Solenopsis punctaticeps Mayr, 1865 is a animal in the Formicidae family, order Hymenoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Solenopsis punctaticeps Mayr, 1865

Solenopsis punctaticeps Mayr, 1865

Solenopsis punctaticeps, sometimes called the yellow fire ant, is a formicid ant found mainly in southern Africa.

Family
Genus
Solenopsis
Order
Hymenoptera
Class
Insecta

About Solenopsis punctaticeps Mayr, 1865

Solenopsis punctaticeps Mayr, 1865 is a myrmicine ant species belonging to the Formicidae family. It is sometimes known by the common name yellow fire ant, and it occurs mainly in southern Africa.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Hymenoptera Formicidae Solenopsis

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