Lepisiota litoralis

Lepisiota litoralis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Formicinae
Tribe:	Plagiolepidini
Genus:	Lepisiota
Species:	L. litoralis
Binomial name
Lepisiota litoralis (Kuznetsov-Ugamsky, 1929)

Pashaei Rad et al. (2018) found this species in Iran in a montane area with moderate rainfall.

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Palaearctic Region: Iran, Kazakhstan (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.

• litoralis. Acantholepis frauenfeldi subsp. litoralis Kuznetsov-Ugamsky, 1929c: 488, fig. 11 (w.) KAZAKHSTAN.
  • Combination in Lepisiota: Bolton, 1995b: 227.
  • Junior synonym of semenovi: Dlussky, Soyunov & Zabelin, 1990: 165.
  • Status as species: Pashaei Rad et al., 2018: 6.

Taxonomic Notes

Pashaei Rad et al. (2018): Type location Turkestan, syntype worker CASENT0912406. Kuznetsov-Ugamsky’s illustration of the petioles of this and Lepisiota semenovi show, that like our specimens, litoralis has a deeper incurved dorsum to the petiole in front view.

References

• Pashaei Rad, S., Taylor, B., Torabi, R., Aram, E., Abolfathi, G., Afshari, R., Borjali, F., Ghatei, M., Hediary, F., Jazini, F., Heidary Kiah, V., Mahmoudi, Z., Safariyan, F., Seiri, M. 2018. Further records of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Iran. Zoology in the Middle East 64, 145-159 (doi:10.1080/09397140.2018.1442301).