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Hypoponera nubatama
| Hypoponera nubatama | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Ponerinae |
| Tribe: | Ponerini |
| Genus: | Hypoponera |
| Species: | H. nubatama |
| Binomial name | |
| Hypoponera nubatama Terayama & Hashimoto, 1996 | |
| Common Name | |
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| Kuro-nise-hari-ari | |
| Language: | Japanese |
Caste system and behavior of H. nubatama was studied by Hashimoto (1995), Hashimoto et al. (1995), Terayama & Hashimoto (1996) and Yamauchi et al. (2001). It is known to has both winged and apterous queens (ergatoids) as well as males (Japanese Ant Image Database; Terayama et al., 2014; Yamane et al., 2024).
| At a Glance | • Ergatoid queen • Ergatoid male |
Identification
Very similar to Hypoponera opaciceps, distinguished by smaller size and the petiole being narrowed above, essentially lacking a dorsal face.
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: 30.51666667° to 30.359°.
| North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
- Source: AntMaps
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Palaearctic Region: Japan (type locality).
Distribution based on AntMaps
Distribution based on AntWeb specimens
Check data from AntWeb
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.
- nubatama. Hypoponera nubatama Terayama & Hashimoto, 1996: 2, figs. 1-7 (w.q. ergatoid q.m. ergatoid m.) JAPAN.
Description
References
- Baer, B. 2011. The copulation biology of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Myrmecological News 14: 55-68.
- Hashimoto, Y. 1995. Unique habits of stomodeal trophallaxis in the ponerine ant Hypoponera sp. Insectarium 32: 164–170 (in Japanese).
- Hashimoto, Y., Yamauchi, K., Hasegawa, E. 1995. Unique habits of stomodeal trophallaxis in the ponerine ant Hypoponera sp. Insectes Sociaux 42: 137–144.
- Iwata, K., Eguchi, K., Yamane, S. 2005. A case study on urban ant fauna of southern Kyusyu, Japan, with notes on a new monitoring protocol (Insecta, Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology 8, 263-272.
- Jacobs, S. 2020. Population genetic and behavioral aspects of male mating monopolies in Cardiocondyla venustula (Ph.D. thesis).
- Park, S.-H., Hosoishi, S., Ogata, K. 2014. Long-term impacts of Argentine ant invasion of urban parks in Hiroshima, Japan. Journal of Ecology and Environment 37, 123–129 (doi:10.5141/ecoenv.2014.015).
- Terayama, M.; Hashimoto, Y. 1996. Taxonomic studies on the Japanese Formicidae, part 1. Introduction to this series and descriptions of four new species of the genera Hypoponera, Formica and Acropyga. Nat. Hum. Act. 1: 1-8 (page 2, figs. 1-7 worker, queen, male described)
- Terayama, M., Kubota, S., Eguchi, K. 2014. Encyclopedia of Japanese Ants. Asakura-shoten, Tokyo, 48 pls., viii + 278 pp (in Japanese).
- Yamane, S., Hosoishi, S., Ito, F. 2024. Taxonomic study on the queens of the Japanese ponerine genera, with a redescription of Ectomomyrmex horni restituted as a valid species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 64(2): 249–267 (doi:10.37520/aemnp.2024.017).
- Yamauchi, K., Oguchi, S., Nakamura, Y., Suetake, H., Kawada, N., Kinomura, K. 2001. Mating behavior of dimorphic reproductive of the ponerine ants, Hypoponera nubatama. Insectes Sociaux 48: 83–87.
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Harada Y., D. Fukukura, R. Kurisu, and S. Yamane. 2013. Ants of Ports, monitoring of alien ant species. Bull. Biogeogr. Soc. Japan 68: 29-40.
- Hosoichi S., M. Yoshimura, Y. Kuboki, and K. Ogata. 2007. Ants from Yakushima Island, Kagoshima Prefecture. Ari 30: 47-54.
- Hosoishi S., M. Yoshimura, Y. Kuboki, and K. Ogata. 2007. Ants from Yakushima Island , Kagoshima Prefecture. Ari 30: 47-54.
- Iwata, Kouki, Eguchi, Katsuyuki and Yamane, Seiki. 2005. A Case Study on Urban Ant Fauna of Southern Kyusyu, Japan, with Notes on a New Monitoring Protocol (Insecta, Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Asia-Pacific Entomol. 8(3):263-272.
- Matsumura S. and Yamane Sk. 2012. Species composition and dominant species of ants in Jigenji Park, Kagoshima City, Japan. Nature of Kagoshima 38: 99107
- Matsumura S., and S. Yamane. 2012. Species composition and dominant species of ants in Jigenji Park, Kagoshima City, Japan. Nature of Kagoshima 38: 99-107.
- Sato T., N. Tsurusaki, K. Hamaguchi, and K. Kinomura. 2010. Ant fauna of Tottori prefecture, Honshu, Japan. Bulletin of the Tottori Prefectural Museum 47: 27-44.
- Terayama M., S. Kubota, and K. Eguchi. 2014. Encyclopedia of Japanese ants. Asakura Shoten: Tokyo, 278 pp.
- Terayama M.; Hashimoto, Y. 1996. Taxonomic studies on the Japanese Formicidae, part 1. Introduction to this series and descriptions of four new species of the genera Hypoponera, Formica and Acropyga. Nature & Human Activities 1:1-8.
- Yamane S., Y. Harada, and K. Eguchi. 2013. Classification and ecology of ants. Natural history of ants in Southern Kyushu. 200 pages