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Species: Lepisiota capensis   (Mayr, 1862) 


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Lepisiota capensis acholli, Lepisiota capensis anceps, Lepisiota capensis guineensis, Lepisiota capensis issore, Lepisiota capensis junodi, Lepisiota capensis laevis, Lepisiota capensis lunaris, Lepisiota capensis minuta, Lepisiota capensis simplicoides, Lepisiota capensis specularis, Lepisiota capensis subopaciceps, Lepisiota capensis thoth

Taxonomic History (provided by Barry Bolton, 2017)

12 subspecies

Acantholepis capensis Mayr, 1862 PDF: 699 (w.) SOUTH AFRICA. Afrotropic. "South Africa, Cape of Good Hope, coll. Novara." Naturhistorisches Museum Wien, Vienna, Austria (NHMW). CASENT0915714. http://www.antweb.org/specimen/CASENT0915714 AntCat AntWiki HOL

Taxonomic history

Mayr, 1865 PDF: 57 (m.); Emery, 1877: 366 (q.); Wheeler & Wheeler, 1980 PDF: 542 (l.).
Combination in Lepisiota: Xu, 1994c: 233.
Current subspecies: nominal plus Lepisiota capensis acholli, Lepisiota capensis anceps, Lepisiota capensis guineensis, Lepisiota capensis issore, Lepisiota capensis junodi, Lepisiota capensis laevis, Lepisiota capensis lunaris, Lepisiota capensis minuta, Lepisiota simplex, Lepisiota capensis simplicoides, Lepisiota capensis specularis, Lepisiota capensis subopaciceps, Lepisiota capensis thoth.
See also: Bingham, 1903 PDF: 316; Arnold, 1920a PDF: 568.

Taxon Page Images:



Lepisiota capensis. 1. Worker; 2. Queen; 3. Drone. Tygerberg Nature reserve, Cape Town, South Africa; 16 May 2016. Photos and collection by Philip Herbst.

Distribution:

(based on species list records)
Afrotropical Region: Africa, Botswana, Eastern Africa, Eritrea, Gauteng, Ivory Coast, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Mozambique, Namibia, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Southern Africa, Western Cape
Indomalaya Region: India
Malagasy Region: Anjouan, Comoros
Palearctic Region: China, Macaronesia

Distribution Notes:

Reference for Kenya if not type: Forel 1907g

Notes:

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Specimen Habitat Summary

Found most commonly in these habitats: 4 times found in grassland, 1 times found in West Coast Strandveld, 2 times found in coastal scrub, 2 times found in fynbos, 1 times found in Dwelling.

Found most commonly in these microhabitats: 4 times under stone, 1 times sifted litter (leaf mold, rotten wood), 2 times ground forager(s), 1 times on low vegetation, 1 times in walls, 1 times leaf litter.

Collected most commonly using these methods: 2 times pooter, 1 times MW 25 sample transect, 5m, 1 times winkler.

Elevations: collected from 10 - 1550 meters, 613 meters average

Type specimens: syntype of Acantholepis capensis: casent0915714, casent0915715; type of Acantholepis capensis: focol2208



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