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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » Aculeata - Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps » Ants (Formicoidea) » Ants (Formicidae) » Myrmicinae » Solenopsidini » Fire Ants and Thief Ants (Solenopsis) » Fire Ants (Solenopsis Fire Ants) » Solenopsis geminata

Species Solenopsis geminata

Classification · Other Common Names · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Range · Internet References
Solenopsis geminata attack by Pseudacteon - Solenopsis geminata - female Solenopsis geminata attack by Pseudacteon - Solenopsis geminata - male - female Solenopsis geminata attack by Pseudacteon - Solenopsis geminata - male - female Solenopsis? - Solenopsis geminata Solenopsis geminata Solenopsis geminata Solenopsis geminata 3031823 ant - Solenopsis geminata - female
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies)
No Taxon (Aculeata - Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps)
Superfamily Formicoidea (Ants)
Family Formicidae (Ants)
Subfamily Myrmicinae
Tribe Solenopsidini
Genus Solenopsis (Fire Ants and Thief Ants)
No Taxon (Fire Ants)
Species geminata (Solenopsis geminata)
Other Common Names
tropical fire ant
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Solenopsis geminata (Fabricius)
Orig. Comb: Atta geminata Fabricius 1804
Range
near Gulf from FL to Panama
Internet References
AntWeb
Global Invasive Species Database
Contributed by Charley Eiseman on 3 April, 2010 - 9:09am
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn
Last updated 29 October, 2013 - 9:20am

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