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Species Solenopsis geminata

Texas native fire ants in bucket of water - Solenopsis geminata - female

Solenopsis geminata attack by Pseudacteon - Solenopsis geminata - male - 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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