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
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.; 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. 10.1371/journal.pone.0030811 PDF
Sharaf, M. R.; Aldawood, S. A. 2013b. Monomorium sarawatensis Sharaf & Aldawood, sp. n. Pp. 70-73 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, S. A. 2015. [New species of Cataglyphis, attributed to Sharaf and Aldawood]. Pp. 104-107 in: Sharaf, M. R.; Collingwood, C. A.; Aldawood, A. S. 2015. Notes on the ant genus Cataglyphis Foerster, 1850 (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) in the Arabian Peninsula with description of a new species and a key to species of the C. pallida-group. ZooKeys 545:101-117. PDF
Sharaf, M. R.; Aldawood, S. A. 2016. [New species of Trichomyrmex, attributed to Sharaf and Aldawood]. Pp. 12-14 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.; Aldawood, S. A. 2017. [New species of Monomorium, attributed to Sharaf and Aldawood]. Pp. 339-343 in: Sharaf, M. R.; Fisher, B. L.; Collingwood, C. A.; Aldawood, A. S. 2017. Ant fauna (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of the Socotra Archipelago (Yemen): zoogeography, distribution and description of a new species. Journal of Natural History 51 (5-6):317-378. PDF
Sharaf, M. R.; Collingwood, C. A. 2010. [Untitled. Monomorium moathi Sharaf & Collingwood sp. n.]. Pp. 38-39 in: Aldawood, S. A.; Sharaf, M. R.; Collingwood, C. A. 2010. Monomorium moathi sp. n., a new ant species from Yemen (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) related to the salomonis-group. Egyptian Academic Journal of Biological Sciences 3 (2):37-42. PDF
Sharaf, M. R.; Collingwood, C. A.; Al Dhafer, H. M.; Al Mutairi, M. S.; Aldawood, A. S. 2015. New synonyms of two Arabian ants of the genus Monomorium Mayr, 1855 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). ZooKeys 505:51-58. PDF
Sharaf, M. R.; Collingwood, C. A.; Aldawood, A. S. 2011. Technomyrmex montaseri sp. n., a new ant species of the T. gibbosus-group from Oman (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) with a key to the Technomyrmex species of the Arabian Peninsula. ZooKeys 108:11-19. PDF
Sharaf, M. R.; Collingwood, C. A.; Aldawood, A. S. 2015. Notes on the ant genus Cataglyphis Foerster, 1850 (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) in the Arabian Peninsula with description of a new species and a key to species of the C. pallida-group. ZooKeys 545:101-117. 10.3897/zookeys.545.6308 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. R.; Fisher, B. L.; Aldawood, S. A. 2014. Notes on ants of the genus Strumigenys F. Smith, 1860 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the Arabian Peninsula, with a key to species. Sociobiology 61(3):293-299. PDF
Sharaf, M. R.; Fisher, B. L.; Collingwood, C. A.; Aldawood, A. S. 2017. Ant fauna (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of the Socotra Archipelago (Yemen): zoogeography, distribution and description of a new species. Journal of Natural History 51 (5-6):317-378. 10.1080/00222933.2016.1271157 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.; 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.; Judd, S.; Aldawood, A. S. 2025. Monomorium amri, sp. nov., a new ant species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Saudi Arabia. Zoology in the Middle East 71 (2):1-10. [online early] 10.1080/09397140.2025.2500108 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.; 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.; Monks, J. 2016. [New species of Lepisiota attributed to Sharaf and Monk]. Pp. 1878-1881 in: Sharaf, M. R.; Monks, J.; Polaszek, A.; Aldawood, A. S. 2016. A remarkable new species of the genus Lepisiota Santschi (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Oman and the United Arab Emirates with a key to the Arabian species. Journal of Natural History 50 (29-30):1875-1887. PDF
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.; Monks, J.; Polaszek, A.; Aldawood, A. S. 2016. A remarkable new species of the genus Lepisiota Santschi (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Oman and the United Arab Emirates with a key to the Arabian species. Journal of Natural History 50 (29-30):1875-1887. 10.1080/00222933.2016.1180722 PDF
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. 10.1080/00222933.2025.2486488 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.; Salman, S.; Al Dhafer, H. M.; Yousef, A. F. A.; Aldawood, A. S. 2016b. First occurrence of the ant genus Brachymyrmex Mayr, 1868 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Sociobiology 63 (2):800-803. 10.13102/sociobiology.v63i2.981 PDF