Buniapone (previously Pachycondyla) amblyops, look like a cross between some Ponerinae genera with Leptogenys. This mid size ant measuring 8 millimeters hunts both alone and in packs. This species hunts as much below ground as it does above.
Worker of Buniapone amblyops
Queen of Buniapone amblyops.
Queen of Buniapone amblyops.
Gyne of Pachycondyla amblyops.
Queen of Pachycondyla amblyops.
Gyne of Buniapone amblyops.
Queen of Buniapone amblyops.
gyne of Buniapone amblyops.
Queen of Buniapone amblyops.
See also:
Ectomomyrmex sp(18)
Ectomomyrmex sp(05)
Taxonomy
No rank: cellular organisms 131567
Superkingdom (Domain): Eukaryota 2759
No rank: Opisthokonta 33154
Kingdom: Metazoa 33208
No rank: Eumetazoa 6072
No rank (Subkingdom): Bilateria 33213
No rank (Branch): Protostomia 33317
No rank (Infrakingdom): Ecdysozoa
No rank (Superphylum): Panarthropoda 88770
Phylum: Arthropoda 6656
No rank (Subphylum): Mandibulata 197563
No rank: Pancrustacea 197562
Subphylum (Epiclass): Hexapoda 6960
Class: Insecta 50557
No rank (Subclass): Dicondylia 85512
Subclass (Infraclass): Pterygota 7496
Infraclass: Neoptera 33340
Cohort: Holometabola
Order: Hymenoptera 7399
Suborder Apocrita 7400
Infraorder: Aculeata 7434
Superfamily: Formicoidea
Family: Formicidae 36668
Subfamily: Ponerinae 43085
Tribe: Ponerini 141711
Genus: Boniapone
Species: amblyops 613574
Last Updated: 2021 07 21
First Posted: 2013 03 13
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First Posted: 2013 03 13
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