The Formicine Ant Genus Plagiolepis Mayr (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the Arabian Peninsula, with Description of Two New Species

Mostafa R. Sharaf; Abdulrahman S. Aldawood; Brian Taylor

doi:10.3157/061.137.0113

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Mostafa R. Sharaf,^1,* Abdulrahman S. Aldawood,¹ Brian Taylor²

¹ [MRS] [ASA] Plant Protection Department, College of Food and Agriculture Sciences, King Saud Univer
² [BT] 11 Grazingfield, Wilford, Nottingham, NG11 7FN, United Kingdom

^*Corresponding author, e-mail: antsharaf@yahoo.com

Abstract

The formicine ant genus Plagiolepis in Arabia is reviewed and an identification key to the worker caste is given. Eight species are recognized, two of which, P. boltoni and P. juddi are described as new. Two species, Plagiolepis abyssinica Forel and Plagiolepis schmitzii Forel are redescribed.

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Mostafa R. Sharaf, Abdulrahman S. Aldawood, and Brian Taylor "The Formicine Ant Genus Plagiolepis Mayr (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the Arabian Peninsula, with Description of Two New Species," Transactions of the American Entomological Society 137(1&2), 203-215, (1 December 2011). https://doi.org/10.3157/061.137.0113

Published: 1 December 2011

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