Lepisiota elbazi

Lepisiota elbazi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Formicinae
Tribe:	Plagiolepidini
Genus:	Lepisiota
Species:	L. elbazi
Binomial name
Lepisiota elbazi Sharaf & Hita Garcia, 2020

The two known workers of this species were collected at Ayn Razat, Oman, and were foraging in leaf litter covering dry soil under an Acacia tree.

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Palaearctic Region: Oman (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.

Nomenclature

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

• elbazi. Lepisiota elbazi Sharaf & Hita Garcia, in Sharaf et al., 2020: 134, figs. 1A, D, 6A–C (w.) OMAN.

References

• Sharaf, M. R., Wetterer, J. K., Mohamed, A. A., Aldawood, A. S. 2022. Faunal composition, diversity, and distribution of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Dhofar Governorate, Oman, with updated list of the Omani species and remarks on zoogeography. European Journal of Taxonomy 838: 1-106 (doi:10.5852/ejt.2022.838.1925).
• Sharaf, M.R., Aldawood, A.S., Mohamed, A.A., Hita Garcia, F. 2020. The genus Lepisiota Santschi, 1926 of the Arabian Peninsula with the description of a new species, Lepisiota elbazi sp. nov. from Oman, an updated species identification key, and assessment of zoogeographic affinities. Journal of Hymenoptera Research 76: 127–152 (doi:10.3897/jhr.76.50193).