*12. Solenopsis geminata subspecies rufa (Jerdon) .

Atta geminata Fabricius, Syst. Piezatorum, 423, 1804.

Atta rufa Jerdon, Madras Lit. Sci., Jour. 17: 106, 1851.

Solenopsis geminata variety rufa (Jerdon) Bingham, Fauna Brit. India, Hymenopt. 2: 158, 1903. Wheeler, New York Ent. Soc., Jour. 20: 45, 1912; B. P. Bishop Mus., 0cc. Papers 11 (11): 26, 1935.

Agana, at light, April 27, Bryan, May 4, Usinger; Barrigada, nest in passion fruit, June 14, Swezey; Piti, with mealybugs on cane, July 24, 27, Oct. 23, nest under bark, July 31, Swezey; Machanao, on spiny amaranth, Aug. 6, Swezey; Mata, very abundant with aleurodid ( Neoniaskellia bergii) on cane, Nov:. 11, Swezey.

The "fire ant" is widely distributed in the Pacific islands to Papua and India. It was collected in Guam by Fullaway in 1911 . We found it in various situations.