Hagensia is a small genus of ants in the subfamily Ponerinae. Its two species are known only from coastal areas in South Africa. Workers are large (10.5–13.0 mm); queens are unknown, but gamergates (reproductive female workers) occurs in both species.[2]

Hagensia
Hagensia havilandi worker
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Tribe: Ponerini
Genus: Hagensia
Forel, 1901
Type species
Megaloponera havilandi
Forel, 1901
Diversity[1]
2 species

Species

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References

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  1. ^ Bolton, B. (2015). "Hagensia". AntCat. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
  2. ^ Schmidt, C. A.; Shattuck, S. O. (2014). "The Higher Classification of the Ant Subfamily Ponerinae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), with a Review of Ponerine Ecology and Behavior". Zootaxa. 3817 (1): 1–242. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3817.1.1. PMID 24943802.