Aphaenogaster

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Aphaenogaster is a genus of myrmicine ants in the tribe Stenammini. About 200 species have been described, including 18 fossil species.[1] They occur worldwide except in South America south of Colombia, sub-Saharan Africa, and Antarctica.[2]

Aphaenogaster colonies have monomorphic workers. They have four-segmented antennal clubs and 12-segmented antennae.[3]

In Australia, they often build dense, conspicuous nests.[4] Nest entrances are generally funnel-shaped with diameters up to 4 cm, which resulted in the common name funnel ants. These nests can be a serious problem for golfers or on pastures and unsealed airstrips, because the fragile surface easily collapses under pressure.[3] Where it occurs, Aphaenogaster bioturbation is an important soil and landscape process.[4]

Aphaenogaster ants probably get most of their food from tended aphids on the roots of plants, which explains that they are rarely seen on the surface. The funnel-shaped openings could play a role in trapping arthropods, which are also eaten.[3]

Species

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Aphaenogaster dlusskyana worker in amber
File:Aphaenogaster gonacantha casent0107566 profile 1.jpg
Aphaenogaster gonacantha worker
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A. lepida worker and male

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A. balcanica
File:Aphaenogaster longiceps.jpg
A. longiceps
File:Aphaenogaster occidentalis.jpg
A. occidentalis
File:Aphaenogaster pythia.jpg
A. pytia
File:Aphaenogaster rudis.jpg
A. rudis
File:Aphaenogaster subterranea.jpg
A. subterranea
File:Aphaenogaster tennesseensis.jpg
A. tennesseensis

References

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