[HTML][HTML] The global spread and invasion capacities of alien ants

MKL Wong, EP Economo, B Guénard - Current Biology, 2023 - cell.com
Many alien species are neither cultivated nor traded but spread unintentionally, and their
global movements, capacities to invade ecosystems, and susceptibility to detection by …

First record of the red palm weevil Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Olivier) on Socotra Island (Yemen), an exotic pest with high potential for adverse economic impacts

A Witt, V Hula, AS Suleiman, K Van Damme - Rendiconti Lincei. Scienze …, 2020 - Springer
We report on the first finding of a widespread exotic pest species, the red palm weevil
Rhynchophorus fer rugineus (Olivier)(Coleoptera: Curculionidae) on date palms Phoenix …

Ant diversity and composition patterns along the urbanization gradients in an arid city

MS Abdel-Dayem, MR Sharaf, JD Majer… - Journal of Natural …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
The dramatic increased rates of uncontrolled urbanisation in various parts of the World have
resulted in loss of native species and overall threats to biodiversity. Over the last few …

[PDF][PDF] Additions to the ant fauna (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Oman: an updated list, new records and a description of two new species

MR Sharaf, BL Fisher, HM Al Dhafer… - Asian …, 2018 - researchgate.net
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 …

[PDF][PDF] They arrived and don't stop coming: an update on the distribution of exotic ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) in continental Ecuador.

J Salazar-Basurto, A Troya, F Romero, AL Wild… - Check List, 2023 - researchgate.net
We present an updated list of introduced ants to continental Ecuador, and compile records of
occurrence, as well as map the distribution of 15 exotic species. We analyzed specimens in …

[PDF][PDF] Insect biodiversity of the Socotra Archipelago-underlined and counted.

J Bezděk, J Hájek - Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae, 2017 - researchgate.net
Altogether, 1,564 species taxa (identified at least to the genus level) from 25 orders of
Hexapoda have been recorded from the Socotra Archipelago to date. In addition, members …

Ants of the Monomorium monomorium species-group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the Arabian Peninsula with description of a new species from southwestern Saudi …

M Sharaf, HM Al Dhafer, AS Aldawood, FH Garcia - PeerJ, 2018 - peerj.com
We revise the taxonomy of the myrmicine ants of the Monomorium monomorium species-
group for the Arabian Peninsula. Six species are recognized: Monomorium aeyade, M …

Monomorium (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of the Arabian Peninsula with description of two new species, M. heggyi sp. n. and M. khalidi sp. n.

MR Sharaf, AA Mohamed, BE Boudinot, JK Wetterer… - PeerJ, 2021 - peerj.com
We present a revised and updated synoptic list of 44 Arabian Monomorium species,
including two new species of the M. salomonis species-group: M. heggyi sp. n., and M …

Additions to the Ant fauna of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), with an updated list of the Saudi species

MR Sharaf, S Salman, AS Aldawood - Annales Zoologici, 2023 - BioOne
The ant fauna of the Riyadh Province, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) was studied and
reviewed based on literature and newly collected material. In total, 93 species were …

Taxonomy of the myrmicine ant genus Temnothorax Mayr, 1861 (Formicidae: Myrmicinae) in the Arabian Peninsula

MR Sharaf, SA Akbar… - European …, 2017 - europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu
Abstract The Arabian Temnothorax Mayr, 1861 fauna is revised for the first time. Three
species are recognized from the region: Temnothorax arabicus Sharaf & Akbar sp. nov., T …