Amblyopone
Sign in to saveAmblyopone is a genus of 10 species of ants, found in Australia, New Caledonia, New Guinea and New Zealand. Ants of this genus possess gamergates, meaning workers are able to reproduce within a colony lacking a queen.thumb|left|Living specimen of Amblyopone from Auckland New Zealand about 20mm long
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GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderHymenoptera
- FamilyFormicidae
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Amblyopone is a genus of 10 species of ants, found in Australia, New Caledonia, New Guinea and New Zealand. Ants of this genus possess gamergates, meaning workers are able to reproduce within a colony lacking a queen.thumb|left|Living specimen of Amblyopone from Auckland New Zealand about 20mm long
==Species== Amblyopone aberrans Wheeler, 1927 Amblyopone australis Erichson, 1842 Amblyopone clarki Wheeler, 1927 Amblyopone ferruginea Smith, 1858 Amblyopone gingivalis Brown, 1960 Amblyopone hackeri Wheeler, 1927 Amblyopone leae Wheeler, 1927 Amblyopone longidens Forel, 1910 Amblyopone mercovichi Brown, 1960 Amblyopone michaelseni Forel, 1907