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species
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Monomorium chinense
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Japanese Name
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Kuro-hime-ari
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Original Reference
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Santschi, F. (1925) Contribution ˆ la faune myrmŽcologique de la Chine. Bulletin de la SociŽtŽ Vaudoise des Sciences Naturelles 56: 81-96.
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Synonym
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Monomorium minutum var. chinensis Santschi, 1925,
Monomorium chinense: Bolton, 1987,
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Description
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Total length of workers around 1.5 mm. Body essentially uniform in color: brown to blackish brown. Mandibles each with 4 teeth. Eyes each with 10 or more facets. Median portion of clypeus with a pair of longitudinal carinae. Metanotal groove distinct. Propodeum with rounded posterodorsal border. Ventral outline of petiole roundly convex. Body surfaces without sculpture, smooth and shining.
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Remarks
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Found in woodland margins and grassland, nesting in the soil near the bases of plants.
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Distribution
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Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Nansei Is, Ogasawara Is; Mainland China, Taiwan.
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Editor
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Original text by Kazuo Ogata and Mamoru Terayama. English translation by Kazuo Ogata, edited by Robert W. Taylor.
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