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Geminata-group Fire Ants
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Geminata-group Fire Ants

Solenopsis geminata

Solenopsis geminata or tropical fire ant is a species of fire ants, described by Fabricius in 1804, in the tribe Solenopsidini; it was originally placed in the Atta genus. This species has a pan-tropical distribution.

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7 branches of this group, most-observed first

Tropical Fire Ant

speciesSolenopsis geminata

Southern Fire Ant

speciesSolenopsis xyloni

Solenopsis gayi

speciesSolenopsis gayi

Solenopsis amblychila

speciesSolenopsis amblychila

Golden Fire Ant

speciesSolenopsis aurea

Tropical × Southern Fire Ant

hybridSolenopsis geminata × xyloni

Solenopsis bruesi

speciesSolenopsis bruesi

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