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Tropical Fire Ant
Solenopsis geminata (Fabricius) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Myrmicinae )

Status
Exotic (but present in Australia)

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Caption: Specimen Locality Label: Waneroo, Western Australia. Coll: Widmer and Smith 23.v.2005

Source: Tracey Smith Department of Agriculture Western Australia

Workers are polymorphic; body length ranging from 3-5mm. Body is red-orange brown, head brown. (ISSG Global Invasive Species Database)

Worker ants have two nodes between the thorax and abdomen, distinct compound eyes, ten segments on the antennae with two segments forming a club, no spines on the propodeum and are over 2 mm long. Major worker ants have a deep groove on the vertex of the head, mandibles without teeth and are entirely black, with a short antennal scape reaching half-way to the vertex (Vinson et al. 2003)

PaDIL Links:
Yellow crazy ant (Anoplolepis gracilipes)
Argentine ant (Linepithema humile)
Singapore ant (Monomorium destructor)
Pharaoh ant (Monomorium pharaonis)
black house ant (Ochetellus glaber)
Crazy Ant (Paratrechina longicornis)
Red imported fire ant (Solenopsis invicta )
white-footed ant (Technomyrmex jocosus)
electric ant (Wasmannia auropunctata)

Specimen contact point: Department of Agriculture Western Australia

Citation: Graham, R. (2006) Tropical Fire Ant (Solenopsis geminata) Pest and Diseases Image Library. Updated on 10/20/2006 3:13:51 PM. Available online: http://www.padil.gov.au

Created Date: 6/13/2005 1:52:53 PM

Last Updated: 10/20/2006 3:13:51 PM

Diagnostic Images
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