Lepisiota capensis acholli

Lepisiota capensis acholli
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Formicinae
Tribe:	Plagiolepidini
Genus:	Lepisiota
Species:	L. capensis
Subspecies:	L. capensis acholli
Trinomial name
Lepisiota capensis acholli (Weber, 1943)

Taylor et al. (2018) report this species to be widespread across the sahelian savannah (as reported by Diamé et al., 2017), and in Benin found it to be ground nesting and foraging and occurring in mango (Mangifera indica) orchards (where it was observed prey of Oecophylla longinoda) and on Acacia hockii, Acacia sieberiana, Isoberlinia doka and Terminalia laxiflora.

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Afrotropical Region: Benin, Sudan (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.

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.

Nomenclature

The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.

• acholli. Acantholepis capensis subsp. acholli Weber, 1943c: 382, pl. 16, fig. 26 (w.q.) SUDAN. Combination in Lepisiota: Bolton, 1995b: 226.

Type Material

• Syntype, 1 worker, 1 queen, Imatong Mountains, Sudan, 5 August 1939, N.A. Weber, Weber #1309, MCZC #26118, Museum of Comparative Zoology.

Taxonomic Notes

Taylor et al. (2018) treat this taxon as a full species, but without comment or justification. This treatment has not been followed by subsequent authors.

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)
• Taylor, B., Agoinon, N., Sinzogan, A., Adandonon, A., Kouaguou, Y. N., Bello, S., Wargui, R., Anato, F., Ouagoussounon, I., Houngbo, H., Tchibozo, S., Todjihounde, R., Vayssieres, J.F. 2018. Records of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from the Republic of Benin, with particular reference to the mango farm ecosystem. Journal of Insect Biodiversity 8(1): 6-29 (doi:10.12976/jib/2018.08.1.2).
• Weber, N. A. 1943d. The ants of the Imatong Mountains, Anglo-Egyptian Sudan. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology

93: 263-389 (page 382, pl. 16, fig. 26 worker, queen described)