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

Figure 5

Last instar larva of Solenopsis saevissima gyne. (a) Body in frontal view. (b) Head capsule in full frontal view. (c) Mouthparts in oblique view; lb: labrum; md: mandibule; mx: maxilla; lm: labium. (d) Food basket area, asterisk: lower mouthparts; arrows: rows of spinules. Respective sizes of scale bars (μm): 400, 100, 50, and 50.