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Tropical Fire Ant
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Ants, bees & wasps

Tropical Fire Ant

Solenopsis geminata (Fabricius, 1804)

Names

EnglishTropical Fire Ant
DutchTropische vuurmier
SpanishHormiga de fuego tropical
Chinese热带火蚁
Sranan Tongomira (general name for the group)
Scientific nameSolenopsis geminata (Fabricius, 1804)

About this species

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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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderHymenoptera
FamilyFormicidae
GenusSolenopsis

In Suriname

2Records in Suriname
1iNaturalist observations
1959First record
2022Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Paramaribo1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

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