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species
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Camponotus yessensis
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Japanese Name
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Kebuka-kuro-oo-ari
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Original Reference
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Yasumatsu, K. & Brown, W.L., Jr. (1951) Revisional notes on Camponotus herculeanus LinnŽ and close relatives in the Palaearctic regions. Journal of the Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University 10: 29-44.
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Synonym
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Camponotus (Camponotus) herculeanus vagus var. yessensis Teranishi (Teranishi, 1940) ,
Camponotus yessensis Yasumatsu & Brown (Yasumatsu & Brown, 1951) ,
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Description
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Total length of workers around 7 - 12 mm. Body color shining black. Head, scapes and dorsum of mesosoma with numerous long, erect hairs.
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Remarks
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This species is easily distinguished from other Japanese ants of subgenus Camponotus by its dense, long erect hairs. C. yessensis nests in dead portions of tree trunks. It is widely distributed in the Japanese archipelago, but sporadic and rare.
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Distribution
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Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu.
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References
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- Yasumatsu, K. & W. L. Brown, Jr. (1951). Revisional notes on Camponotus herculeanus Linne and close relatives in Palearctic Regions (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). . J. Fac. Agr. Kyushu Univ., 10, 29-44.
- Teranishi, C. (1940). Works of Cho Teranishi. Memorial Volume (ed. by Nobuyoshi Tozawa) and Post humous section. , 312.
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Editor
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Original text by Mamoru Terayama, Masaaki Morisita and Keiichi Onoyama. English translation by Mamoru Terayama, edited by Robert W. Taylor.
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