specific and only able to parasitize fire ants in the genus Solenopsis (Porter & Gilbert 2004).
The fire ant decapitating fly, Pseudacteon bifidus (Diptera: Phoridae): host specificity and attraction to potential food items
Among them, genus Solenopsis and Brachymyrmex were more frequent and represented 78.3% of ant frequency.
Can the absence of ants interfere in the arthropods abundance on corn plants (Zea mays L. - Poaceae)?
Ant genus Solenopsis (fire ant) is a comprehensive invasive species that have widely distributed in disturbed habitats [13].
Communities of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in peatland planted with oil palm stands of different age strata

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