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species
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Anomalomyrma sp.
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Japanese Name
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Kiba-juzufushi-ari
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Description
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Color reddish brown. Longitudinal groove on outer surface of mandible running from the base to the terminal quarter of the jaw. Metanotal groove interrupted by several short striae. Petiolar node rounded in profile; ventral portion prominent.
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Remarks
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Hoelldobler & Wilson (1990: Fig. 16-19, p. 592) published two scanning electron micrographs of this species prepared by Taylor as "Anomalomyrma kubotai". That name is a nomen nudum, due to the lack of a formal description. This species is very rare: only three individuals have been collected. A worker from Hikimi, Shimane Prefecture was found on the ground at a woodland margin (Ogata, 1988).
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Distribution
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Honshu (Sendai [K. Honda leg.]; Hikimi, Shimane Pref. [Shuuhei Nomura leg.]), Kyushu (Miyazaki Pref. [Yasuhiko Tanoguchi leg.])
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References
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- Hoelldobler, B. & E. O. Wilson (1990). The ants. . , 732.
- Ogata, K. (1988). Ants from Hikimi, Shimane Pref., Japan. . Chugoku Kontyu, (2, 19.
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Editor
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Original text by Keiichi Onoyama and Kazuo Ogata. English translation by Kazuo Ogata, edited by Robert W. Taylor.
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