@article {55, title = {The Formicine Ant Genus Plagiolepis Mayr (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the Arabian Peninsula, with Description of Two New Species.}, journal = {Transactions of the American Entomological Society}, volume = {137}, year = {2011}, pages = { 203-215}, author = {Mostafa R. Sharaf and Abdulrahman S. Aldawood and Brian Taylor} } @article {10, title = {Additions to the ant fauna (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Oman: an updated list, new records and a description of two new species}, journal = {Asian Myrmecology}, volume = {10}, year = {2018}, month = {16/02/2018}, pages = {1-38}, abstract = {

An updated list of ant species (Formicidae) known from Oman is provided, including both published records and recently collected material, and bringing the total number to 123 species belonging to 24 genera and four subfamilies. In the present study thirty-four ant species were collected from Oman during expeditions in 2016 and 2017. Ten ant species are recorded for the\  rst time in Oman : Cardiocondyla breviscapa Seifert, 2003, C. mauritanica Forel, 1890, C. yemeni Collingwood \& Agosti, 1996, Erromyrma latinodis (Mayr, 1872), Hypoponera abeillei (Andr\é, 1881), Lepisiota opaciventris (Finzi, 1936), Monomorium dichroum Forel, 1902, Pheidole parva Mayr, 1865, Plagiolepis boltoni Sharaf, Aldawood \& Taylor, 2011, and Tetramorium lanuginosum Mayr, 1870. The genus Aphaenogaster is recorded for the\  rst time from Oman, and two new species of Aphaenogaster are described based on the worker caste: A. sarae sp. n. and A. asmaae sp. n. The\  rst key to the Arabian Aphaenogaster is presented. The genus Erromyrma Bolton \& Fisher, 2016 is recorded for the\  rst time from Oman and the Arabian Peninsula by the sole species E. latinodis (Mayr, 1872). The queen caste of Pl. boltoni Sharaf, Aldawood \& Taylor, 2011 is also described for the\  rst time from Masfat Al- Ebreien, Oman. New distributional records are given with biological notes for species when available.

}, keywords = {Aphaenogaster, Arabian Peninsula, Asir Province, Erromyrma, invasive species, key, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Middle East, Palearctic region}, doi = {10.20362/am.010004}, url = {http://www.asian-myrmecology.org/publications/am10/sharaf-et-al-2018-am010004.pdf}, author = {Mostafa R. Sharaf and Brian L. Fisher and Hathal M. Al Dhafer and Andrew Polaszek and Abdulrahman S. Aldawood} } @article {9, title = {A remarkable new species of the genus Lepisiota Santschi (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Oman and the United Arab Emirates with a key to the Arabian species.}, journal = {Journal of Natural History}, volume = {50}, year = {2016}, month = {10/05/2016}, pages = {1875-1887}, abstract = {

Lepisiota omanensis sp. nov. is described and illustrated based on the worker caste collected in Jebel Qahwan Oman, and Ain Al Waal, United Arab Emirates. The new species belongs to the L. gracilicornis group and is separated easily from all Arabian Lepisiota species, and other species in the gracilicornis group, by the exceptionally long, acute and strongly curved propodeal spines. Lepisiota elegantissima Collingwood \& van Harten is recorded for the first time from Oman. Lepisiota simplex (Forel) stat rev. is recognised at species rank. Ecological and biological observations are provided. A revised key to the Arabian species of Lepisiota is given. A checklist of the Arabian Lepisiota species is presented.

}, keywords = {key, Lepisiota omanensis, Middle East, new status, Oman, Palaearctic region, United Arab Emirates}, doi = {10.1080/00222933.2016.1180722}, url = {https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00222933.2016.1180722}, author = {Mostafa R. Sharaf and Joe Monks and Andrew Polaszek and Abdulrahman S. Aldawood} }