Ant species checklists representing local species pools across 159 islands and areas in East Asia were compiled, including Japan, South Korea, North Korea, China and Russia (Far East). The records represent nominal valid species and are based on 1093 publications from 1874-2014. This .txt file consists of two columns, listing species and area names. The preceding letters before the area names separated by an underscore abbreviate countries or island archipelagoes where the areas belong to (C China, DT Daito Islands, IZ Izu Islands, J Japan, JM Japanese main islands, NK North Korea, OG Ogasawara Islands, R Russia, RC Ryukyu Islands - central, RFE Russia Far East, RN Ryukyu Islands - north, RS Ryukyu Islands south, SK South Korea, SKM South Korea mainland, SN Senkaku Islands)
