''Ophthalmopone'' is a
ponerine
Ponerinae, the ponerine ants, is a subfamily of ants in the Poneromorph subfamilies group, with about 1,600 species in 47 extant genera, including ''Dinoponera gigantea'' - one of the world's largest species of ant. Mated workers have replaced ...
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
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
Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa is the area and regions of the continent of Africa that lie south of the Sahara. These include Central Africa, East Africa, Southern Africa, and West Africa. Geopolitically, in addition to the list of sovereign states and ...
. Workers are slender and large in size (8–13.5 mm). Queens seem to be absent, but
gamergates (reproductive female workers) present.
Species
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Ophthalmopone berthoudi''
Forel, 1890
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Ophthalmopone depilis''
Emery, 1902
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Ophthalmopone hottentota''
(Emery, 1886)
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Ophthalmopone ilgii''
Forel, 1894
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Ophthalmopone mocquerysi''
Emery, 1902
References
Ponerinae
Ant genera
Hymenoptera of Africa
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