Lepisiota frauenfeldi

Basic information
Scientific name	Lepisiota frauenfeldi	(No picture)
Common names	Browsing ant
Higher taxon	Formicinae, Formicidae, Hymenoptera
Natural range	Southern Europe
Habitat	Dry bare ground, street. Nests in gaps in scrap wood or concrete blocks.

Invasion information
Range in Japan	Aichi, Oska, Hyogo, Fukuoka and Okinawa Pref.
Origin	Unknown.
Date	Found at the Port of Nagoya in 2017.
Route	Under Construction.
Impact	Predation, competition against native species.
Regulation in Japan	Import, transport and keeping are prohibited in Japan by the Invasive Alien Species Act.
Introduced range in other countries	East Asia, Southeast Asia, West Asia, Indian Ocean Africa, Oceania, West Pacific island/ocean.

Reference	Notes
Ueda & Murakami (2022) A record of Lepisiota frauenfeldi (Mayr, 1955) (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. Konchu new series. 25(1). 33-36 (in Jpn) etc.