The queen caste of the Arabian species Meranoplus pulcher Sharaf, 2014 is described and illustrated for the first time. The queen caste of the species is apparently rare with only a single specimen collected over a two-year period of intensive field work in southwestern Asir Mountains of Saudi Arabia. A distribution map of the species is presented.
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1 September 2017
Discovery of the Queen Caste of the Myrmicine Ant Meranoplus pulcher Sharaf, 2014 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
M.R. Sharaf,
A.S. Aldawood
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African Entomology
Vol. 25 • No. 2
September 2017
Vol. 25 • No. 2
September 2017
Arabian Peninsula
Asir Mountains
description
gyne
Middle East
pitfall traps
Saudi Arabia