Formica japonica

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|image_caption = Formica japonica carrying a dead bug

|taxon = Formica japonica

|authority = Motschoulsky, 1866

|synonyms = Formica fusca nipponensis Forel, 1900

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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

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{{Cite journal | doi = 10.2108/zsj.19.1155| title = Intraspecific Variation of Cuticular Hydrocarbon Composition in Formica japonica Motschoulsky (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)| journal = Zoological Science| volume = 19| issue = 10| pages = 1155–1165| year = 2002| last1 = Akino | first1 = T. | last2 = Terayama | first2 = M. | last3 = Wakamura | first3 = S. | last4 = Yamaoka | first4 = R. | pmid = 12426478| doi-access = free }}

{{Cite journal | doi = 10.2108/zsj.15.409| title = Polygyny and Monoandry in the Ant Formica japonica (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)| journal = Zoological Science| volume = 15| issue = 3| pages = 409–414| year = 1998| last1 = Masuko | first1 = K. | last2 = Murakami | first2 = M. | last3 = Matsumoto | first3 = T. | pmid = 18466006| doi-access = free}}

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Category:Insects described in 1866

Category:Hymenoptera of Asia