Ectomomyrmex sp. B
Worker
Queen
Male
Gallery
Distribution and habitat
Iriomote I. in Japan.
References
Terayama M, Kubota S, Eguchi K (2014) Encyclopedia of Japanese ants. Asakura Publishing Co., Ltd.
Stigmatomma silvestrii
Stigmatomma silvestrii, Wheeler, 1928
Worker
Queen
Male
Gallery
Distribution and habitat
Iriomote I. in Japan.
References
Cryptopone sauteri
Cryptopone sauteri Wheeler, 1906
Worker
Distinguishable from other species of the genus by the shape of the sub petiolar process. Characterized by bristles on mid tibiae and a few ommatidia.
Queen
Unlike workers, there are many ommatidia.
Male
Gallery
References
Wheeler, W.M. 1906. “The ants of Japan.” Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 22: 301-328.
Brachyponera nakasujii
Brachyponera nakasujii Yashiro, Matsuura, Guenard, Terayama & Dunn, 2010
Worker
Queen
Male
Gallery
References
Yashiro, Toshihisa & Matsuura, Kenji & Guénard, Benoit & Terayama, Mamoru & Dunn, Robert. (2010). On the evolution of the species complex Pachycondyla chinensis (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Ponerinae), including the origin of its invasive form and description of a new species. Zootaxa. 2685. 39-50. 10.11646/zootaxa.2685.1.3.
Schmidt, Chris & Shattuck, S.O.. (2014). The Higher Classification of the Ant Subfamily Ponerinae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), with a Review of Ponerine Ecology and Behavior. Zootaxa. 3817. 1-242. 10.11646/zootaxa.3817.1.1.
Brachyponera chinensis
Brachyponera chinensis Emery, 1894
Worker
Worker (Iriomote)
Worker (Kanto)
Queen
Queen (Iriomote)
Queen (Kanto)
Male
Gallery
References
Yashiro, Toshihisa & Matsuura, Kenji & Guénard, Benoit & Terayama, Mamoru & Dunn, Robert. (2010). On the evolution of the species complex Pachycondyla chinensis (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Ponerinae), including the origin of its invasive form and description of a new species. Zootaxa. 2685. 39-50. 10.11646/zootaxa.2685.1.3.
Schmidt, Chris & Shattuck, S.O.. (2014). The Higher Classification of the Ant Subfamily Ponerinae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), with a Review of Ponerine Ecology and Behavior. Zootaxa. 3817. 1-242. 10.11646/zootaxa.3817.1.1.