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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;
Fire ants are several species of ants in the genus Solenopsis, which includes over 200 species. Solenopsis are stinging ants, and most of their common names reflect this, for example, ginger ants and tropical fire ants .
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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