Table 1 Prey ant species and number of Asceura japonica that preyed on the ant (N) within total ant fauna in each studied areas

Ant taxon (Fukuoka)

 Formicinae

Camponotus

C. devestivus

7.0–10.0

R

G–A

0

C. keihitoi

4.5

R

A

0

C. kiusiuensis

8.0–11.0

C

G–A

0

C. vitiosus

5.0–6.0

C

A

6

Formica

F. hayashi

5.5–7.0

C

G

1

Lasius

L. fuji

4.0–5.0

N

G–A

0

L. hayashi

2.0–4.0

C

G–A

18

L. japonicus

2.5–3.5

C

G–A

1

Nylanderia

N. flavipes

2.0–2.5

C

G

5

 Myrmicinae

Aphaenogaster

A. famelica

3.5–8.0

C

G

0

Carebara

C. yamatonis

1.0–2.0

R

G

0

Crematogaster

C. vagula

2.0–3.0

C

A

14

C. matsumurai

2.0–3.5

C

A

2

Lordomyrma

L. azumai

3.0–4.5

R

G

0

Messor

M. aciculatus

4.0–5.0

N

G

0

Monomorium

M. intrudens

1.5

N

G–A

0

Pheidole

P. fervida

2.5–3.5

C

G–A

1

P. noda

3.0–4.5

C

G–A

1

Pyramica

P. benten

1.5–2.0

R

G

0

Pristomyrmex

P. punctatus

2.5

C

G–A

24

Solenopsis

S. japonica

1.5

N

G

0

Strumigenys

S. lewisi

2.0

C

G

0

Temnothorax

T. sp.

3.0

R

G–A

1

Vollenhovia

V. emeryi

2.5

N

G–A

0

V. nipponica

2.5

R

G–A

0

 Ponerinae

Brachyponera

B. chinensis

4.0

C

G–A

1

Hypoponera

H. sauteri

2.0

N

G

0

 Proceratiinae

Discothyrea

D. sauteri

2.0

R

G

0

Proceratium

P. itoi

3.0

R

G

0

P. watasei

3.5–4.0

R

G

0

Ant taxon (Shizuoka)

 Myrmicinae

Crematogaster

C. matsumurai

2.0–3.5

C

A

2