Amblyopone clarki
| Amblyopone clarki | |
|---|---|
| Amblyopone clarki worker | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Genus: | Amblyopone |
| Species: | A. clarki
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| Binomial name | |
| Amblyopone clarki Wheeler, 1927
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Amblyopone clarki is a ant of the genus Amblyopone. Ants of this genus possess gamergates, meaning workers are able to reproduce within a colony lacking a queen.[1] No subspecies are listed for Amblyopone clarki.[2]
Amblyopone clarki is locally abundant on the sandy coastal plain north and south of Perth.[3]
References
- ^ Ito, F. (1993-12-01). "Social organization in a primitive ponerine ant: queenless reproduction, dominance hierarchy and functional polygyny in Amblyopone sp. (reclinata group) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Ponerinae)". Journal of Natural History. 27 (6): 1315–1324. doi:10.1080/00222939300770751. ISSN 0022-2933.
- ^ "Amblyopone clarki Wheeler, 1927 (accepted name)". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2025-10-18.
- ^ "Amblyopone clarki". AntWiki. Archived from the original on 2025-01-21. Retrieved 2025-10-18.