Lepisiota harteni

Lepisiota harteni
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Formicinae
Tribe:	Plagiolepidini
Genus:	Lepisiota
Species:	L. harteni
Binomial name
	Lepisiota harteni; Collingwood & Agosti, 1996 Specimen Labels

Nothing is known about the biology of Lepisiota harteni.

Identification

Collingwood and Agosti (1996) - This species corresponds with Lepisiota frauenfeldi truncata but according to Santschi (loc. cit.) L. f var. truncata is a small version of Lepisiota velox, a moderately shining species whereas L. harteni is entirely dull with a much more pubescent gaster.

Keys including this Species

Key to Arabian Lepisiota

Distribution

Latitudinal Distribution Pattern

Latitudinal Range: 14.664167° to 14.664167°.


North Temperate	North Subtropical	Tropical	South Subtropical	South Temperate

Source: AntMaps

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Afrotropical Region: Saudi Arabia, Yemen (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.

Estimated Abundance

Relative abundance based on number of AntMaps records per species (this species within the purple bar). Fewer records (to the left) indicates a less abundant/encountered species while more records (to the right) indicates more abundant/encountered species.

Biology

Castes

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Specimen code casent0906339. .

Nomenclature

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

harteni. Lepisiota harteni Collingwood & Agosti, 1996: 366, fig. 34 (w.) YEMEN.

Unless otherwise noted the text for the remainder of this section is reported from the publication that includes the original description.

Description

Worker

Holotype: TL 2.80; HL 0.61; HW 0.57; SL 0.70; EL 0.17.

This is a rather small, sculptured species with a reddish alitrunk. The whole body including the gaster has close punctulate sculpture. The propodeal spines are short and broad-based. The petiole is truncate without lateral teeth and a very shallow emargination. The gaster has relatively dense decumbent pubescence. There is no raised pubescence on the legs or antennae. There is one pair of hairs on the pronotum. The head is fringed with short suberect pubescence.

Type Material

Holotype: worker, Yemen, Hammam Ali, 16.II.1992, A. van Harten. - Paratypes: 9 workers, same series as holotype.

References