Lepisiota litoralis

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

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Palaearctic Region: Iran, Kazakhstan.

Nomenclature

 * 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.