References by Akbar, S. A.
Bharti, H.; Akbar, S. A. 2013a. Taxonomic studies on the ant genus Cerapachys Smith (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from India. ZooKeys 336:79-103. PDF
Bharti, H.; Akbar, S. A. 2013b. Taxonomic studies on the ant genus Strumigenys Smith, 1860 (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) with report of two new species and five new records including a tramp species from India. Sociobiology 60:387-396. PDF
Bharti, H.; Akbar, S. A. 2014a. Tetraponera periyarensis, a new pseudomyrmecine ant species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from India. Asian Myrmecology 6:43-48. PDF
Bharti, H.; Akbar, S. A. 2014b. New additions to ant genus Carebara Westwood (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Myrmicinae) from India. Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 60 (4):313-324. PDF
Bharti, H.; Akbar, S. A. 2014c. Meranoplus periyarensis, a remarkable new ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) species from India. Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology 17:811-815. PDF
Bharti, H.; Akbar, S. A. 2014d. Taxonomic studies on the genus Myrmoteras Forel (Hymenoptera:Formicidae), with description of two new species from India. Journal of the Entomological Research Society 16 (2):71-80. PDF
Bharti, H.; Akbar, S. A.; Wachkoo, A. A.; Singh, J. 2015. Taxonomic studies on ant genus Hypoponera (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Ponerinae) from India. Asian Myrmecology 7:37-51. PDF
Bharti, H.; Akbar, S. A.; Singh, J. 2015. Discothyrea periyarensis sp. n., a new proceratiine ant species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Proceratiinae) from India. Caucasian Entomological Bulletin 11 (1):121-124. PDF
Akbar, S. A.; Bharti, H. 2015. First verified record of the ant genus Calyptomyrmex (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from India, along with a revised key to known Indomalayan species. Biodiversity Data Journal 3:9 pp. e5420. 10.3897/BDJ.3.e5420 PDF
Bharti, H.; Akbar, S. A. 2015. First record of genus Protanilla (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Leptanillinae) from India with description of a new species. Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology 18:573-576. PDF
Sharaf, M. R.; Salman, S.; Al Dhafer, H. M.; Akbar, S. A.; Abdel-Dayem, M. S.; Aldawood, A. S. 2016a. Taxonomy and distribution of the genus Trichomyrmex Mayr, 1865 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the Arabian Peninsula, with the description of two new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 246:1-36. 10.5852/ejt.2016.246 PDF
Sharaf, M. R.; Akbar, S. A. 2017. [New species of Temnothorax, attributed to Sharaf and Akbar]. Pp. 4-6 in: Sharaf, M. R.; Akbar, S. A.; Al Dhafer, H. M.; El-Gharbawy, A.; Aldawood, A. S. 2017. Taxonomy of the myrmicine ant genus Temnothorax Mayr, 1861 (Formicidae: Myrmicinae) in the Arabian Peninsula. European Journal of Taxonomy 280:1-17. PDF
Sharaf, M. R.; Akbar, S. A. 2017. [New species of Leptogenys attributed to Sharaf and Akbar]. Pp. 2-7 in: Sharaf, M. R.; Akbar, S. A.; Al Dhafer, H. M.; Aldawood, A. S. 2017. A new ant species of the Leptogenys sulcinoda-group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Saudi Arabia. Zoology in the Middle East 63 (1):68-75. PDF
Sharaf, M. R.; Akbar, S. A.; Hita Garcia, F. 2017. Nesomyrmex zaheri attributed to Sharaf, Akbar & Hita Garcia, sp. n. Pp. 31-33 in: Sharaf, M. R.; Akbar, S. A.; Aldawood, A. S.; Hita Garcia, F. 2017. Review of the ant genus Nesomyrmex Wheeler, 1910 (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Myrmicinae) from the Arabian Peninsula. African Invertebrates 58:21-37. PDF
Akbar, S. A.; Bharti, H.; Wachkoo, A. A. 2017. Discovery of remarkable new ant species of the genus Pseudolasius Emery (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Western Ghats of India. Sociobiology 64:133-137. 10.13102/sociobiology.v64i2.1188 PDF
Akbar, S. A.; Bharti, H. 2017. A new species of the ant genus Carebara Westwood (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from India. Journal of the Entomological Research Society 19:35-43. PDF
Sharaf, M. R.; Akbar, S. A.; Aldawood, A. S.; Hita Garcia, F. 2017. Review of the ant genus Nesomyrmex Wheeler, 1910 (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Myrmicinae) from the Arabian Peninsula. African Invertebrates 58:21-37. 10.3897/AfrInvertebr.58.12782 PDF
