Black imported fire ant (Solenopsis richteri)

Profile view of ant Solenopsis richteri
Photograph by April Nobile © AntWeb.org / CC-BY-SA-3.0. (view image details)

Black imported fire ant | Solenopsis richteri photo

Dorsal view of ant Solenopsis richteri
Photograph by April Nobile © AntWeb.org / CC-BY-SA-3.0. (view image details)

Black imported fire ant | Solenopsis richteri photo

Head view of ant Solenopsis richteri
Photograph by April Nobile © AntWeb.org / CC-BY-SA-3.0. (view image details)

BLACK IMPORTED FIRE ANT FACTS

Classification

Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Genus:	Solenopsis
Species:	richteri
Common Name:	Black imported fire ant

Relatives in same Genus
  Fire ant (S. geminata)
  Red imported fire ant (S. invicta)
  Southern fire ant (S. xyloni)

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