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genus
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Anochetus
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Japanese Name
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Hime-agito-ari-zoku
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Original Reference
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Mayr, G. (1861) Die Europaischen Formiciden. (Ameisen.): 80 pp. Wien.
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Description
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Small to medium ponerine ants. Mandibles long and linear, inserted at the middle of the anterior margin of head. Eyes small to moderate in size. Antennae 12-segmented; funiculus not forming a distinct club. Head wide, largely hexagonal, widest at the level of the eyes, and with a concave posterior margin. Petiole with a free posterior face. IV abdominal segment with distinct girdling constriction.
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Remarks
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Anochetus is a relatively large genus, comprising about 90 described species world wide. It is distributed from the tropics to warm temperate regions of the globe, and distinguished from the phylogenetically most closely related genus, Odontomachus Latreille, by the absence of a median apophysial line on the posterior dorsum of the head. One species, Anochetus shohki Terayama, is distributed in Japan.
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References
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- Die EuropŠischen Formiciden. (Ameisen.): 80 pp. Wien.
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Editor
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Original English text by Mamoru Terayama, edited by Robert W. Taylor.
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