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    Species Accepted

    Solenopsis invicta Buren, 1972

    Argentinian Fire Ant
    EukaryotaAnimalia...Solenopsis

    Classification and descendants

    Source: Catalogue of Life

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      Synonyms and combinations

      Source: Catalogue of Life

      Recorded as introduced in 16 countries or islands

      16 results
      Introduced inAccording toInvasiveOccurrences in GBIF
      Antigua and BarbudaYes
      AnguillaYes
      AustraliaYes
      Bolivia, Plurinational State ofYes
      BahamasYes
      ChinaYes
      Saint Kitts and NevisNo
      Cayman IslandsYes
      Saint LuciaNo
      MexicoYes
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      Vernacular names

      Source: Catalogue of Life

      32 results
      Argentinian Fire Ant English
      Formica di fuoco Italian
      Formiga-de-fogo Portuguese
      Formiga-vermelha-do-fogo Portuguese
      Fourmi de feu French
      Fourmi de feu rouge French
      Grande fourmi de feu French
      Hormiga roja argentina de fuego Spanish
      Kiến lửa đỏ Vietnamese
      RIFA English

      Treatments

      Source: Catalogue of Life
      2 results
      Source Dataset
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      Bibliography

      Source: Catalogue of Life

      4 results
      Dyntaxa. Svensk taxonomisk databas
      Buren, W. F. (1972). Revisionary studies on the taxonomy of the imported fire ants. Journal of the Georgia Entomological Society, 7, 1–26. https://antcat.org/documents/534/6818.pdf
      Santschi, F. (1916). Formicides sudaméricains nouveaux ou peu connus. Physis (Buenos Aires), 2, 365–399. https://antcat.org/documents/2532/3656.pdf
      ISSG. 2012. Global Invasive Species Database. Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG) of the IUCN Species Survival Commission

      Citation

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