Harpegnathos

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Harpegnathos
Worker H. saltator killing a queen in an inter-colony conflict
Worker H. saltator killing a queen in an inter-colony conflict
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Ponerinae
Tribe: Ponerini
Genus: Harpegnathos
Diversity
7 species
Species

H. empesoi
H. hobbyi
H. macgregori
H. medioniger
H. pallipes
H. saltator
H. venator

Harpegnathos is a basal genus of ants. Unlike almost other groups of ants they live singly or in small groups, and do not form large colonies.

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