Solenopsis invicta

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Australasian Region: Australia. Indo-Australian Region: Hawaii. Nearctic Region: United States. Neotropical Region: Anguilla, Argentina, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Greater Antilles, Mexico, Montserrat, Paraguay, Puerto Rico, Saint Martin (French part), Trinidad and Tobago, United States Virgin Islands. Palaearctic Region: China.

Nomenclature

 * wagneri. Solenopsis saevissima var. wagneri Santschi, 1916e: 380 (w.) ARGENTINA. Junior synonym of saevissima: Wilson, 1952b: 55. Revived from synonymy, raised to species and senior synonym of invicta: Bolton, 1995b: 391. [Trager, 1991: 173 wrongly gave wagneri as an unavailable name, incorrectly citing its original notation as S. saevissima subsp. electra var. wagneri, and referring its material to invicta. But wagneri is available, with the original notation cited above, and has priority over invicta.] S. invicta conserved over wagneri because of usage, in accord with ICZN (1999): Shattuck, Porter & Wojcik, 1999: 27.
 *  invicta. Solenopsis invicta Buren, 1972: 9, fig. 2 (w.q.m.) BRAZIL. Wheeler, G.C. & Wheeler, J. 1977: 588 (l.). Junior synonym of wagneri: Bolton, 1995b: 388. [Trager, 1991: 173 incorrectly gave wagneri as an unavailable name; the name is available and has priority over invicta, see note under wagneri.] S. invicta conserved over wagneri because of usage, in accord with ICZN (1999): Shattuck, Porter & Wojcik, 1999: 27. See also: Rhoades, 1977: 1; Smith, D.R. 1979: 1386.

Additional References

 * Lei, W., Yongyue, L.U., Yijuan, X.U. & Ling, Z. 2013. The current status of research on Solenopsis invicta Buren (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Mainland China. Asian Myrmecology 5, 125–137.
 * Ward, D. 2009. The potential distribution of the red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta Buren (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), in New Zealand. New Zealand Entomologist 32: 67-75.


 * [[Media:Wetterer 2013a.pdf| Wetterer, J. K. 2013. Exotic spread of Solenopsis invicta Buren (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) beyond North America. Sociobiology 60:50-55. PDF]]