Solenopsis geminata

TaxID: 121131

Basic Information

Solenopsis geminata

Fire ant, Tropical Fire Ant, tropical fire ant

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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Taxonomic Information

Eukaryota

Arthropoda

Insecta

Hymenoptera

Formicidae

Solenopsis

geminata

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Photos (5 photos)

Solenopsis geminata
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(c) Meghan Cassidy@BY-SA
Solenopsis geminata
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(c) Reynante Martinez@BY
Solenopsis geminata
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(c) Mason Salem@BY-NC
Solenopsis geminata
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(c) Reynante Martinez@BY
Solenopsis geminata
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(c) Meghan Cassidy@BY-SA

Morphological Features

No morphological description available.

Host Plants (0 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

No host plants available.

Quarantine Status (33 records)

Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.

Country Status Year Added
Angola Quarantine pests —
Austria IAS of Union concern 2022
Belgium IAS of Union concern 2022
Bulgaria IAS of Union concern 2022
Cyprus IAS of Union concern 2022
Czechia IAS of Union concern 2022
Germany IAS of Union concern 2022
Denmark IAS of Union concern 2022
Spain IAS of Union concern 2022
Estonia IAS of Union concern 2022
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Distribution (80 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

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Present
0
Absent
0
Unknown/Other
Country Status State
Antigua and Barbuda Present —
Aruba Present —
Anguilla Present —
Australia Present
Bangladesh Present —
Bahamas Present —
Belize Present —
Brazil Present
Barbados Present —
Brunei Darussalam Present —
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Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)

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Genomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No genome records available.

Transcriptomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No transcriptome records available.

DNA Barcodes (0 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

No DNA barcode records available.

Literature