''Amblyopone'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of 10 species of
ant
Ants are Eusociality, eusocial insects of the Family (biology), family Formicidae and, along with the related wasps and bees, belong to the Taxonomy (biology), order Hymenoptera. Ants evolved from Vespoidea, vespoid wasp ancestors in the Cre ...
s, found in
Australia
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,
New Caledonia
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,
New Guinea
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and
New Zealand
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.
[Yoshimura, M.; Fisher, B.L. 2012: A revision of male ants of the Malagasy Amblyoponinae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) with resurrections of the genera ''Stigmatomma'' and ''Xymmer''. ''PLoS One'', 7(3): e33325. reference page] Ants of this genus possess
gamergates, meaning workers are able to reproduce within a colony lacking a queen.
Species
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Amblyopone aberrans''
Wheeler, 1927
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Amblyopone australis
''Amblyopone australis'', the southern Michelin ant, is a species of ant in the genus ''Amblyopone'', native to Australia. The species was described by Wilhelm Ferdinand Erichson in 1842. Workers can vary in colour from yellow to dark brown or bl ...
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Erichson, 1842
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Amblyopone clarki
''Amblyopone'' is a genus of 10 species of ants, found in Australia, New Caledonia, New Guinea and New Zealand.Yoshimura, M.; Fisher, B.L. 2012: A revision of male ants of the Malagasy Amblyoponinae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) with resurrections of ...
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Wheeler, 1927
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Amblyopone ferruginea''
Smith, 1858
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Amblyopone gingivalis''
Brown, 1960
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Amblyopone hackeri''
Wheeler, 1927
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Amblyopone leae
''Amblyopone'' is a genus of 10 species of ants, found in Australia, New Caledonia, New Guinea and New Zealand.Yoshimura, M.; Fisher, B.L. 2012: A revision of male ants of the Malagasy Amblyoponinae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) with resurrections of ...
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Wheeler, 1927
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Amblyopone longidens''
Forel, 1910
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Amblyopone mercovichi''
Brown, 1960
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Amblyopone michaelseni
''Amblyopone'' is a genus of 10 species of ants, found in Australia, New Caledonia, New Guinea and New Zealand
New Zealand () is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island ...
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Forel, 1907
References
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Amblyoponinae
Ant genera
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