Lepisiota dammama
Lepisiota dammama | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Formicidae |
Subfamily: | Formicinae |
Tribe: | Plagiolepidini |
Genus: | Lepisiota |
Species: | L. dammama |
Binomial name | |
Lepisiota dammama Collingwood & Agosti, 1996 |
Nothing is known about the biology of Lepisiota dammama.
Identification
Collingwood and Agosti (1996) - Distinguished from Lepisiota frauenfeldi by the sharper spines, more shining appearance and much paler colour.
Keys including this Species
Distribution
Latitudinal Distribution Pattern
Latitudinal Range: 26.4° to 26.4°.
North Temperate |
North Subtropical |
Tropical | South Subtropical |
South Temperate |
- Source: AntMaps
Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: Saudi Arabia (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
Worker
Images from AntWeb
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Worker. Specimen code casent0906337. Photographer Estella Ortega, uploaded by California Academy of Sciences. | Owned by NML, Liverpool, UK. |
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Specimen code casent0906336. . |
Nomenclature
The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.
- dammama. Lepisiota dammama Collingwood & Agosti, 1996: 365 (w.) SAUDI ARABIA.
Unless otherwise noted the text for the remainder of this section is reported from the publication that includes the original description.
Description
Worker
Holotype: HW 0.61; SL 0.95; EL 0.23; SI 153; EL/HW 0.37.
This is a large-eyed, shining bicoloured species with sharp pointed propodeal and petiole spines, pale antennae and legs. The head is brilliant black, the gaster brownish and the alitrunk confusedly coloured with pale red and dark areas.
Type Material
Holotype: worker, Saudi Arabia, Dammam, 26°24'N 50°11'E, 5.1.1979, W Buttiker. - Paratypes: Saudi Arabia: workers, same series as holotype; workers from: Jebel Maniq, 5.1.1979; Wadi Awsat, 31.XII.1976; all W. Buttiker.
References
- Borowiec, L. 2014. Catalogue of ants of Europe, the Mediterranean Basin and adjacent regions (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Genus (Wroclaw) 25(1-2): 1-340.
- Collingwood, C. A. and D. Agosti. 1996. Formicidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera) of Saudi Arabia (part 2). Fauna Saudi Arabia. 15:300-385. (page 365, worker described)
References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics
- Collingwood, C. A., and Donat Agosti. "Formicidae (Insecta: Hymenoptera) of Saudi Arabia (Part 2)." Fauna of Saudi Arabia 15 (1996): 300-385.