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Solenopsis Fire Ants and Thief Ants
(Genus Solenopsis)
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Fire ant is the common name for several species of ants in the genus Solenopsis. They are, however, only a minority in the genus, which includes over 200 species of Solenopsis worldwide. Solenopsis are stinging ants and most of their common names reflect this, for example, ginger ants and tropical fire ants. Many species also are called red ants because of their light brown color, though species of ants in many other genera are similarly nam
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Saevissima-group Fire Ants
(Complex Solenopsis saevissima)
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Red Imported Fire Ant
(Solenopsis invicta)
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The red imported fire ant (Solenopsis invicta), also known as the fire ant or 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 in 1916. Its current name invicta was given to the ant in 1972 as a separate species. However, the variant and species were the same ant, and the name was preserved...
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Geminata-group Fire Ants
(Complex Solenopsis geminata)
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Tropical Fire Ant
(Solenopsis geminata)
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Fire ant is the common name for several species of ants in the genus Solenopsis. They are, however, only a minority in the genus, which includes over 200 species of Solenopsis worldwide. Solenopsis are stinging ants and most of their common names reflect this, for example, ginger ants and tropical fire ants. Many species also are called red ants because of their light brown color, though species of ants in many other genera are similarly nam
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Southern Fire Ant
(Solenopsis xyloni)
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The southern fire ant (Solenopsis xyloni), also known as the Californian fire ant or cotton ant,:89 is a stinging fire ant native to southern parts of the United States. Its behaviour is similar to the red imported fire ant (S. invicta), although its sting is less painful. It has a broad and opportunistic diet, and will store seeds in its nest and eat honeydew collected from other insects.:91
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Molesta-group Thief Ants
(Complex Solenopsis molesta)
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Common European Thief Ant
(Solenopsis fugax)
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Solenopsis fugax is a myrmicine ant of the genus Solenopsis.
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Hybrid Imported Fire Ant
(Solenopsis invicta × richteri)
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Common American Thief Ant
(Solenopsis molesta)
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Solenopsis molesta, also known as thief ants, get their names from their habit of nesting close to other ant nests, from which they steal food. They are also called grease ants because they are attracted to grease.
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Cotton Mealybug
(Phenacoccus solenopsis)
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Phenacoccus solenopsis, the cotton mealybug or solenopsis mealybug, is a species of mealybug in the family Pseudococcidae. Having originated in North America, it has spread to other parts of the world and become a major pest of cotton crops.
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Genus Solenopsis
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Solenopsis is a genus of plants in the Campanulaceae. It is native to the Mediterranean region from Portugal and the Canary Islands east to Turkey.
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Carolina Thief Ant
(Solenopsis carolinensis)
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Solenopsis carolinensis, the thief ant, is a species of ant in the family Formicidae.
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Black Imported Fire Ant
(Solenopsis richteri)
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The black imported fire ant (Solenopsis richteri), or simply BIFA, is a species of ant in the genus Solenopsis (fire ants). It was long thought to either be a subspecies or color variation of Solenopsis invicta (red imported fire ant; RIFA), but is now recognized as its own species with a demonstratively different range and living habits. BIFA seem to be more tolerant of cold and a less dominant species than RIFA.
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Northern Twig-nesting Thief Ant
(Solenopsis picta)
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Golden Fire Ant
(Solenopsis aurea)
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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.
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