Lepisiota frauenfeldi transcaspiensis (Santschi, 1917) junior synonym of current valid taxon Lepisiota semenovi (Ruzsky, 1905)
Primary type information: Primary type material: syntype workers (number not stated, “several”). Primary type locality: Turkmenistan: vic. Ashgabat, steppe nr Mill of Borodin, no. 1685 (W. Karawajew). Primary type depositories: NHMB, SIZK. Primary type specimen: CASENT0917873. Type notes: 1) This taxon is based on specimens of Lepisiota bipartita Smith, 1861a, sensu Karavaiev, 1911a: 44, misidentification. 2) Radchenko et al., 2025: 471, cite 5 syntype workers in SIZK. They also cite 3 male, 1 queen syntypes in SIZK, castes not cited in the original description.
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