Formica japonica is a species of ant in the genus Formica. It is found in Russian (Far East), Mongolia, China, Korea, Japan, and Taiwan.[1] It is one of the most common ants in Japan.[2]

Formica japonica
Formica japonica carrying a dead bug
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Formicinae
Genus: Formica
Species:
F. japonica
Binomial name
Formica japonica
Motschoulsky, 1866
Synonyms

Formica fusca nipponensis Forel, 1900

References

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  1. ^ Akino, T.; Terayama, M.; Wakamura, S.; Yamaoka, R. (2002). "Intraspecific Variation of Cuticular Hydrocarbon Composition in Formica japonica Motschoulsky (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)". Zoological Science. 19 (10): 1155. doi:10.2108/zsj.19.1155. PMID 12426478.
  2. ^ Masuko, K.; Murakami, M.; Matsumoto, T. (1998). "Polygyny and Monoandry in the Ant Formica japonica (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)". Zoological Science. 15 (3): 409–414. doi:10.2108/zsj.15.409. PMID 18466006.
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