Ants of Egypt

ISBN-13: 9783847320197 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 228 str.

Mostafa Sharaf

Opis

The known species of the Egyptian ants are revised. One hundred and forty seven species and subspecies are recognized. Of these, six species are described as new: Cerapachys collingwoodi; Cataglyphis agostii; Messor eglalae; Monomorium dentatum; Pheidole fadli; Tetramorium shirlae; one genus Oxyopomyrmex Andre, 1881 new to Egypt; thirteen new record species; one new record species to the palaearctic region Cardiocondyla minutior Forel, 1899.

O autorze

Dr Sharaf is an ant systematists interested in studying the Egyptian ant fauna. In 2006, he completed his Ph.D. thesis revising the Egyptian Formicidae and giving 147 species and subspecies. In 2009. Dr Sharaf had an assistant Professor position at King Saud University where he became interested in studying the ant species of Arabia.