Dolichoderus sibiricus

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Dolichoderus sibiricus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Dolichoderinae
Tribe: Dolichoderini
Genus: Dolichoderus
Species: D. sibiricus
Binomial name
Dolichoderus sibiricus
Emery, 1889

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Synonyms


Common Name
Shiberia-kata-ari
Language: Japanese
시베리아개미
Translation: Shiberia-gaemi
Language: Korean

This species nests in dead tree trunks or branches, and is distributed from the lowlands to mountainous regions (Japanese Ant Image Database). Idogawa and Dobata (2018) found colonies nesting in bamboo cavities in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan in a thicket dominated by deciduous broad-leaved trees. Alates fly from nests during August (Sonobe, 1984).

Photo Gallery

  • Queen of Dolichoderus sibiricus from Mt. Wolaksan, Korea. Photo by Minsoo Dong.
  • Worker of Dolichoderus sibiricus from Mt. Wolaksan, Korea. Photo by Minsoo Dong.

Identification

Keys including this Species

Distribution

Hsu et al. (2027) - Dolichoderus sibiricus has been recorded in Fujian Province, China, and is considered a native species there. Nevertheless, despite being an active ant species that can be easily observed, this species has not been observed during previous ant surveys in Kinmen County, Taiwan (Tung et al., 2008; Huang et al., unpublished data). Although we lack direct evidence to confirm D. sibiricus as an exotic species, we assume that this species was introduced in Kinmen County due to increasing human commerce and trade with China in the past decade.

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: 45° to 22.325971°.

     
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Temperate 		North
Subtropical 		Tropical South
Subtropical 		South
Temperate

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Palaearctic Region: China, Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea, Japan, Mongolia, Republic of Korea, Russian Federation (type locality).

Distribution based on AntMaps

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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

Hsu et al. (2027) - Information on the ecology of D. sibiricus is limited. In Japan, D. sibiricus is arboreal, nesting in dead branches and decayed woods and foraging along tree trunks. Their nuptial flights usually occur in September and October. The winged reproductive castes emerge from the nests in the afternoon and engage in flight until dawn (Terayama et al., 2014). In Kinmen, Taiwan, according to the observations of Mr. Wei-Lun Lin (personal communication), D. sibiricus nests under the bark of Koelreuteria elegans in Lieyu Township, which is consistent with the observations in Japan. This species may have the potential to influence terrestrial and arboreal ecosystems, as its relative Dolichoderus thoracicus has increasingly infested human environments in central Taiwan Island. D. thoracicus invades indoor and outdoor areas associated with human activity by establishing spreading routes on water pipes and wires, which severely reduce the quality of human life (Lin et al., 2017). However, the impacts of this species on the local ant communities and natural environment remain unclear and warrant further research.

Flight Period

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Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Source: Hsu et al. (2017). Notes: Japan.

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Castes

Nomenclature

The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.

  • sibiricus. Dolichoderus quadripunctatus subsp. sibiricus Emery, 1889a: 442 (w.) RUSSIA. Kupyanskaya, 1990: 155 (q.m.). Combination in D. (Hypoclinea): Emery, 1894c: 229. Raised to species: Yasumatsu, 1962: 96. Senior synonym of abietis, japonicus, yoshiokae: Yasumatsu, 1941: 182; of atriceps, sinensis: Yasumatsu, 1962: 96.
  • sinensis. Dolichoderus (Hypoclinea) sinensis Wheeler, W.M. 1921e: 111, fig. 1 (w.) CHINA. Junior synonym of sibiricus: Yasumatsu, 1962: 96.
  • atriceps. Dolichoderus (Hypoclinea) sinensis var. atriceps Wheeler, W.M. 1928c: 29 (q.) CHINA. Junior synonym of sibiricus: Yasumatsu, 1962: 96.
  • yoshiokae. Dolichoderus (Hypoclinea) quadripunctatus subsp. yoshiokae Wheeler, W.M. 1933c: 67 (w.) JAPAN. Junior synonym of sibiricus: Yasumatsu, 1941: 182.
  • abietis. Dolichoderus (Hypoclinea) abietis Kono & Sugihara, 1939: 12 (w.) JAPAN. Junior synonym of sibiricus: Yasumatsu, 1941: 182.
  • japonicus. Dolichoderus quadripunctatus subsp. japonicus Yoshioka, 1939: 70 (w.) JAPAN. Junior synonym of sibiricus: Yasumatsu, 1941: 182.

Unless otherwise noted the text for the remainder of this section is reported from the publication that includes the original description.

Description

Worker

Wheeler (1934) for Dolichoderus quadripunctatus yoshioke - Length 2.8-3 mm.

Smaller than sibiricus and of the same size as the typical quadripunctatus. The sculpture is like that of sibiricus, but the surface of the head and thorax is more shining, apparently because the cavities of the numerous pits, or foveolae are smoother and not so distinctly reticulate as in that subspecies. The color is different: Head, coxae and gaster black; the paired spots on the first and second gastric segments ivory white, very large and sharply defined; thorax and petiole deep red, with the extreme base of the epinotum and anterior portion of the metapleurae black; summit of petiolar node infuscated; mandibles, antennae and legs yellowish red; a spot on the distal enlargement of the scapes and the distal portion of the funiculi fuscous; femora and tibiae dark brown, except at their bases.

Type Material

Described from ten workers taken by Mr. H. Yoshioka at Kiryu, Japan, Nov. 26, 1932.

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