Records on the three exotic ants found on Hachijo-jima Island, Japan

Three exotic ant species were found in field ant survey, pest insect research, and monitoring survey of Technomyrmex brunneus on Hachijo-jima Island, an oceanic island ca. 300 km south of central Tokyo, Japan, namely; Pheidole parva Mayr, 1865, Tapinoma melanochephalum (Fabricius, 1793), and Nylande...

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Published inUrban Pest Management Vol. 13; no. 1; pp. 1 - 9
Main Authors TOMIOKA, Yasuhiro, TERAYAMA, Mamoru, TAKASU, Hideyuki, TANIKAWA, Tsutomu, SASAKI, Takeshi, SUNAMURA, Eiriki, SHIBO, Keigo, KUTSUKAKE, Joe, FUJIMAKI, Ryota, ONO, Takashi, KOMATSU, Noriyuki
Format Journal Article
LanguageJapanese
Published The Society of Urban Pest Management, Japan 20.06.2023
都市有害生物管理学会
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exotic species
Hachijo-jima Island
Nylanderia amia
Pheidole parva
Tapinoma melanocephalum
アワテコヌカアリ
ケブカアメイロアリ
ナンヨウテンコクオオズアリ
八丈島
外来種
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ISSN2186-1498
2435-015X
DOI10.34348/urbanpest.13.1_1

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Summary:Three exotic ant species were found in field ant survey, pest insect research, and monitoring survey of Technomyrmex brunneus on Hachijo-jima Island, an oceanic island ca. 300 km south of central Tokyo, Japan, namely; Pheidole parva Mayr, 1865, Tapinoma melanochephalum (Fabricius, 1793), and Nylanderia amia (Forel, 1913). This is the first records of the species from Hachijo-jima Island, and is estimated that these species recently invaded this island.
ISSN:2186-1498
2435-015X
DOI:10.34348/urbanpest.13.1_1