Lepisiota dhofara

Nothing is known about the biology of .

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: Saudi Arabia. Palaearctic Region: Oman.

Nomenclature

 *  dhofara. Lepisiota dhofara Collingwood & Agosti, 1996: 366 (w.) OMAN.

Worker
Holotype: HW 0.60; SL 1.05; SI 175.

This is a very densely sculptured opaque species entirely without surface shine on the head or alitrunk. The propodeal spines are long and curved but the petiole teeth are shorter than their intervening space. The dull appearance is due to the close microsculpture, not to pubescence which is sparse.

Type Material
Holotype: worker, Oman, Jabal Qara, 18.X.1984, J. Darlington.

References based on Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics

 * 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 (Insects: Hymenoptera) of Saudi Arabia (Part 2) Fauna of Saudi Arabia 15: 300-385.
 * Sharaf M. R., B. L. Fisher, H. M. Al Dhafer, A. Polaszek, and A. S. Aldawood. 2018. Additions to the ant fauna (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Oman: an updated list, new records and a description of two new species. Asian Myrmecology 10: e010004