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genus
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Technomyrmex
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Japanese Name
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Hirafushi-ari-zoku
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Original Reference
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Mayr, G. (1872) Formicidae Borneenses collectae a J. Doria et O. Beccari in territorio Sarawak annis 1865-1867. Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova 2: 133-155.
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Description
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Similar to Tapinoma. Anterior margin of clypeus concave in the middle. Antennae 12-segmented. Palpal formula 6:3 (in Japanese series at least). Metanotal groove deeply incised in Japanese specimens. Dorsum of propodeum more produced than in Tapinoma. Petiole low, with flattened tubular shape. Petiole overhung by first gastral tergite. Five gastral segments visible externally. Tip of gaster opening downwards (a feature often indistinct in specimens due to shriveling).
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Remarks
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Technomyrmex comprises around 60 named and apparently valid species. The genus is distributed world-wide in the tropics and subtropical regions. All specimens recorded from the New World are likely derived from stock introduced by human commerce. Two species, T. albipes and T. gibbosus, are known to occur in Japan.
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References
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- Formicidae Borneenses collectae a J. Doria et O. Beccari in territorio Sarawak annis 1865-1867. Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova 2: 133-155.
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Editor
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Original text by Mamoru Terayama and Masao Kubota. English translation by Mamoru Terayama, edited by Robert W. Taylor.
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