Taxonomy of ant species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) collected by pitfall traps from Sinai and Delta region, Egypt. Author Mohamed, S. Author Zalat, S. Author Fadl, H. text Egyptian Journal of Natural History 2001 3 40 61 journal article 21622 10.4314/ejnh.v3i1.30001 Lepisiota nigra (Delia Torre, 1893) Acantholepis frauenfeldi var nigra Delia Torre, 1893: Cat. Hym.7:171. Lepisiota nigra Emery : Agosti & Collingwood, 1987, Mitt. Schweiz. Ent.Ges. 60: 57 World distribution: Italy & Egypt. Distribution in Egypt: Sinai. Material examined: W.El-Arbaein: 3.V.1998 (11), 13.VII.1998 (3), 11.VIII.1998 (14), 9.IX.1998 (8), W.El-Talaa: 11.VIII.1998 (3), 19.11.1999 (4) (Ain Coll.).