Biology
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An aggressive tramp species, invasive outdoors in warmer climates. Dispersed with tropical plants, and in sod from southern states brought into ILLINOIS.
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Distribution Notes
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Paraguay: Boquerón, Caaguazú, Canindeyú, Central, Guairá, Ñeembucú, Paraguarí, Pte. Hayes
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Taxonomic History
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Solenopsis invicta Buren, 1972 PDF: 9, fig. 2 (w.q.m.) BRAZIL. Neotropic.
AntCat AntWiki HOLTaxonomic history
Wheeler & Wheeler, 1977a PDF: 588 (l.).Junior synonym of
Solenopsis wagneri:
Bolton, 1995b: 388.[
Trager, 1991 PDF: 173 incorrectly gave
Solenopsis wagneri as an unavailable name; the name is available and has priority over
Solenopsis invicta, see note under
Solenopsis wagneri.].
Solenopsis invicta conserved over
Solenopsis wagneri because of usage, in accord with ICZN (1999):
Shattuck et al., 1999: 27.See also:
Rhoades, 1977: 1;
Smith, 1979: 1386;
Pitts et al., 2018 10.4289/0013-8797.120.2.308 PDF: 343.
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