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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;
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]
This list may not reflect recent changes. Solenopsis (ant) * List of Solenopsis species; A. Solenopsis abdita; Solenopsis altinodis; Solenopsis amblychila; Solenopsis ...
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. Its current specific name invicta was given to the ant in 1972 as a separate ...
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.
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.
Solenopsis is a scientific name for two genera: Solenopsis (ant) , a genus of ants comprising the fire ants and thief ants Solenopsis (plant) , a genus of flowering plants in the family Campanulaceae, commonly treated as a synonym of Laurentia or Isotoma
Binomial name; Solenopsis solenopsidis (Kusnezov, 1953) Solenopsis solenopsidis is a species of ant in the genus Solenopsis. It is endemic to Argentina. [1] References