Comparative Immature Morphology of Brazilian Fire Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Solenopsis)

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Third instar larva of Solenopsis saevissima. (a) Larva in frontal view. (b) Larva moulting to fourth instar. (c) Mouthparts; lb: labrum; md: mandible; mx: maxilla; lm: labium; arrow: spiny papillae at mouth entrance; asterisk: galea. Respective sizes of scale bars (μm): 100, 100, and 10.

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