genus Solenopsis

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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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Fire ants of the genus Solenopsis (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Myrmicinae) are noted for the venomous stings of the workers.

Whole body solvent soak gives representative venom alkaloid profile from Solenopsis invicta (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) workers

In environments associated to The Middle Parana River floodplain, ants comprises about 90% of their diet, being the genus Solenopsis (Formicidae) their most important prey item (Lopez et al.

Spatio-temporal patterns of foraging and feeding behavior of Elachistocleis bicolor (Anura: Microhylidae)/Patrones espacio-temporales de forrajeo y comportamiento alimentario de Elachistocleis bicolor (Anura: Microhylidae)

Among them, genus Solenopsis and Brachymyrmex were more frequent and represented 78.

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

Insects of the order hymenoptera, members of the genus solenopsis namely Sinvicta, S.