Lepisiota Sudan JM IT6 Taylor new species

Type location Sudan, worker only described.

WORKER DESCRIPTION: Head sub-circular, in profile also sub-circular; frons with a long median impression; eyes moderate and set more or less on the front of the face, so that hardly breaking outline of sides (0.328 X length of side of head); scape unusually thick and apically widening; petiole scale with quite narrow profile, as high as the propodeal declivity; erect hairs abundant and quite thick (ca 0.12 mm long); base colour dusky yellow to dull yellow-grey, appearance overall is dull
TL ca 2.6 mm, HL 0.68, HW 60, CI 89, SL 0.73, SI 128, PW 0.40
Khordonia 1 tree (1) tube with JM label "Lepisiota 4"; holotype only.

Name in recognition of ???.

Specimens deposited in the Oxford University Museum of Natural History.

Oxford University Museum specimens

Lepisiota Sudan JMIT6 B Taylor det.

Sudan J Mathews JM IT6

30.vi.2001 Khordonia 11°51' N 34°15' E

Blue Nile, Damazine Plantation Semi-natural forest Canopy fogging of Senegalia senegal

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The photomontage is of a specimen from Sudan, collected by J Mathews, by pyrethrum fogging of Senegalia senegal [Acacia senegal] in semi-natural forest;  Khordonia, Damazine Plantation, Blue Nile, 11°51' N 34°15' E; JM IT6; 30.vi.2001, 1 worker only.