Nylanderia yaeyamensis

Nylanderia ryukyuensis is commonly distributed from the lowland to mountain area until 2,500 m in altitude (Terayama 2009). It nests in leaf litter, rotting wood and the soil, in forested sites (Japanese Ant Image Database).

Identification
This species is distinguished from its Japanese congeners by the coloration of the gaster in workers and females (Japanese Ant Image Database).

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Palaearctic Region: Japan, Republic of Korea.

Nomenclature

 *  yaeyamensis. Paratrechina yaeyamensis Terayama, 1999c: 58, figs. 8, 19, (w.q.) JAPAN. Combination in Nylanderia: LaPolla, Brady & Shattuck, 2010a: 127.

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

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 * Lin S. Y., B. Di Giusto, A. Bain, and L. S. Chou. 2016. Variation of ant community structure on Ficus benguetensis. Taiwania 61(1): 49-57.
 * Terayama M. 1999. Taxonomic studies of the Japanese Formicidae, Part 5. Genus Paratrechina Motschoulsky. Memoirs of the Myrmecological Society of Japan 1: 49-64.
 * Terayama M. 2009. A synopsis of the family Formicidae of Taiwan (Insecta: Hymenoptera). Research Bulletin of Kanto Gakuen University. Liberal Arts 17:81-266.
 * Terayama M., S. Kubota, and K. Eguchi. 2014. Encyclopedia of Japanese ants. Asakura Shoten: Tokyo, 278 pp.
 * Terayama Mamoru. 2009. A synopsis of the family Formicidae of Taiwan (Insecta, Hymenoptera). The Research Bulletin of Kanto Gakuen University 17: 81-266.
 * Terayama, M. 2009. A synopsis of the family Formicidae of Taiwan (Insecta; Hymenoptera). The Research Bulletin of Kanto Gakuen University 17: 81-266.
 * Yamane S., S. Ikudome, and M. Terayama. 1999. Identification guide to the Aculeata of the Nansei Islands, Japan. Sapporo: Hokkaido University Press, xii + 831 pp. pp, 138-317.
 * Yamane S.; Ikudome, S.; Terayama, M. 1999. Identification guide to the Aculeata of the Nansei Islands, Japan. Sapporo: Hokkaido University Press, xii + 831 pp. pp138-317.