Sharaf, M. R. 2017. [New species of Anochetus, attributed to Sharaf]. Pp. 81-83 in: Sharaf, M. R.; Monks, J.; Aldawood, A. S.; Polaszek, A. 2017. Anochetus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the Arabian Peninsula, with description of a new species from Oman. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 119 (1):78-89. 10.4289/0013-8797.119.1.78 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. 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. 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. 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
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. 2024. [Untitled. Lepisiota bahrainensis sp. nov. attributed to M.R. Sharaf.]. Pp. 1720-1723 in: Sharaf, M. R.; Wetterer, J. K.; Mohamed, A. M. A.; Georgiadis, C.; Nasser, M. G.; Aldawood, A. S. 2024. Filling gaps in global myrmecology: ants of the Kingdom of Bahrain (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Journal of Natural History 58 (41-44):1705-1786. [online early]. PDF
Sharaf, M. R. 2024. [Untitled. Crematogaster abouzeidi sp. nov. attributed to M. R. Sharaf]. Pp. 711-713 in: Sharaf, M.R.; Bolton, B.; Nasser, M. G.; Wetterer, J. K.; Aldawood, A. S. 2024. A new species and a new record of the ant genus Crematogaster Lund, 1831 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Yemen. Annales Zoologici (Warsaw) 74 (4):709-716. PDF
Sharaf, M. R. 2024. [Untitled. Cardiocondyla hashemi sp. nov., attributed to M. R. Sharaf.]. Pp. 5-8 in: 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]. PDF
Sharaf, M. R. 2025. [Untitled. Crematogaster dhofarensis sp. nov. attributed to M.R. Sharaf.]. Pp. 1426-1429 in: Sharaf, M. R.; Polaszek, A.; Al-Ansari, M. S.; AlWahaibi, A. K.; Ghazanfar, S.; Mohamed, A.; Monks, J.; Aldawood, A. S. 2025. Crematogaster dhofarensis, a new ant species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Oman. Journal of Natural History 59 (17-20):1423-1433. PDF
Sharaf, M. R.; Abdel-Dayem, M. S.; Al Dhafer, H. M.; Aldawood, A. S. 2013. The ants (Hymenoptera:formicidae) of Rawdhat Khorim Nature Preserve, Saudi Arabia, with description of a new species of the genus Tetramorium Mayr. Zootaxa 3709 (6):565-580. 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.; 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. 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
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