Nickle W R, Jouvenaz D P
J Nematol. 1987 Jul;19(3):311-3.
Explorations in Brazil to find parasites of the red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta Buren, have uncovered a new species of the Tetradonematidae, Tetradonema solenopsis n. sp. The nematode parasite was fatal to about 25% of the colony. The female nematodes are large and sausage shaped and the males are small and difficult to find, which is typical of the genus. The ant is a new host record for tetradonematids.
在巴西开展的寻找入侵红火蚁（Solenopsis invicta Buren）寄生虫的探索工作，发现了四棱线虫科的一个新物种——红火蚁四棱线虫（Tetradonema solenopsis n. sp.）。这种线虫寄生虫对约25%的蚁群是致命的。雌性线虫体型大且呈香肠状，雄性线虫体型小且难以找到，这是该属的典型特征。这种蚂蚁是四棱线虫科的新宿主记录。
