Aphaenogaster donann

Nests in the soil of woodland. Turned-down gasters are frequently observed in foraging workers.

Identification
Total length of workers 6 - 7 mm. Body unicolorous blackish brown. Antennae, mesosoma and legs distinctly relatively long. Propodeal spines large and long. Similar to Aphaenogaster gracillima, but separable by its unicolorous body color. (Japanese Ant Image Database)

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Palaearctic Region: Japan.

Biology
Chromosome number 2n=28.

Nomenclature

 *  donann. Aphaenogaster donann Watanabe & Yamane, 1999: 736, fig. 19 (w.q.m.) JAPAN.