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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.

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  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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taxon name
Polyergus
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Polyergus
taxon common name
amazonka
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  • ''lucidus'' group
  • ''rufescens'' group
  • ''samurai'' group
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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.

==Reproduction==

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