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Camponotus yessensis
| Camponotus yessensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Tribe: | Camponotini |
| Genus: | Camponotus |
| Species: | C. yessensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Camponotus yessensis Yasumatsu & Brown, 1951 | |
| Common Name | |
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| Kebuka-kuro-oo-ari | |
| Language: | Japanese |
Camponotus yessensis nests in dead portions of tree trunks, dry logs and stumps (Morisita, 1941; Yasumatsu, 1941; Yasumatsu & Brown, 1951). It is widely distributed in the Japanese archipelago in mountains at moderate elevations, but is sporadic and rare (Japanese Ant Image Database). It is rare in South Korea and is known from only one locality. It was found in dry logs at the coniferous forest level (576 m) (Hong, 2023).
Identification
This species is easily distinguished from other Japanese ants of subgenus Camponotus by its dense, long erect hairs (Japanese Ant Image Database).
Keys including this Species
Distribution
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Palaearctic Region: Japan (type locality).
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
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- yessensis. Camponotus yessensis Yasumatsu & Brown, 1951: 41.
- [First available use of Camponotus herculeanus subsp. vagus var. yessensis Teranishi, 1940: 72 (s.w.) JAPAN; unavailable (infrasubspecific) name.]
- Type-material: syntype major and minor workers (numbers not stated).
- Type-localities: Japan: Hokkaido, Sapporo (S. Isshiki), Japan: Hokkaido, Jozankei and Atsubetsu (no collectors’ names).
- Type-depository: unknown.
- As unavailable (infrasubspecific) name: Morisita, 1941: 93; Azuma, 1951: 88.
- Status as species: Azuma, 1953: 5; Azuma, 1977: 116; Onoyama, 1980: 200; Kupyanskaya, 1990: 172; Morisita, et al. 1991: 42; Bolton, 1995b: 130; Radchenko, 1996b: 1202 (in key); Radchenko, 1997a: 558; Terayama, 1999b: 29 (in key); Imai, et al. 2003: 39.
- Distribution: Japan, Russia.
Description
References
- Hisasue, Y. 2020. A checklist of the ants of Mt. Hiko-san (Kyushu, Japan). Korasana 93: 31-38.
- Hong, E.J. 2023. One unrecorded species of the genus Camponotus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from South Korea. PNIE 4(3), 127-130 (doi:10.22920/PNIE.2023.4.3.12).
- 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.
- Kupyanskaya, A. N. 1990a. Ants of the Far Eastern USSR. Vladivostok: Akademiya Nauk SSSR, 258 pp. (page 172, see also)
- Yasumatsu, K.; Brown, W. L., Jr. 1951b. Revisional notes on Camponotus herculeanus Linné and close relatives in Palearctic regions (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). J. Fac. Agric. Kyushu Univ. 10: 29-44 (page 41, soldier, worker described)
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Azuma M. 1951. On the Myrmecological fauna of Osaka Prefecture, Japan with description of new species (Formicidae, Hymenoptera). Hyogo Biology 1(5): 1-5.
- Choi B.M., K. Ogata, and M. Terayama. 1993. Comparative studies of ant faunas of Korea and Japan. 1. Faunal comparison among islands of Southern Korean and northern Kyushu, Japan. Bull. Biogeogr. Soc. Japan 48(1): 37-49.
- Hayashida K. 1957. Ecological distribution of ants in Sapporo and vicinity. (Preliminary report.). Journal of the Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University. Series VI. Zoology 13:173-177.
- Hayashida K. 1961. Studies on the ecological distribution of ants in Sapporo and its vicinity (1 et 2). Insectes Sociaux 7: 125-162.
- Hayashida K. 1971. Vertical distribution of ants in the southern part of the Hidaka mountains. [In Japanese.]. Memoirs of the National Science Museum (Tokyo) 4:29-38.
- Ichinose K. 1990. The Ant Fauna of the Tomakomai Experiment Forest, Hokkaido University (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) with Notes on the Nuptial Season. Research Bulletins of College Experiment Forests 47(1) 137-144.
- Morisita, M. 1941. Notes on Camponotus herculeanus subsp. vagus var. yessensis Teranishi (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). [In Japanese.]. Mushi 13:93. [1941-02-28] PDF 127445
- Morisita, M. 1941. Notes on Camponotus herculeanus subsp. vagus var. yessensis Teranishi (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). [In Japanese.]. Mushi 13:95. [1941-02-28] PDF 127445
- Terayama M. 1992. Structure of ant communities in East Asia. A. Regional differences and species richness. Bulletin of the Bio-geographical Society of Japan 47: 1-31.
- 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. 2004. Geological and ecological distribution of Japanese ants communities. (translated from Japanese) Reports of the Saitama Prefecture Animal Research Association. 48:24
- Yamane S., Y. Harada, and K. Eguchi. 2013. Classification and ecology of ants. Natural history of ants in Southern Kyushu. 200 pages
- Yasumatsu K., and W. L. Brown, Jr. 1951. Revisional notes on Camponotus herculeanus Linné and close relatives in Palearctic regions (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). J. Fac. Agric. Kyushu Univ. 10: 29-44.