Type locality: [Russia] “circa flumen Jenissej ad Krasnojarsk (56°), Vorogova (60°55'), Podkamenno Tunguskoj (61°40'), Nischnij Inbatskoj (63°50'), Baklanovskij (64°25'), Troitskoj (65°45'), Goroschinskoj (66°17')” (Stuxberg 1876 a, 1876b).
Lithobius sulcipes Stuxberg, 1876a: 20; 1876b: 310.
Lithobius formicarum Stuxberg, 1876a: 24; 1876b: 311.
Ezembius sulcipes — Chamberlin, 1919: 19.
Lithobius sulcipes — Zalesskaja, 1978: 126; Tuf, 2007: 64.
Lithobius bogdoulensis — Loksa, 1965: 207.
Lithobius (Ezembius) sulcipes — Eason, 1976: 101 (♂ ♀); 1986b: 59.
Previous records. Kazakhstan: East Kazakhstan Region —SW Altai Mts, Bukhtarma River Valley [Kz31, Kz33], Yuzniy Altai Mt. Range [Kz40] (Tuf 2007).
Habitat records. “Woods” on 1000 m; “banks of river (woods)” on 1200 m; alpine meadow on 2528 m (Tuf 2007).
Remarks. This species is also known from E Siberia (Russia, Krasnoyarsk Province) (Eason 1976; Zalesskaja 1978).