Vol. 3 (10) pp. 1944-1949

First Record of Solenopsis aurea Wheeler (Hymenoptera: Formicidea) From India in Maharashtra

  • Department of Zoology, G.S. Science, Arts and Commerce College, Khamgaon, (MS), INDIA
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Abstract

This species of fire ant, collected from Buldana district in River Purna plain is described and illustrated based on worker under the name Solenopsis aurea wheeler. Presence of keel like toothbeneath petiole which directingbackward, is its distinguishing character differing it from Solenopsis geminate that distributed in India and other fire ants which found globally. Solenopsis is a small genus of subfamily myrmicinea belonging to tribe Solenopsidini. From the genus Solenopsis, the species Solenopsis aurea is here described from India for the first time.

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SHRIRAM N. GHAIT (2015); First Record of Solenopsis aurea Wheeler (Hymenoptera: Formicidea) From India in Maharashtra, Int. J. of Adv. Res., 3 (10), 1944-1949, ISSN 2320-5407.

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