Sharaf, M. R.; Akbar, S. A.; Al Dhafer, H. M.; Aldawood, A. S. 2017. A new ant species of the Leptogenys sulcinoda-group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Saudi Arabia. Zoology in the Middle East 63 (1):68-75. 10.1080/09397140.2017.1292645 PDF
Sharaf, M. R.; Akbar, S. A.; Al Dhafer, H. M.; El-Gharbawy, A.; Aldawood, A. S. 2017. Taxonomy of the myrmicine ant genus Temnothorax Mayr, 1861 (Formicidae: Myrmicinae) in the Arabian Peninsula. European Journal of Taxonomy 280:1-17. 10.5852/ejt.2017.280 PDF
Sharaf, M. R.; Akbar, S. A. 2018. [New species Parasyscia rifati attributed to Sharaf & Akbar]. Pp. 216-219 in: Sharaf, M. R.; Akbar, S. A.; Aldawood, A. S. 2018. Review of the Arabian rare ant genus Parasyscia Emery, 1882 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) with description of a new species from the Asir Mountains, Saudi Arabia. African Entomology 26 (1):215-223. PDF
Wachkoo, A. A.; Maqbool, A.; Akbar, S. A.; Sharaf, M. R. 2018. A new species of the ant genus Leptogenys Roger, 1861 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from India. Biodiversity Data Journal 6:8 pp. e25016. 10.3897/BDJ.6.e25016 PDF
Sharaf, M. R.; Akbar, S. A.; Aldawood, A. S. 2018. Review of the Arabian rare ant genus Parasyscia Emery, 1882 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) with description of a new species from the Asir Mountains, Saudi Arabia. African Entomology 26 (1):215-223. 10.4001/003.026.0215 PDF
Dias, R. K. S.; Yamane, S.; Akbar, S. A.; Peiris, H. A. W. S.; Wachkoo, A. A. 2019. Discovery of the worker caste of Protanilla schoedli Baroni Urbani & De Andrade (Formicidae: Leptanillinae) in Sri Lanka. Oriental Insects 53 (2):160-166. 10.1080/00305316.2018.1476273 PDF
Rasheed, M. T.; Bodlah, I.; Fareen, A. G.; Wachkoo, A. A.; Huang, X.; Akbar, S. A. 2019. A Checklist of Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Pakistan. Sociobiology 66:426-439. 10.13102/sociobiology.v66i3.4330 PDF
Wachkoo, A. A.; Bharti, H.; Akbar, S. A. 2020. Taxonomy and geographic distribution of the ant genus Odontoponera Mayr, 1862 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in India. Entomologist's Monthly Magazine 156:245-252. 10.31184/M00138908.1564.4049 PDF
Dias, R. K. S.; Guénard, B.; Akbar, S. A.; Economo, E. P.; Udayakantha, W. S.; Wachkoo, A. A. 2020. The ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) of Sri Lanka: a taxonomic research summary and updated checklist. ZooKeys 967:1-142. 10.3897/zookeys.967.54432 PDF
Akbar, S. A.; Bharti, H.; Kanturski, M.; Wachkoo, A. A. 2021. First record of the myrmicine ant genus Syllophopsis Santschi, 1915 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from India with description of a new species. Zootaxa 4985 (3):403-413. 10.11646/ZOOTAXA.4985.3.7 PDF
Wachkoo, A. A.; Bharti, H.; Akbar, S. A. 2021. Taxonomic review of the ant genus Lepisiota Santschi, 1926 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Formicinae) from India. Bonn Zoological Bulletin 70 (2):227-245. 10.20363/BZB-2021.70.2.227 PDF
Akbar, S. A.; Bharti, H.; Wachkoo, A. A. 2023. Crematogaster bonnieae (Hymenoptera, Formicidae), a new acrobat-ant species from the Western Ghats, India. Annales Zoologici Fennici 60 (1):9-17. [online early] 10.5735/086.060.0103 PDF
Akbar, S. A.; Bharti, H.; Schifani, E.; Wachkoo, A. A. 2023. Overview of the ant genus Vollenhovia (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) in India and Sri Lanka, with an illustrated key and the description of a new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 908:77-107. 10.5852/ejt.2023.908.2339 PDF
Protonyms originally described by author
Protonym Taxon Authorship Rank Status
Vollenhovia yasmeenae Vollenhovia yasmeenae Akbar et al., 2023 Species Valid Original combination
Tetramorium alii Tetramorium alii Akbar et al., 2023 Species Valid Original combination
Tetramorium binghami Tetramorium binghami Akbar et al., 2023 Species Valid Original combination
Tetramorium hitagarciai Tetramorium hitagarciai Akbar et al., 2023 Species Valid Original combination
Paraparatrechina budhanilkantha Paraparatrechina budhanilkantha Subedi et al., 2025 Species Valid Original combination
Statistics
Published between 2013–2025
Taxon descriptions between 2013–2025
No. of references 32
No. of described taxa (including combinations) 41
No. of described taxa (valid, including combinations) 35
No. of described taxa (protonyms only) 35
Names belonging to author
Author name No. of references
Akbar, S. A. 32