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Alate ants are being collected in two urban green areas of the city of São Paulo, differing in their distances to natural Atlantic Forest remnants, in order to characterize the species diversity and the importance of urban parks in the maintenance of such diversity. Ants of the genus Camponotus are ...

The fire-ants are widely distributed in Brazil, including urban areas, but few studies are found in this country. The Solenopsis saevissima species-group encompasses ecologically and economically important ants, and has the largest number of species of the genus Solenopsis. In Brazil, the main speci...

Solenopsis invicta viruses (SINVs) were surveyed in samples collected in municipalities of São Paulo and Minas Gerais States, Brazil, using a multiplex RT-PCR method. Species identification was performed by mitochondrial COI gene sequencing. All three SINVs described in the US were detected in Brazi...