Lepisiota syriaca (André)
Type location Syria (Acantholepis
frauenfeldi ssp syriaca, André, 1881b: 61, illustrated
[Plate unavailable], all forms; raised to species by Tohmé & Tohmé,
1980c: 518) Beirut - no images on Antweb (October 2014).
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André's
(1881b) description is on - the illustration of
the alitrunk of the
queen is unavailable on HNS.
WORKER - TL 2.0-3.2 mm; petiole scale acutely dentate;
propodeum with short teeth about than 0.5 X basal space; clypeus
with weaker median carina; less shiny but finely and distinctly
reticulate; alitrunk dark reddish-brown, with appendages lighter
André (1881b) noted this variety as from Beirut with a small size;
close to bipartita in colour and appearance. However, its
behaviour ("allures") is quite different and the queens are distinct
from those of the type and of bipartita
Finzi's (1936: 185) illustrated description of syriaca from Egypt
is on .
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Tohmé
& Tohmé (1980c) reviewed the status and described the sexual
stages; this is at .
Reference is made to - Tohmé & Tohmé 1975. Description des castes d'Acantholepis
frauenfeldi, Mayr et des différents stades larvaires. Bull.
Soc. ent. Egypte, 59, 131-141 - not listed in Bolton (1995)
nor in HNS.
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![{Lepisiota syriaca petioles}](lepisiota_syriaca_petioles_tohme1980c.jpg)
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Oxford University Museum
specimens
Lepisiota syriaca
B Taylor det.
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Israel
J Kugler
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30.vii.1991
Jerusalem
31°47' N
35°13' E
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2 workers & 1
queen
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3
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![{album}](../album.jpg) |
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The photomontage is of
workers from Israel, Tel
Aviv, sent to BT by Armin Ionescu, Tel Aviv University.
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The
photomontage is of a queen from Israel, Tel Aviv, sent to BT by
Armin Ionescu, Tel Aviv University.
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