01390nas a2200205 4500008004100000245009700041210006900138260001500207300001000222490000700232520072900239653000900968653001100977653000900988653001100997653002201008100002601030700002801056856010001084 2018 eng d00aSurvey and taxonomical study of ants that collected from indoor in different regions of Iraq0 aSurvey and taxonomical study of ants that collected from indoor  c18/03/2018 a93-970 v123 a

The aim of this study to determine the worker ants, which had several important, related to human activities in different aspects; furthermore, there was no paper deals with this matter previously in Iraq. The present investigation showed, the ant worker species that found indoors, which collected from different regions of Iraq are identified; they were registered as eight species belonging to six genera under three subfamilies. The species of Monomorium brunneolucidulum Collingwood & Agosti and Monomorium rimae Collingwood & Agosti are new recorded for Iraqi fauna. Identification key to subfamilies, genera and species was designed with illustrated of the morphological characters.

10aants10aIndoor10aIraq10aSurvey10aTaxonomical study1 aAugul, Razzaq, Shalan1 aAl-Saffar, Hanaa, Hani. uhttps://innspub.net/jbes/survey-taxonomical-study-ants-collected-indoor-different-regions-iraq/02031nas a2200229 4500008004100000245017500041210006900216260001400285490000600299520124200305653001801547653002301565653001601588653001501604653002201619653001301641100002401654700002601678700003001704700002801734856003901762 2018 eng d00aAnts of the Monomorium monomorium species-group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the Arabian Peninsula with description of a new species from southwestern Saudi Arabia0 aAnts of the iMonomorium monomoriumi speciesgroup Hymenoptera For c1/02/20180 v63 a

We revise the taxonomy of the myrmicine ants of the Monomorium monomorium species-group for the Arabian Peninsula. Six species are recognized: Monomorium aeyade Collingwood & Agosti, 1996, M. clavicorne André, 1881, M. exiguum Forel, 1894, M. holothir Bolton, 1987, M. mohammedi sp. n., and M. sarawatense Sharaf & Alda- wood, 2013. On the basis of the worker caste, we describe Monomorium mohammedi sp. n. from the southwestern region of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). We designate a neotype for Monomorium aeyade Collingwood & Agosti and redescribe and illustrate the worker caste. Furthermore, we provide a worker-based species identifica- tion key, distribution maps for the treated species, and ecological and biological notes, if available. Monomorium holothir is recorded for the first time from the KSA. Also, we propose M. clavicorne var. punica Santschi, 1915a as a junior synonym of M. clavicorne, as well as M. dryhimi Aldawood & Sharaf, 2011 and M. montanum Collingwood & Agosti, 1996 to be treated as junior synonyms of Monomorium exiguum.

10aAsir Province10aIdentification key10aMiddle East10aMyrmicinae10aPalearctic region10aRevision1 aSharaf, Mostafa, R.1 aDhafer, Hathal, M. Al1 aAldawood, Abdulrahman, S.1 aGarcia, Francisco, Hita uhttps://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.427702529nas a2200289 4500008004100000245013200041210006900173260001500242300000900257490000700266520159000273653001801863653002201881653001801903653001401921653002101935653000801956653002801964653001601992653002202008100002402030700002202054700002602076700002102102700003002123856008602153 2018 eng d00aAdditions to the ant fauna (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Oman: an updated list, new records and a description of two new species0 aAdditions to the ant fauna Hymenoptera Formicidae of Oman an upd c16/02/2018 a1-380 v103 a

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 (André, 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.

10aAphaenogaster10aArabian Peninsula10aAsir Province10aErromyrma10ainvasive species10akey10aKingdom of Saudi Arabia10aMiddle East10aPalearctic region1 aSharaf, Mostafa, R.1 aFisher, Brian, L.1 aDhafer, Hathal, M. Al1 aPolaszek, Andrew1 aAldawood, Abdulrahman, S. uhttp://www.asian-myrmecology.org/publications/am10/sharaf-et-al-2018-am010004.pdf