Camponotus yessensis

Camponotus yessensis nests in dead portions of tree trunks. It is widely distributed in the Japanese archipelago, but sporadic and rare (Japanese Ant Image Database).

Identification
This species is easily distinguished from other Japanese ants of subgenus Camponotus by its dense, long erect hairs (Japanese Ant Image Database).

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Palaearctic Region: Japan.

Nomenclature

 * . 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.]
 * 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.

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.