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Polyergus

Rasoamanana, Nicole;MacGown, Joe A.;Fisher, Brian L.;Hill, JoVonn G.

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Polyergus is a small genus of ants with 14 described species. They are also referred to by the names "slave-raiding ants" and "Amazon ants". They are characterized by their habit of raiding nests (of Formica) for workers.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumArthropoda
  3. ClassInsecta
  4. OrderHymenoptera
  5. FamilyFormicidae
Observations recorded4,174

Formica , pt., Latr. Hist. Nat. Fourm. p. 186 (1802). Polyergus , Latr. Hist. Nat. Ins. et Crust. xiii. 256 (1805). The maxillary palpi 4-jointed, the labial palpi 2-jointed. Mandibles slender and curved, acute at the apex, not dentate within.

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
54
With media
2
Family
Formicidae
Collections
UTEP, FMNH, CAS, ASU, UCSB, ABS
Recorded in
United States

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Encyclopedic overview

8 sections
Contents
  • Reproduction
  • Species
  • ''lucidus'' group
  • ''rufescens'' group
  • ''samurai'' group
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Polyergus is a small genus of ants with 14 described species. They are also referred to by the names "slave-raiding ants" and "Amazon ants". They are characterized by their habit of raiding nests (of Formica) for workers.

==Reproduction==

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Polyergus” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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