Abstract
The following fifteen new species are described: Ponerinae; Ponera kohmoku, P. takaminei, P. tamoti, P. hishamon,
Anochetus shohki. Cerapachyinae; Cerapachys daikoku, C. hashimotoi. Myrmicinae; Oligomyrmex borealis, O. oni, O. hannya,
O. yamatonis, Monomorium hiten, Rhopalomastix omotoensis, Myrmecinci amamiana, M. ryukyuensis. Ponera swezeyi
(Wheeler) and Oligomyrmex sauteri Forel are recorded for the firs ttime from Japan.