References by Sharaf, M. R.
Sharaf, M. R.; Al Dhafer, H. M.; Aldawood, A. S. 2018. Review of the ant genus Technomyrmex Mayr, 1872 in the Arabian Peninsula (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). ZooKeys 780:35-59. 10.3897/zookeys.780.26272 PDF
Sharaf, M. R.; Al Dhafer, H. M.; Aldawood, A. S.; Hita Garcia, F. 2018. Ants of the Monomorium monomorium species-group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the Arabian Peninsula with description of a new species from southwestern Saudi Arabia. PeerJ 6:31 pp. e4277. 10.7717/peerj.4277 PDF
Sharaf, M. R.; Fisher, B. L.; Al Dhafer, H. M.; Polaszek, A.; Aldawood, A. S. 2018. Additions to the ant fauna (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Oman: an updated list, new records and a description of two new species. Asian Myrmecology 10:38 pp. e010004. 10.20362/am.010004 PDF
Sharaf, M.; Hita Garcia, F. 2018. [New species Monomorium mohammedi attributed to Sharaf & Hita Garcia. Pp. 20-23 in: Sharaf, M. R.; Al Dhafer, H. M.; Aldawood, A. S.; Hita Garcia, F. 2018. Ants of the Monomorium monomorium species-group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the Arabian Peninsula with description of a new species from southwestern Saudi Arabia. PeerJ 6:31 pp. e4277. PDF
Sharaf, M. 2018. New species of Aphaenogaster attributed to M. Sharaf]. Pp. 13-17 in: Sharaf, M. R.; Fisher, B. L.; Al Dhafer, H. M.; Polaszek, A.; Aldawood, A. S. 2018. Additions to the ant fauna (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Oman: an updated list, new records and a description of two new species. Asian Myrmecology 10:38 pp. e010004. PDF
Sharaf, M. R. 2019. [New species Meranoplus mosalahi attributed to Sharaf, M. R.]. Pp. 6 in: Sharaf, M. R.; Aldawood, A. S. 2019a. Review of the ant genus Meranoplus Smith, 1853 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the Arabian Peninsula with description of a new species M. mosalahi sp. n. from Oman. PeerJ 7:20 pp. e6287. PDF
Sharaf, M. R. 2019. [New species Temnothorax almeqeriI attributed to Sharaf]. Pp. 604 in: Sharaf, M. R.; Aldawood, A. S. 2019b. Temnothorax almeqeri, a new ant species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from the Asir Mountains, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, with a key to the Arabian Temnothorax. Annales Zoologici (Warsaw) 69 (3):603-608. PDF
Sharaf, M. R.; Wachkoo, A. A.; Hita Garcia, F. 2019. {New species Temnothorax elmenshawyi attributed to Sharaf, Wachkoo, Hita Garcia]. Pp. 2-3 in: Sharaf, M. R.; Aldawood, A. S.; Economo, E. P.; Wachkoo, A. A.; Hita Garcia, F. 2019. Taxonomy of Arabian Temnothorax Mayr (Formicidae: Myrmicinae) with description of a new species enhanced by x-ray microtomography. Scientific Reports 9:7 pp. 11009. PDF
Sharaf, M. R.; Hita Garcia, F. 2019. [New species Crematogaster gryllsi attributed to Sharaf & Hita Garcia]. Pp. 52-57 in: Sharaf, M. R.; Aldawood, A. S.; Hita Garcia, F. 2019. Review of the Arabian Crematogaster Lund (Hymenoptera, Formicidae), synoptic list, distribution, and description of two new species from Oman and Saudi Arabia. ZooKeys 898:27-81. PDF
Sharaf, M. R.; Hita Garcia, F. 2019. [New species Crematogaster jacindae attributed to Sharaf & Hita Garcia}. Pp. 58-62 in: Sharaf, M. R.; Aldawood, A. S.; Hita Garcia, F. 2019. Review of the Arabian Crematogaster Lund (Hymenoptera, Formicidae), synoptic list, distribution, and description of two new species from Oman and Saudi Arabia. ZooKeys 898:27-81. PDF
Sharaf, M. R.; Aldawood, A. S.; Economo, E. P.; Wachkoo, A. A.; Hita Garcia, F. 2019. Taxonomy of Arabian Temnothorax Mayr (Formicidae: Myrmicinae) with description of a new species enhanced by x-ray microtomography. Scientific Reports 9:7 pp. 11009. 10.1038/s41598-019-47260-y PDF
Sharaf, M. R.; Aldawood, A. S.; Hita Garcia, F. 2019. Review of the Arabian Crematogaster Lund (Hymenoptera, Formicidae), synoptic list, distribution, and description of two new species from Oman and Saudi Arabia. ZooKeys 898:27-81. 10.3897/zookeys.898.37531 PDF
