Amblyopone | |
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Amblyopone australis worker | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Formicidae |
Subfamily: | Amblyoponinae |
Genus: |
Amblyopone Erichson, 1842 |
Type species | |
Amblyopone australis Erichson, 1842 |
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Diversity | |
9 species | |
Synonyms | |
Amblyopopona Schulz, 1906 |
Amblyopopona Schulz, 1906
Amblyopopone Dalla Torre, 1893
Neoamblyopone Wheeler, 1927
Protamblyopone Wheeler, 1927
Amblyopone is a genus of 9 species of ants, found in Australia, New Caledonia, New Guinea and New Zealand. Ants of this genus possess the gamergate, meaning workers are able to reproduce within a colony lacking a queen.