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  2. Fire ant - Wikipedia

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    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]

  3. Black imported fire ant - Wikipedia

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    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.

  4. List of Solenopsis species - Wikipedia

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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. [1] Species. Solenopsis abdita Thompson, 1989;

  5. Red imported fire ants in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The red imported fire ant (Solenopsis invicta), or simply RIFA, is one of over 280 species in the widespread genus Solenopsis.It is native to South America but it has become both a pest and a health hazard in the southern United States as well as a number of other countries.

  6. Solenopsis geminata - Wikipedia

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    Solenopsis geminata is native to Central and South America, including the Caribbean islands, but has since spread throughout the tropics by human means. It is an invasive species with a world-wide distribution even greater than that of other invasive fire ant species such as Solenopsis invicta (red imported fire ant).

  7. Southern fire ant - Wikipedia

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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.

  8. Red imported fire ant - Wikipedia

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    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.

  9. Solenopsis aurea - Wikipedia

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    Solenopsis aurea, also commonly called the golden fire ant, is a species of ant native to the southwestern United States and Northern Mexico. Workers have a pale golden coloration with occasional brown spots.