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species
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Ponera takaminei
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Japanese Name
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Arehada-hari-ari
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Original Reference
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Terayama, M. (1996) Taxonomic studies of the Japanese Formicidae, part 2. Seven genera of Ponerinae, Cerapachyinae and Myrmicinae. Nature and Human Activities, 1, 9-32.
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Description
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Total length of workers around 3 - 3.5 mm. Body color yellowish brown to dark reddish brown. Eyes small, each consisting of several indistinct facets. Petiole thick, raised in lateral view; its posterior surface more distinctly projecting above than below; dorsal surface flat; posterior border strongly concave in dorsal view. Body sculpture coarse; propodeal declivity and posterior surface of petiole sculptured.
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Remarks
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This rare species nests in the soil.
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Distribution
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Nansei Is (Okinawa I., Miyako I.); Taiwan.
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References
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- Terayama, M. (1996). Taxonomic studies of the Japanese Formicidae, part 2. Seven genera of Ponerinae, Cerapachyinae and Myrmicinae. Nature and Human Activities, 1, 9-32.
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Editor
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Original text by Keiichi Onoyama and Mamoru Terayama. English translation by Keiichi Onoyama, edited by Robert W. Taylor.
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