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species
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Discothyrea sauteri
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Original Reference
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Forel, A. (1912) H. Sauter's Formosa-Ausbeute: Formicidae. Entomologische Mitteilungen 1: 45-81.
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Synonym
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Discothyrea globus var. sauteri Forel, 1912,
Discothyrea sauteri: Brown, 1958,
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Description
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Total length of workers around 2 mm. Body color yellowish brown to reddish brown. Antennae 8-segmented. Eyes small, composed of several facets, not notably protrusive. Petiole short, broadly attached to first gastral tergite; the dorsum weakly raised. Punctures on first gastral tergite shallow and indistinct.
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Remarks
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This species feeds on the eggs of spiders and centipedes (Masuko, 1981). It nests in rotting stumps. Rare.
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Distribution
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Honshu (the Kanto District and southwards), Shikoku, Kyushu, Nansei Is, Senkaku Is; Taiwan.
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References
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- H. Sauter's Formosa-Ausbeute: Formicidae. Entomologische Mitteilungen 1: 45-81.
- Brown, W. L., Jr. (1958b. ). Contribution toward a reclassification of the Formicidae II. Tribe Ectatommini. . Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool. Harvard, 118, 173-362.
- Masuko, K. (1981). Predatory behavior of some forest floor dwelling ants. . Insects and Nature, 16(3), 19-25. .
- Sonan, J. (1939). On the ants invaded in houses, with a list of ants in Taiwan. Essays of the 30 years' commemoration of the Taiwan Governmental Museum: 187-218. (In Japanese.)
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Editor
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Original text by Keiichi Onoyama and Mamoru Terayama. Revised by Masashi Yoshimura. English translation by Keiichi Onoyama, edited by Robert W. Taylor.
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