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Broad-headed Amazon Ant
Polyergus breviceps
Classification
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Hymenoptera
- Family
- Formicidae
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Polyergus breviceps is a species of ant endemic to the United States. It is a social parasite of other ants, namely of Formica gnava but also of Formica occulta and Formica argentea. Polyergus is an inquiline parasite, having lost its ability to take care of its young and themselves.
Polyergus es un género de hormigas, familia Formicidae. Se distribuyen por el Holártico: Norteamérica y Eurasia. Son parásitas obligadas de varias especies de Formica.
Distribution
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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Canada · 46United States of America · 5
Sources and credits
DescriptionPolyergus breviceps, Wikipedia contributorsMore from the same family

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