Solenopsis richteri

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Yannick Wurm Queen Mary University London
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Yannick Wurm Queen Mary University London


i5K Comments for Solenopsis richteri
S. richteri is native to South America but invasive to and common in parts of the USA. It is 1 of 4 fire ant species known to have both monogyne and polygyne social forms. Remarkably, the differences in queen number and other phenotypes between the 2 social forms are caused by polymorphisms at a selfish supergene. Comparative genomics among the socially polymorphic and strictly monogynous fire ant species (7 proposed) and with the S. invicta reference genome will be revealing for the evolution of polygyny, social behaviour, selfish gene action, and species invasiveness. Laurent Keller

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Solenopsis richteri
Black imported fire ant


Taxonomic classification
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Genus: Solenopsis
NCBI taxid: 485px-US-NLM-NCBI-Logo.png 30203
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