Lepisiota wilsoni

Identification
Lepisiota wilsoni differs from the closest species Lepisiota lunaris in terms of sculpture of body and structure of the propodeal spine. The head, dorsum of pronotum, and propleuron of L. wilsoni are microreticulate with feeble striations and subopaque, whereas the head and dorsum of pronotum in L. lunaris are microreticulate without striations and propleuron is shiny. Propodeal spines are pointed in L. lunaris (Emery 1893a, Fig. 12; Syntype worker images, AntWeb: Casent0905157 photographed by Zach Lieberman) while blunt in L. wilsoni.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Oriental Region: India.

Nomenclature

 * . Lepisiota wilsoni Harshana & Dey, 2022: 16, fig. 4 (w.) INDIA (Madhya Pradesh).

Type Material

 * Holotype worker. INDIA: Madhya Pradesh: Pachmarhi, 22°28ʹ50”N 78° 26ʹ29”E, 1050 m, 07.IX.2020, Coll. A. Harshana.
 * Paratype workers. 7 workers with the same data as holotype. (type specimens deposited in NPC, New Delhi).