Sharaf, M. R.; Aldawood, A. S. 2019a. Review of the ant genus Meranoplus Smith, 1853 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the Arabian Peninsula with description of a new species M. mosalahi sp. n. from Oman. PeerJ 7:20 pp. e6287. 10.7717/peerj.6287 PDF
Sharaf, M. R.; Aldawood, A. S. 2019b. Temnothorax almeqeri, a new ant species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from the Asir Mountains, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, with a key to the Arabian Temnothorax. Annales Zoologici (Warsaw) 69 (3):603-608. 10.3161/00034541ANZ2019.69.3.009 PDF
Sharaf, M. R.; Mohamed, A. A.; Al Dhafer, H. M.; Aldawood, A. S. 2020. Nesomyrmex micheleae, a new ant species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from the Dhofar Governorate, Oman, with a synoptic list, distribution map and key to the Arabian Nesomyrmex. Journal of Natural History 54:351–365. 10.1080/00222933.2020.1762013 PDF
Sharaf, M. R. 2020. [New species Nesomyrmex micheleae attributted to Sharaf]. Pp. 355-360 in: Sharaf, M. R.; Mohamed, A. A.; Al Dhafer, H. M.; Aldawood, A. S. 2020. Nesomyrmex micheleae, a new ant species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from the Dhofar Governorate, Oman, with a synoptic list, distribution map and key to the Arabian Nesomyrmex. Journal of Natural History 54:351–365. PDF
Sharaf, M. R.; Gotzek, D.; Guénard, B.; Fisher, B. L.; Aldawood, A. S.; Al Dhafer, H. M.; Mohamed, A. A. 2020. Molecular phylogenetic analysis and morphological reassessments of thief ants identify a new potential case of biological invasions. Scientific Reports 10:12040. 10.1038/s41598-020-69029-4 PDF
Sharaf, M. R.; Abdel-Dayem, M. S.; Mohamed, A. A.; Fisher, B. L.; Aldawood, A. S. 2020. A preliminary synopsis of the ant fauna (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Qatar with remarks on the zoogeography. Annales Zoologici (Warsaw) 70 (4):533-560. 10.3161/00034541ANZ2020.70.4.005 PDF
Sharaf, M. R.; Mohamed, A. A.; Boudinot, B. E.; Wetterer, J. K.; Hita Garcia, F.; Al Dhafer, H. M.; Aldawood, A. S. 2021. Monomorium (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of the Arabian Peninsula with description of two new species, M. heggyi sp. n. and M. khalidi sp. n. PeerJ 9:60 pp. e10726. 10.7717/peerj.10726 PDF
Sharaf, M. R. 2021. [Untitled. Monomorium heggyi sp. n. and M. khalidi sp. n. attributed to Sharaf, M.R.]. Pp. 31-37 in: Sharaf, M. R.; Mohamed, A. A.; Boudinot, B. E.; Wetterer, J. K.; Hita Garcia, F.; Al Dhafer, H. M.; Aldawood, A. S. 2021. Monomorium (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of the Arabian Peninsula with description of two new species, M. heggyi sp. n. and M. khalidi sp. n. PeerJ 9:60 pp. e10726. PDF
Al-Keridis, L. A.; Gaber, N. M.; Aldawood, A. S.; Sharaf, M. R. 2021. Description of the queen of the Arabian endemic dolichoderine species Tapinoma wilsoni Sharaf & Aldawood, 2012 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) with the first illustrated key to queens of the Arabian Tapinoma Foerster, 1850. African Entomology 29 (1):233-237. 10.4001/003.029.0233 PDF

Notes: Tapinoma queen key to species

Al-Keridis, L. A.; Gaber, N. M.; Aldawood, A. S.; Wetterer, J. K.; Sharaf, M. R. 2021. Tetramorium sericeiventre (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) on the Arabian Peninsula, with an evaluation of its ecology and global distribution. Journal of Natural History 55 (3-4):177-187. 10.1080/00222933.2021.1899325 PDF
Abdel-Dayem, M. M.; Al Dhafer, H. M.; Aldawood, A. S.; Sharaf, M. R. 2021. An update to the taxonomy and distribution of the Arabian Tapinoma Foerster, 1850 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) with an illustrated key and remarks on habitats. Biodiversity Data Journal 9:26 pp. e66058. 10.3897/BDJ.9.e66058 PDF
Wetterer, J. K.; Sharaf, M. R. 2021. Worldwide distribution of Syllophopsis subcoeca (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), an Old-World species long known only from the West Indies. Journal of Natural History 55 (23-24):1465-1476. 10.1080/00222933.2021.1948129 PDF
