Taxonomic history
[First available use of Formica rufa truncicola yessensis Forel, 1901; unavailable (infrasubspecific) name.].[Misspelled as yessoensis by Teranishi, 1940: 23.].Kupyanskaya, 1984: 103 (q.m.); Imai, 1966b PDF: 119 (k.).As unavailable (infrasubspecific) name: Ruzsky, 1905b: 335; Wheeler, 1906h PDF: 323; Emery, 1909b PDF: 188; Yano, 1910a PDF: 422; Wheeler, 1913i PDF: 437; Ruzsky, 1915b: 8; Emery, 1925d PDF: 255; Ruzsky, 1925b PDF: 43; Santschi, 1925f PDF: 96; Kuznetsov-Ugamsky, 1928b PDF: 12; Karavaiev, 1929d PDF: 217; Kuznetsov-Ugamsky, 1929a PDF: 21; Karavaiev, 1931c PDF: 110; Stitz, 1934: 9; Ruzsky, 1936 PDF: 95; Teranishi, 1940: 23; Chapman & Capco, 1951 PDF: 197.Subspecies of Formica truncicola: Wheeler, 1913i PDF: 391 (in key); Ruzsky, 1926 PDF: 110; Wheeler, 1928d PDF: 124.Subspecies of Formica truncorum: Wheeler, 1933c PDF: 66; Teranishi, 1934b PDF: 38; Morisita, 1945 PDF: 22; Azuma, 1955 PDF: 80; Onoyama, 1980a PDF: 200.Junior synonym of Formica lugubris: Dlussky, 1965a PDF: 42 (in key); Dlussky, 1967a PDF: 91.Status as species: Collingwood, 1976a PDF: 304; Collingwood, 1981 PDF: 27; Kupyanskaya, 1984: 98; Wu, 1990 PDF: 5 (in key); Kupyanskaya, 1990a: 194; Morisita et al., 1991: 34; Bolton. 1995b: 206; Wu & Wang, 1995a: 144; Imai et al., 2003 PDF: 58; Radchenko, 2005b PDF: 164; Lin & Wu, 2003: 61; Terayama, 2009 PDF: 221; Guénard & Dunn, 2012 PDF: 32.
Formica yessensis is a species of ant in the genus Formica,[1] being known from eastern Asia and Japan.[2] This species is especially known for its large colonies, sometimes exceeding 300 million individuals. The workers are typically 8-10 mm in length.
Formica yessensis is a species of ant in the genus Formica, being known from eastern Asia and Japan. This species is especially known for its large colonies, sometimes exceeding 300 million individuals. The workers are typically 8-10 mm in length.