Morphological Notes on the Worker and Queen Larvae of the Thief Ant Solenopsis helena (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Myrmicinae) from Brazil

Eduardo Gonçalves Paterson Fox; Daniel Russ Solis; Monica Lanzoni Rossi; William Mackay; Jose Pacheco

doi:10.1653/024.094.0427

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1 December 2011 Morphological Notes on the Worker and Queen Larvae of the Thief Ant Solenopsis helena (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Myrmicinae) from Brazil

Eduardo Gonçalves Paterson Fox, Daniel Russ Solis, Monica Lanzoni Rossi, William Mackay, Jose Pacheco

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Florida Entomologist, 94(4):909-915 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1653/024.094.0427

Abstract

Young and mature larvae of queen and workers of the thief ant, Solenopsis helena, are herein described for the first time. Specimens were treated and described by usual methods of light and scanning electron microscopy. Many of the observed characteristics confirmed traits of the thief ant larva, reinforcing the assumption that they are a distinct group from fire ants. The larva of S. helena can be recognized from other close species by details of the mouthparts, but seem extensively similar to Solenopsis molesta. These findings are useful for taxonomic studies and phylogenetic inferences.

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Eduardo Gonçalves Paterson Fox, Daniel Russ Solis, Monica Lanzoni Rossi, William Mackay, and Jose Pacheco "Morphological Notes on the Worker and Queen Larvae of the Thief Ant Solenopsis helena (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Myrmicinae) from Brazil," Florida Entomologist 94(4), 909-915, (1 December 2011). https://doi.org/10.1653/024.094.0427

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