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Definition of Solenopsis
1. Noun. Fire ants.
Generic synonyms: Arthropod Genus
Group relationships: Family Formicidae, Formicidae
Member holonyms: Fire Ant
Lexicographical Neighbors of Solenopsis
Literary usage of Solenopsis
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Rice-feeding Insects of Tropical Asia by Barclay M. Shepard, A. T. Barrion, J. A. Litsinger (1995)
"Soil pests—ants Solenopsis geminata (Fabricius) Hymenoptera: Formicidae Ants
inhabit the ... A number of species of ants such as Solenopsis geminata (Fig. ..."
2. The Entomologist's Monthly Magazine by Nathaniel Lloyd and Company (1864)
"Solenopsis fugax, efc., in the Isle of Wight.-—On April 12th, while collecting
at the foot of the Culver Cliffs, near Sandown, I came across a nest of ..."
3. Bulletin by Puerto Rico Federal Experiment Station, Mayaguez (1911)
"(Solenopsis geminata.) Ants are always found where the white fly and the Lecanium
scale are present ..."
4. Entomological News and Proceedings of the Entomological Section of the by Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia Entomological Section (1896)
"... Mayr and Solenopsis molesta Say. Formica sanguinea Latr. sub. sp. rubicunda Em.
have associated with them as slaves Formica fusca Linn. var. ..."
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