@article{oai:ir.kagoshima-u.ac.jp:00015577, author = {福元, しげ子 and Fukumoto, S. and 山根, 正気 and Yamane, Sk.}, journal = {Nature of Kagoshima}, month = {May}, note = {Kikai-Jima belongs to the Amami Islands, Central Ryukyus, Japan. We conducted a faunal survey of ants on this island in 2017. Thirty-nine ant species in 23 genera have so far been recorded from Kikai–jima. In this paper 29 species belonging to 15 genera are recorded, among which five species in four genera are new to this island; the total numbers of species and genera amount to 44 and 23, respectively. All the species found from this island are also known from Amami–ôshima, the largest island in this island group. Thirty–nine percent (17 spp.) of the 44 species seems tramps or near–tramps.}, pages = {509--514}, title = {奄美群島喜界島のアリ}, volume = {46}, year = {2020} }