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Formica japonica
Formica japonica carrying a dead bug
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Formicinae
Genus:	Formica
Species:	F. japonica
Binomial name
Formica japonica Motschoulsky, 1866
Synonyms
Formica fusca nipponensis Forel, 1900

Formica japonica is a species of ant in the genus Formica. It is found in Russian (Far East), Mongolia, China, Korea, Japan, and Taiwan. It is one of the most common ants in Japan.

References

1. Akino, T.; Terayama, M.; Wakamura, S.; Yamaoka, R. (2002). "Intraspecific Variation of Cuticular Hydrocarbon Composition in Formica japonica Motschoulsky (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)". Zoological Science. 19 (10): 1155. doi:10.2108/zsj.19.1155. PMID 12426478.
2. Masuko, K.; Murakami, M.; Matsumoto, T. (1998). "Polygyny and Monoandry in the Ant Formica japonica (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)". Zoological Science. 15 (3): 409–414. doi:10.2108/zsj.15.409. PMID 18466006.

External links

• Media related to Formica japonica at Wikimedia Commons

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