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species
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Lasius morisitai
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Japanese Name
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Morishita-ke-ari
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Original Reference
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Yamauchi, K. (1979) Taxonomical and ecological studies on the ant genus Lasius in Japan. 1. Taxonomy. Science Reports of the Faculty of Education, Gifu University (Natural Science) 6: 147-181.
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Description
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Total length of workers around 4.5 mm. Color jet black. Petiole high, with an inverted V-shaped profile, more than 0.6 mm in height; lateral margins of scale parallel, dorsal margin with a median shallow notch when viewed frontally. In females, scapes covered with short decumbent hairs but lacking erect hairs; mesonotal dorsum with very sparse erect hairs; petiole with an inverted V-shaped profile.
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Remarks
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A rare species. Nuptial flights take place during July.
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Distribution
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Honshu (Tochigi, Gifu, Ishikawa, Nagano, Kyoto).
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References
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- Yamauchi, K. (1979). Taxonomical and ecological studies on the ant genus Lasius in Japan (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). I. Taxonomy. Sci. Rep. Fac. Educ. Gifu Univ. (Nat. Sci.), 6, 147-181.
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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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