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Lepisiota affinis
| Lepisiota affinis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Formicinae |
| Tribe: | Plagiolepidini |
| Genus: | Lepisiota |
| Species: | L. affinis |
| Binomial name | |
| Lepisiota affinis (Santschi, 1937)
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Identification
See page of Afrotropical Lepisiota images of types linked to valid species and subspecies.
Distribution
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: Kenya (type locality).
Distribution based on AntMaps
Distribution based on AntWeb specimens
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Countries Occupied
| Number of countries occupied by this species based on AntWiki Regional Taxon Lists. In general, fewer countries occupied indicates a narrower range, while more countries indicates a more widespread species. |
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Estimated Abundance
| Relative abundance based on number of AntMaps records per species (this species within the purple bar). Fewer records (to the left) indicates a less abundant/encountered species while more records (to the right) indicates more abundant/encountered species. |
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Biology
Castes
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- affinis. Acantholepis affinis Santschi, 1937a: 63, figs. 13-15 (w.) KENYA. Combination in Lepisiota: Bolton, 1995b: 226.
Description
References
- Bolton, B. 1995b. A new general catalogue of the ants of the world. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 504 pp. (page 226, Combination in Lepisiota)
- Santschi, F. 1937a. Glanure de fourmis éthiopiennes. Bull. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Belg. 77: 47-66 (page 63, figs. 13-15 worker described)
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Santschi F. 1937. Glanure de fourmis éthiopiennes. Bulletin et Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belge 77: 47-66.