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Camponotus nipponensis
| Camponotus nipponensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Tribe: | Camponotini |
| Genus: | Camponotus |
| Species: | C. nipponensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Camponotus nipponensis Santschi, 1937
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| Common Name | |
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| Kebuka-tsuya-oo-ari | |
| Language: | Japanese |
This species is distributed from lowlands to lower mountainous regions and is relatively rare (Japanese Ant Image Database).
Identification
This species is easily separated from the other Japanese members of subgenus Myrmentoma by the abundant long hairs on its mesosoma and petiole (Japanese Ant Image Database).
Keys including this Species
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: 38.24277778° to 35.0775°.
| North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
- Source: AntMaps
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Palaearctic Region: Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea, Japan (type locality), Republic of Korea.
Distribution based on AntMaps
Distribution based on AntWeb specimens
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Countries Occupied
| Number of countries occupied by this species based on AntWiki Regional Taxon Lists. In general, fewer countries occupied indicates a narrower range, while more countries indicates a more widespread species. |
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Estimated Abundance
| Relative abundance based on number of AntMaps records per species (this species within the purple bar). Fewer records (to the left) indicates a less abundant/encountered species while more records (to the right) indicates more abundant/encountered species. |
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Biology
Castes
Worker
Images from AntWeb
   
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| Syntype of Camponotus nipponensis. Worker. Specimen code casent0911665. Photographer Will Ericson, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by NHMB, Basel, Switzerland. |
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- nipponensis. Camponotus (Myrmamblys) nipponensis Santschi, 1937h: 381, fig. 12 (s.w.q.m.) JAPAN.
- Type-material: 19 syntype major and minor workers, 2 syntype queens, 7 syntype males.
- Type-locality: 5 workers, 2 queens, 7 males Japan: Osaka, Mt Minoo, iv.1930, no. 714 (C. Teranishi), 14 workers with same data but v.1930, nos 711, 712, 718.
- Type-depository: NHMB.
- [Erroneous combination in Lasius: Kim, 1988: 119.]
- Status as species: Azuma, 1951: 89; Chapman & Capco, 1951: 232; Onoyama, 1980: 201; Morisita, et al. 1991: 43; Bolton, 1995b: 113; Radchenko, 1997d: 813; Terayama, 1999b: 29 (in key); Imai, et al. 2003: 35; Radchenko, 2005b: 159; Guénard & Dunn, 2012: 29.
- Distribution: China, Japan, Korean Peninsula, Taiwan.
Description
References
- Baty, J.W., Bulgarella, M., Dobelmann, J., Felden, A., Lester, P.J. 2020. Viruses and their effects in ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Myrmecological News 30: 213-228 (doi:10.25849/MYRMECOL.NEWS_030:213).
- Imai, H.T., Kihara, A., Kondoh, M., Kubota, M., Kuribayashi, S., Ogata, K., Onoyama, K., Taylor, R.W., Terayama, M., Yoshimura, M., Ugawa, Y. 2003. Ants of Japan. 224 pp, Gakken, Japan.
- Kim, G., Lyu, D. 2012. Distribution of Ants (Insecta, Hymenoptera) in Chiaksan Mountain, Prov. Gangweon, Korea. Journal of Korean Nature 5, 127–129 (doi:10.7229/jkn.2012.5.2.127).
- Kwon, T.-S. 2015. Ant assemblages along the Baekdudaegan Mountain Range in South Korea: Human roads and temperature niche. Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity 8, 152–157 (doi:10.1016/j.japb.2015.05.001).
- Park, J., Xi, H., Park, J., Nam, S.J., Lee, Y.-D. 2020. Complete genome sequence of the Blochmannia endosymbiont of Camponotus nipponensis. Microbiology Resource Announcements 9, e00703-20 (doi:10.1128/MRA.00703-20).
- Santschi, F. 1937h. Fourmis du Japon et de Formose. Bull. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Belg. 77: 361-388 (page 381, fig. 12 soldier, worker, queen, male described)
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Choi B.M. 1985. Study on distribution of ants (Formicidae) from Korea (1). Formic fauna in Mt. Songni. Cheongju Sabom Taehak Nonmunjip (Journal of Cheongju National Teachers' College) 22:401-437.
- Choi B.M. 1986. Studies on the distribution of ants (Formicidae) in Korea. Journal of Chongju National Teacher College 23: 317-386.
- Choi B.M., Bang, J.R. 1992. Studies on the distribution of ants (Formicidae) in Korea (9). Ant fauna in Mt. Togyusan. Korean Journal of Applied Entomology 31:101-112.
- Choi B.M., Kim, C.H., Bang, J.R. 1993. Studies on the distribution of ants (Formicidae) in Korea (13). A checklist of ants from each province (Do), with taxonomic notes. Cheongju Sabom Taehakkyo Nonmunjip (Journal of Cheongju National University of Education) 30: 331-380.
- Choi B.M., and Park, K.S. 1991. Studies on the distribution of ants (Formicidae) in Korea (7). Ant fauna in Mt. Kyeryongsan. Korean Journal of Applied Entomology 30: 80-85.
- Guénard B., and R. R. Dunn. 2012. A checklist of the ants of China. Zootaxa 3558: 1-77.
- Kim B.J. 1996. Synonymic list and distribution of Formicidae (Hymenoptera) in Korea. Entomological Research Bulletin Supplement 169-196.
- Kim G., and D. Lyu. 2012. Distribution of ants (Insecta, Hymenoptera) in Chiaksan Mountain, Prov Gangweon, Korea. Journal of Korean Nature 5(2): 127-129.
- Kwon T. S. 2012. Korean ant atlas. Korea Forest Research Institute 162 pages.
- Kwon T. S. 2015. Ant assemblages along the Baekdudaegan Mountain Range in South Korea: Human roads and temperature niche. Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity 8: 152-157.
- Kwon T.S., C. M. Lee, J. H. Chun, J. H. Sung, and S. K. Kim. 2011. Ants in Hongneung forest. Korea Forest Research Institute, 92 pages.
- Park S.J., and B.J. Kim. 2002. Faunal comparison of ants among Cheongsando and other islands of South Sea in Korea. Korean Journal of Entomology 32(1): 7-12.
- Park, Seong, Joon and Byung, and Kim, Jin. 2002. Faunal Comparison of Ants among Cheongsando and Other Islands of South Sea in Korea. Korean Jornal of Entomology. 32(1):7-12.
- Terayama M., K. Ogata, and B.M. Choi. 1994. Distribution records of ants in 47 prefectures of Japan. Ari (report of the Myrmecologists Society of Japan) 18: 5-17.
- Terayama M., and K. Murata. 1990. Effects of area and fragmentation of forests for nature conservation: Analysis by ant communities. Bull. Biogeogr. Soc. Japan 45(2): 11-17.
- Teruyama. M. 1994. Ant fauna of Saitama Prefecture, Japan (Supplement). ARI Reports of the Myrmecologists Society (Japan) 18: 30