Taxonomic history
Crozier, 1970a PDF: 116 (k.).Raised to species: Forel, 1909a PDF: 269.Subspecies of Solenopsis xyloni: Creighton, 1930b PDF: 103.Revived status as species: Creighton, 1950a PDF: 230; Snelling, 1963 PDF: 6.Senior synonym of Solenopsis huachucana: Trager, 1991 PDF: 170.California “ aurea ” may be light-colored S. xyloni .
Solenopsis aurea, also commonly called the golden fire ant, is a species of ant native to the southwestern United States and Northern Mexico. Workers have a pale golden coloration with occasional brown spots.[1][2]
Solenopsis aurea, also commonly called the golden fire ant, is a species of ant native to the southwestern United States and Northern Mexico. Workers have a pale golden coloration with occasional brown spots.