The　red　imported　fire　ant,　Solenopsis　invicta　Buren　is　listed　as　one　of　the　most　invasive　alien　insect　pests　and　the　fifth　costliest　worldwide.　Sustainable　and　long-term　management　of　S.　invicta　is　achievable　using　natural　enemy　insects.　So　far,　parasitic　Pseudacteon　flies　(Diptera:　Phoridae)　are　the　most　studied　natural　enemies　of　S.　invicta,　but　their　low　parasitism　rate　make　eradication　of　S.　invicta　very　difficult.　Natural　predators　of　S.　invicta　are　scarcely　reported.　In　this　study,　we　evaluated　the　control　potential　of　a　natural　predator,　the　golden-spotted　tiger　beetle,　Cosmodela　aurulenta　(Fabricius)　against　S.　invicta.　The　theoretical　maximum　daily　predation　of　C.　aurulenta　adults　to　small　and　large　S.　invicta　workers　were　29.1545　and　12.4533,　respectively.　The　predation　functional　responses　of　C.　aurulenta　adults　on　small　and　large　S.　invicta　workers　fit　the　Holling＇s　type　II　predator-prey　equation.　Intraspecific　competition　and　mutual　interference　among　C.　aurulenta　adults　preying　on　small　and　large　S.　invicta　workers　were　detected.　C.　aurulenta　adults　showed　obvious　preference　for　small　S.　invicta　workers　and　rapid　self-defense　reaction　on　S.　invicta　worker　attack.　When　fed　on　Tenebrio　molitor　Linnaeus　(Coleoptera:　Tenebrionidae)　larvae,　C.　aurulenta　adults　had　significantly　higher　survival　rate　and　reproductive　performance　than　when　fed　on　S.　invicta.　Our　study　exploited　a　natural　predator,　C.　aurulenta,　for　management　of　S.　invicta　and　laid　a　foundation　for　the　mass　production　of　the　predator.