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.; 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
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.; 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
Sharaf, M. R.; Al Dhafer, H. M. 2016. [New species of Trichomyrmex, attributed to Sharaf and Al Dhafer]. Pp. 28-31 in: 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. 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
Sharaf, M. R.; Al Dhafer, H. M.; Aldawood, A. S. 2014. First record of the myrmicine ant genus Meranoplus Smith, 1853 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from the Arabian Peninsula with description of a new species and notes on the zoogeography of southwestern Kingdom Saudi Arabia. PLoS ONE 9 (11):9 pp. e111298. 10.1371/journal.pone.0111298 PDF
Sharaf, M. R.; Al Dhafer, H. M.; Aldawood, A. S. 2015. The Tetramorium squaminode species group (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) in the Arabian Peninsula, with a new record from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and keys to Arabian species. ZooKeys 502:99-115. PDF
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.; Aldawood, A. S. 2011. Plagiolepis juddi Sharaf & Aldawood sp. n. P. 206 in: Sharaf, M. R.; Aldawood, A. S.; Taylor, B. 2011. The formicine ant genus Plagiolepis Mayr (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the Arabian Peninsula, with description of two new species. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 137:203-215. PDF
Sharaf, M. R.; Aldawood, A. S. 2011. Plagiolepis boltoni Sharaf & Aldawood sp. n. Pp. 204-205 in: Sharaf, M. R.; Aldawood, A. S.; Taylor, B. 2011. The formicine ant genus Plagiolepis Mayr (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the Arabian Peninsula, with description of two new species. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 137:203-215. PDF
Sharaf, M. R.; Aldawood, A. S. 2011. First occurrence of Solenopsis Westwood 1840 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia, with description of a new species S. saudiensis n. sp. Annales de la Société Entomologique de France (n.s.) 47:474-479. PDF
Sharaf, M. R.; Aldawood, A. S. 2011. Carebara abuhurayri Sharaf & Aldawood, sp. n. Pp. 63-65 in: Aldawood, S. A.; Sharaf, M. R.; Taylor, B. 2011. First record of the myrmicine ant genus Carebara Westwood, 1840 (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from Saudi Arabia with description of a new species, C. abuhurayri sp. n. ZooKeys 92:61-69. PDF
Sharaf, M. R.; Aldawood, A. S. 2012a. Ants of the genus Solenopsis Westwood 1840 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the Arabian Peninsula with description of a new species, Solenopsis elhawagryi. PLoS ONE 7 (11):e49485. 0.1371/journal.pone.0049485 PDF
Sharaf, M. R.; Aldawood, A. S. 2012b. Tetramorium amalae Sharaf & Aldawood n. sp. Pp. 2-5 in: Sharaf, M. R.; Aldawood, A. S.; Taylor, B. 2012. A new ant species of the genus Tetramorium Mayr, 1855 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Saudi Arabia, with a revised key to the Arabian species. PLoS ONE 7 (2):e30811. PDF
Sharaf, M. R.; Aldawood, A. S. 2012c. Tapinoma wilsoni Sharaf & Aldawood, sp. n. Pp. 38-40 in: Sharaf, M. R.; Aldawood, A. S.; El-Hawagry, M. S. 2012a. A new ant species of the genus Tapinoma (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from Saudi Arabia with a key to the Arabian species. ZooKeys 212:35-43. PDF
Sharaf, M. R.; Aldawood, A. S. 2012d. Aenictus arabicus Sharaf & Aldawood, sp. n. Pp. 42-45 in: Sharaf, M. R.; Aldawood, A. S.; El-Hawagry, M. S. 2012b. First record of the ant subfamily Aenictinae (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from Saudi Arabia, with the description of a new species. ZooKeys 228:39-49. PDF
Sharaf, M. R.; Aldawood, A. S. 2013a. First occurrence of the Monomorium hildebrandti-group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), in the Arabian Peninsula, with description of a new species M. kondratieffi n. sp. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 115 (1):75-84. 10.4289/0013-8797.115.1.75 PDF
Sharaf, M. R.; Aldawood, A. S. 2013a. [Untitled. Savignyi gen. nov. (nomen nudum) attributed to M.R. Sharaf and A.S. Aldawood.]. P. 67 in: El-Hawagry, M. S.; Khalil, M. W.; Sharaf, M. R.; Fadl, H. H.; Aldawood, A. S. 2013. A preliminary study on the insect fauna of Al-Baha Province, Saudi Arabia, with descriptions of two new species. ZooKeys 274:1-88. PDF
Sharaf, M. R.; Aldawood, A. S. 2013b. The ant genus Carebara Westwood in the Arabian Peninsula (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). ZooKeys 357:67-83. 10.3897/zookeys.357.5946 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.; 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.; 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.; 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.; El-Hawagry, M. S. 2012a. A new ant species of the genus Tapinoma (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from Saudi Arabia with a key to the Arabian species. ZooKeys 212:35-43. 10.3897/zookeys.212.3325 PDF
Sharaf, M. R.; Aldawood, A. S.; El-Hawagry, M. S. 2012b. First record of the ant subfamily Aenictinae (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from Saudi Arabia, with the description of a new species. ZooKeys 228:39-49. 10.3897/zookeys.228.3559 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