Beitrag zur Insecten-Fauna von Vandiemensland, mit besonderer Ber cksichtigung der geographischen Verbreitung der Insecten. Total length of workers ranging from around 1 to 10 mm. Petiole attached broadly to gaster.
Amblyopone species are usually active beneath the ground.
They nest in rotting logs and other fallen decaying wood, rotting stumps, or in the soil, sometimes under stones. They prey upon subterranean arthropods, or those resident in rotting wood. The genus is widely distributed globally, except for the arctic and antarctic zones. There are about 60 described species, and a number of undescribed forms are known in collections. Japanese collection records for species other than A. silvestrii are scarce.