Amblyopone
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Amblyopone is a genus
of amblyoponine ant
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ants are specialized predators of several kinds of arthropod
s, especially centipede
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Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of amblyoponine ant
Ant
Ants are social insects of the family Formicidae and, along with the related wasps and bees, belong to the order Hymenoptera. Ants evolved from wasp-like ancestors in the mid-Cretaceous period between 110 and 130 million years ago and diversified after the rise of flowering plants. More than...
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Description
Workers of Amblyopone have a well-developed sting, elongate mandibles and reduced or absent eyes. They are similar to Onychomyrmex.Biology
These basalBasal (phylogenetics)
In phylogenetics, a basal clade is the earliest clade to branch in a larger clade; it appears at the base of a cladogram.A basal group forms an outgroup to the rest of the clade, such as in the following example:...
ants are specialized predators of several kinds of arthropod
Arthropod
An arthropod is an invertebrate animal having an exoskeleton , a segmented body, and jointed appendages. Arthropods are members of the phylum Arthropoda , and include the insects, arachnids, crustaceans, and others...
s, especially centipede
Centipede
Centipedes are arthropods belonging to the class Chilopoda of the subphylum Myriapoda. They are elongated metameric animals with one pair of legs per body segment. Despite the name, centipedes can have a varying number of legs from under 20 to over 300. Centipedes have an odd number of pairs of...
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Species
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Amblyopone saundersi Amblyopone saundersi is an ant in the subfamily Amblyoponinae, endemic to New Zealand.-References:* *... Forel, 1892 |
Further reading
(1927): Ants of the genus Amblyopone Erichson. Proc. Am. Acad. Arts Sci. 62: 1-29. PDFExternal links
- myrmecos.net: Pictures of several Amblyopone species