Sharaf, M. R.; Aldawood, A. S. 2022. Tapinoma yacoubi, sp. nov., a new ant species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Saudi Arabia. Zoology in the Middle East -:1-6. 10.1080/09397140.2022.2077565 PDF
Sharaf, M. R. 2022. [Untitled. Tapinoma yacoubi sp. nov. described by M. R. Sharaf.]. Pp. 2-5 in: Sharaf, M. R.; Aldawood, A. S. 2022. Tapinoma yacoubi, sp. nov., a new ant species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Saudi Arabia. Zoology in the Middle East -:1-6. PDF
Sharaf, M. R.; Aldawood, A. S. 2022. Crematogaster ghoneimi, sp. nov., a new ant species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Annales Zoologici (Warsaw) 72 (4):937-942. 10.3161/00034541ANZ2022.72.4.009 PDF
Sharaf, M. R.; Wetterer, J. K.; Mohamed, A. A.; Aldawood, A. S. 2022. Faunal composition, diversity, and distribution of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Dhofar Governorate, Oman, with updated list of the Omani species and remarks on zoogeography. European Journal of Taxonomy 838:1-106. 10.5852/ejt.2022.838.1925 PDF
Sharaf, M. R.; Salman, S.; Aldawood, A. S. 2023. Additions to the ant fauna of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), with an updated list of the Saudi species. Annales Zoologici (Warsaw) 73 (2):195-214. 10.3161/00034541ANZ2023.73.2.005 PDF
Sharaf, M. R.; Al Dhafer, H. M.; Abdel-Dayem, M. S.; Aldawood, A. S. 2024. Cardiocondyla hashemi sp. n., a new species of the C. batesii species-group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Saudi Arabia, with a key to the Saudi species. Zoology in the Middle East -:1-11. [online early] 10.1080/09397140.2024.2321640 PDF
Protonyms originally described by author
Protonym Taxon Authorship Rank Status
Monomorium elghazalyi Monomorium elghazalyi Sharaf & Aldawood, 2017 Species Valid Original combination
Anochetus annetteae Anochetus annetteae Sharaf, 2017 Species Valid Original combination
Temnothorax arabicus Temnothorax arabicus Sharaf & Akbar, 2017 Species Valid Original combination
Leptogenys polaszeki Leptogenys polaszeki Sharaf & Akbar, 2017 Species Valid Original combination
Nesomyrmex zaheri Nesomyrmex zaheri Sharaf et al., 2017 Species Valid Original combination
Monomorium mohammedi Monomorium mohammedi Sharaf & Hita Garcia, 2018 Species Valid Original combination
Aphaenogaster asmaae Messor asmaae Sharaf, 2018 Species Valid
Aphaenogaster sarae Pheidole sarae Sharaf, 2018 Species Valid
Parasyscia rifati Parasyscia rifati Sharaf & Akbar, 2018 Species Valid Original combination
Leptogenys bhartii Leptogenys bhartii Wachkoo et al., 2018 Species Valid Original combination
Meranoplus mosalahi Meranoplus mosalahi Sharaf, 2019 Species Valid Original combination
Temnothorax almeqeri Temnothorax almeqeri Sharaf, 2019 Species Valid Original combination
Temnothorax elmenshawyi Temnothorax elmenshawyi Sharaf et al., 2019 Species Valid Original combination
Crematogaster gryllsi Crematogaster gryllsi Sharaf & Hita Garcia, 2019 Species Valid Original combination
Crematogaster jacindae Crematogaster jacindae Sharaf & Hita Garcia, 2019 Species Valid Original combination
Nesomyrmex micheleae Nesomyrmex micheleae Sharaf, 2020 Species Valid Original combination
Monomorium heggyi Monomorium heggyi Sharaf, 2021 Species Valid Original combination
Monomorium khalidi Monomorium khalidi Sharaf, 2021 Species Valid Original combination
Tapinoma yacoubi Tapinoma yacoubi Sharaf, 2022 Species Valid Original combination
Crematogaster ghoneimi Crematogaster ghoneimi Sharaf & Aldawood, 2022 Species Valid Original combination
Cardiocondyla hashemi Cardiocondyla hashemi Sharaf, 2024 Species Valid Original combination
Lepisiota bahrainensis Lepisiota bahrainensis Sharaf, 2024 Species Valid Original combination
Statistics
Published between 2001–2024
Taxon descriptions between 2001–2024
No. of references 93
No. of described taxa (including combinations) 58
No. of described taxa (valid, including combinations) 47
No. of described taxa (protonyms only) 52
Names belonging to author
Author name No. of references
Sharaf, M. R. 89
Sharaf, M. 4