Solenopsis punctaticeps
| Solenopsis punctaticeps | |
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| Solenopsis punctaticeps, Namibia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Genus: | Solenopsis |
| Species: | S. punctaticeps
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| Binomial name | |
| Solenopsis punctaticeps Mayr, 1865
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Solenopsis punctaticeps is a species of myrmicine ant in the family Formicidae, sometimes called the yellow fire ant. It is found mainly in southern Africa.[1][2][3]
Subspecies
[edit]These eight subspecies belong to the species Solenopsis punctaticeps:
- Solenopsis punctaticeps caffra Forel, 1894
- Solenopsis punctaticeps cleptomana Santschi, 1914
- Solenopsis punctaticeps erythraea Emery, 1915
- Solenopsis punctaticeps fur Santschi, 1926
- Solenopsis punctaticeps indocilis Santschi, 1914
- Solenopsis punctaticeps juba Weber, 1943
- Solenopsis punctaticeps kibaliensis Wheeler, 1922
- Solenopsis punctaticeps punctaticeps Mayr, 1865
References
[edit]- ^ "GBIF, Solenopsis punctaticeps". Retrieved 2025-10-24.
- ^ "Catalogue of Life, Solenopsis punctaticeps Mayr, 1865". Retrieved 2025-10-24.
- ^ "AntWeb". California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
External links
[edit]- Citizen science observations for Solenopsis punctaticeps at iNaturalist
Media related to Solenopsis punctaticeps at Wikimedia Commons
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