Superfamily FORMICOIDEA 1387 



cycle in Miss.). —Smith, 1965. U. S. Dept. Agr., Tech. Bui. 1326:41^3 (economic 

 importance). —Wilson and Oliver, 1969. Jour. Econ. Ent. 62:1268-1271 (food habits). 

 — Glancey, et at, 1970. Nature 226:863-864 (pheromone may induce brood tending). 

 —Wilson, Dillier, and Markin, 1971. Ent. Soc. Amer., Ann. 64:660-665 (foraging territories). 

 — Markin, et al., 1971. Ga. Ent. Soc., Jour. 6:145-156 (nuptial flight and flight ranges). 

 —Collins and Markin, 1971. Ent. Soc. Amer., Ann. 64:1376-1380 (inquilines and other 

 arthropods in nests). —Markin, Collins, and Dillier, 1972. Ent. Soc. Amer., Ann. 

 65:1053-1058 (colony founding by queens). —Harris and Bums, 1972. Environ. Ent. 

 1:362-365 (predation on lone star tick). — Bhatkar, et al, 1972. Environ. Ent. 1:274-279 

 (confrontation behavior between Lasius neoniger and the imported fire ant). — Stringer, et 

 al., 1972. Jour. Econ. Ent. 65:872-873 (air separation of different castes). —Glancey, 

 Stringer, and Bishop, 1973. Ga. Ent. Soc., Jour. 8:217-220 (trophic egg production). 

 —Glancey, et al., 1973. Ga. Ent Soc., Jour. 8:237-238 (multiple fertile queens in colonies). 

 —O'Neal and Markin, 1973. Ga. Ent. Soc., Jour. 8:294-303 (brood nutrition and parental 

 relationships). —Hubbard, 1974. Ga. Ent. Soc, Jour. 9: 127-132 (influence of nest material 

 and colony odor on digging). —Allen, et. al., 1974. Ent. Soc. Amer., Ann. 67: 43^6 

 (distribution and habits in Brazil). —Morrill, 1974. Environ. Ent. 3: 265-271 (production and 

 flight). —Morrill, 1975. Ga. Ent. Soc., Jour. 10: 162-164 (reduction of populations by tillage). 

 — Horton, et al., 1975. Ga. Ent. Soc., Jour. 10: 207-213 (food carrying ability and 

 recruitment time). — Lofgren, Banks, and Glancey, 1975. Ann. Rev. Ent. 20: 1-30 (biology 

 and control of imported fire ants). —Bass and Hays, 1976. Ga. Ent. Soc, Jour. 11: 34-36 (in 

 S. C). —Adams, et al., 1976. Ga. Ent. Soc, Jour. 11: 165-169 (economic importance, impact 

 on soybean harvest). 



Morphology: Blum, et al., 1958. Science 128:306-307 (chemical, insecticidal, and antibiotic 

 properties of venom). —Callahan, Blum, and Walker, 1959. Ent. Soc Amer., Ann. 

 52:573-590 (histology of poison glands and sting). — Adrouny, Derbes, and Jung, 1959. 

 Science 130:479 (hemolytic component of fire ant venom). — Wilson, Diu-lach and Roth, 

 1959. Psyche 65:108-114 (chemical releases of necrophoric behavior). — Wilson, 1959. 

 Science 129:643-644 (nature of odor trail). —Wilson, 1962. Animal Behavior 19:134-147 

 (chemical communication among workers-mass foraging). — Blum and Callahan, 1960. XI 

 Int. Kong. Ent. Wien, Verb. B. 111:290-293 (chemical and biological properties of venom). 

 — Wilson, 1962. Animal Behavior 10:148-158 (chemical communication among workers). 

 — Wilson, 1962. Animal Behavior 10:159-164 (induction of social responses). — Walker and 

 Clower, 1961. Ent. Soc. Amer., Ann. 54:92-99 (alimentary canal of queen). — Caro, Derbes, 

 and Jung, 1957. Amer. Med. Assoc, Arch. Dermat. 75:475^488 (skin responses to sting). 

 —Thompson and Blum, 1967. Ent. Soc. Amer., Ann. 60:632-642 (spermatozoa). —Vinson, 

 1970. Ent. Soc. Amer., Ann. 63:930-935 (gustalory response to various electrolytes). 

 — MacConnell, Blum, and Fales, 1970. Science 168:840-841 (alkaloid from fire ant venom). 

 —Smith and Smith, 1971. Arch. Dermat. 103:438-441 (multiple fire ant stings - a 

 complication of alcoholism). — MacConnell, Blum, and Fales, 1971. Tetrahedron 

 26:1129-1139 (chemistry of fire ant venom). —Glancey, et al., 1976. Ga. Ent. Soc, Jour. 11: 

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 (effects of juvenile hormone analogues on caste differentiation). 

 krockowi Wheeler. N. Mex.; Mexico. 



Solenopsis krockcrwi Wheeler, 1908. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., Bui. 24:428. 5,9. 

 molesta (Say). Ont. s. to Fla., w. to Wash., Calif. Ecology: Lestobiotic, usually nests in or near 

 nests of other ants from which they rob food and brood. A house-infesting ant and of 

 great annoyance because of their small size; sometimes nests in woodwork and masonry 

 of houses. Thief ant. The form occurring west of the Rockies is sometimes referred to 

 as the subspecies validvuscula. 

 Myrmica molesta Say, 1836. Boston Jour. Nat. Hist. 1:293. 9. 

 Myrmica minuta Say, 1836. Boston Jour. Nat. Hist. 1:294. 5. 

 Myrmica (Tetmamxrrium (.')) exigtia Buckley, 1867. Ent. Soc. Phila., Proc. 6:342. 5, "9" = 



6. 

 Solenopsis debilis Mayr, 1886. ZooL-Bot. Gesell. Wien, Verb. 36:461. 5, 9, 6. 

 Solenopsis molesta var. validiuscula Emery, 1895. Zool. Jahrb., Abt. f. System. 8:278. 9 . 



