The Venom and Poison Glands of Pseudomyrmex Pallidus (F. Smith) | Zendy

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The Venom and Poison Glands of Pseudomyrmex Pallidus (F. Smith)

Author(s) -

Murray S. Blum,

Philip S. Callahan

Publication year - 1963

Publication title -

psyche a journal of entomology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.168

H-Index - 22

eISSN - 1687-7438

pISSN - 0033-2615

DOI - 10.1155/1963/65253

Subject(s) - venom , subfamily , sting , biology , zoology , ecology , biochemistry , engineering , gene , aerospace engineering

In the United States. the small subfamily Pseudomyrmicinae isrepresented by several species which are known to sting severely.Probably the most common species in the southeastern area is Pseudomyrmexpallidus (F. Smith). As part of a program of study on antvenoms in our laboratories, this paper presents a characterization ofthe venom of this species, a description of its poison apparatus and astudy of the reaction of human beings to its sting. In addition, thepossible nature of the venoms produced by the Formicidae is discussed

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