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).

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 .

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.

The photomontage is of specimens from Israel, Tel Aviv, sent to BT by Armin Ionescu, Tel Aviv University. Other images can be seen in the folder at -

The photomontage is of a queen from Israel, Tel Aviv, sent to BT by Armin Ionescu, Tel Aviv University.