01979nas a2200217 4500008004100000245003500041210003400076260001500110300001200125490000800137520140300145653001901548653002301567653001201590653003001602653002501632100001801657700002401675700002601699856003601725 2017 eng d00aTramp ants of Tangier, Morocco0 aTramp ants of Tangier Morocco c18/04/2017 a299-3040 v1433 a

In May 2016, we collected ants at 16 sites in the city of Tangier, Morocco, primarily in urban gardens and parks. We found a total of 38 ant species, including eight non-native tramp species, Cardiocondyla emeryi, Linepithema humile, Nylanderia jaegerskioeldi, Paratrechina longicornis, Pheidole megacephala, Strumigenys membranifera, Tetramorium bicarinatum, and Tetramorium caldarium. These eight plus Monomorium pharaonis represent all non-native ant species known from Morocco. Two of these species are not been previously known from Morocco: N. jaegerskioeldi and P. megacephala. We found N. jaegerskioeldi at five sites, suggesting that this previously unreported species may have an expanding population in Morocco. We found P. megacephala in a single park in Tangier. Competition with native Pheidole species may limit the spread of P. megacephala in Morocco. The only tramp species from the New World known from Morocco is the Argentine ant, L. humile, which we collected at 7 sites. This species, originally from South America, is an important ecological and agricultural pest in areas with Mediterranean-like climates, including not only the Mediterranean region, but also southern California, southern Africa, and southern Australia.

10aexotic species10aLinepithema humile10aMorocco10aNylanderia jaegerskioeldi10aPheidole megacephala1 aTaheri, Ahmed1 aWetterer, James, K.1 aReyes-López, Joaquin uhttp://taes.entomology-aes.org/02529nas 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