| Authorship |
Yamane et al., 2025:
10, figs. 1-3, 4 A,C,D
|
| Forms |
s.w. |
| Bioregion |
Palearctic |
| Locality |
JAPAN |
| Etymology |
The specific epithet refers to the nesting site of the colony from which the type series was collected (‘litho-‘ means stone, and ‘-phila’ means favoring). |
| Primary type information |
Primary type material: holotype major worker. Primary type locality: Japan: Southern Ryukyus, Yaeyama Islands, Yonaguni-jima, Agarisaki, 11.iii.2020, nest under big stone (Sk. Yamane). Primary type depository: SKYC. |
| Secondary type information |
Secondary type material: 11 paratype major workers, 17 paratype minor workers. Secondary type locality: same as for holotype (same colony), but collected by Sk. Yamane, F. Ito, and R. Hosokawa. Secondary type depositories: KUTJ, SKYC. |
| Type notes |
Although not explicitly stated, it appears that paratypes are deposited in KUTJ and SKYC. |
