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species
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Stenamma nipponense
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Japanese Name
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Hime-naga-ari
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Original Reference
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Yasumatsu, K. & Murakami, Y. (1960) A revision of the genus Stenamma of Japan. Esakia 1: 27-31.
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Description
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Total length of worker 2.5 - 3.5 mm. Body color yellowish-brown to dark reddish-brown. Head and mesosoma covered with irregular reticulation. Antennal scapes reaching posterior margin of head. Eyes small, longest diameter shorter than the 9th antennal segment. Anterodorsal portion of propodeum sometimes marginate.
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Remarks
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The species is found in woodland or its margins, and nests in the soil. Stenamma nipponense is not rare in Hokkaido, but less common in other regions. Winged reproductives can be observed in late September in Hokkaido. The southernmost record is from Yaku Island (Terayama & Yamane, 1984).
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Distribution
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Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Yaku I.
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Editor
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Original text by Kazuo Ogata and Keiichi Onoyama. English translation by Kazuo Ogata, edited by Robert W. Taylor.
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