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This is a list of valid species of the myrmicine genus Solenopsis (fire ants). There are over 200 species in this genus. There are over 200 species in this genus. [ 1 ]
The genus Solenopsis contains over 200 species. [1] Not all species included in the genus are known as fire ants, but most are small slow-moving ants which are unable to sting, called thief ants. "True" fire ants are but a group of about 20 species of Solenopsis which are larger, and will viciously sting in swarms whenever disturbed. [54]
The black imported fire ant (Solenopsis richteri), or simply BIFA, is a species of ant in the genus Solenopsis ().It was long thought to either be a subspecies or a color variation of Solenopsis invicta (the red imported fire ant, or simply RIFA), but is now recognized as its own species with a demonstratively different range and living habits.
In the 1930s, colonies were accidentally introduced into the United States through the seaport of Mobile, Alabama.Despite earlier views that cargo ships from Brazil docking at Mobile unloaded goods infested with the ants, [1] recent DNA research confirmed that the likely source population for all invasive S. invicta in the United States occurred at or near Formosa, Argentina, and virtually ...
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The southern fire ant (Solenopsis xyloni), also known as the Californian fire ant or cotton ant, [1]: 89 is a stinging fire ant native to southern parts of the United States. [2] [3] [4] Its behaviour is similar to the red imported fire ant (S. invicta), although its sting is less painful.
Adelomyrmex Emery, 1897; Anillomyrma Emery, 1913; Austromorium Shattuck, 2009; Baracidris Bolton, 1981; Bariamyrma Lattke, 1990; Bondroitia Forel, 1911; Chelaner ...
Solenopsis invicta, the fire ant, or red imported fire ant (RIFA), is a species of ant native to South America. A member of the genus Solenopsis in the subfamily Myrmicinae , it was described by Swiss entomologist Felix Santschi as a variant of S. saevissima in 1916.