- Amblyopone
Taxobox
name = "Amblyopone"
image_caption = "A. pallipes" worker
image_width = 250px
regnum =Animal ia
phylum =Arthropod a
classis =Insect a
ordo =Hymenoptera
familia =Formicidae
subfamilia =Ponerinae
tribus =Amblyoponini
genus = "Amblyopone"
genus_authority = Erichson, 1842
diversity_link = Amblyopone
diversity = > 60 species
type_species = "Amblyopone australis"
type_species_authority = Erichson, 1842
range_
range_map_width = 250px
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = see text.
synonyms ="Neoamblyopone"
"Protoamblyopone"
"Lithomyrmex""Amblyopone" is a
genus of amblyoponineant s.Description
Workers of "Amblyopone" have a well developed sting, elongate
mandible s and reduced or absent eyes. They are similar to "Onychomyrmex ".Biology
These basal ants are specialized predators of several kinds of
arthropod s, especiallycentipede s.Distribution
"Amblyopone" is found worldwide in tropical and temperate areas.
pecies
References
* ITIS: [http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=574173 Genus "Amblyopone"]
* Australian Ants Online: [http://www.ento.csiro.au/science/ants/ponerinae/amblyopone/amblyopone.htm Genus "Amblyopone"]Further reading
* (1927): Ants of the genus "Amblyopone" Erichson. "Proc. Am. Acad. Arts Sci." 62: 1-29. [http://research.amnh.org/entomology/social_insects/ants/publications/3386/3386.pdf PDF]
External links
* myrmecos.net: [http://myrmecos.net/ants/amblyopone.html Pictures of several "Amblyopone" species]
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