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species
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Lasius productus
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Japanese Name
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Higenaga-ke-ari
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Original Reference
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Wilson, E.O. (1955) A monographic revision of the ant genus Lasius. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College 113: 1-201.
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Description
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Total length of workers around 3.5 - 4.5 mm. Head and gaster dark brown, mesosoma brown. Scapes proportionately longer than in other Japanese Lasius species, each with length exceeding 1.12 times the head width measurement. Scapes and anterior tibiae usually without erect hairs. Petiole in lateral view with an acutely angulate dorsum.
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Remarks
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This species nests in rotting wood and stumps, or dead portions of tree trunks in broad-leaved deciduous forests. The nuptial flights take place in August and September.
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Distribution
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Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu.
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References
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- Wilson, E. O. (1955). A monographic revision of the ant genus Lasius. . Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool. Harv., 113, 1-201.
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Editor
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Original text by Mamoru Terayama and Katsusuke Yamauchi. English translation by Mamoru Terayama, edited by Robert W. Taylor.
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