Order Hymenoptera, family Formicidae Cedric A. Collingwood Donat Agosti Mostafa R. Sharaf Antonius van Harten Arthropod fauna of the UAE 2011 2011-05-31 4 1 70 Roger 1862 [276,442,150,174] Insecta Formicidae Acropyga GBIF Animalia Hymenoptera 43 44 Arthropoda species spec.  Specimens examined: Near Khor Kalba, along highway to Sharjah, stony desert, queen, iii.2006, AvH.  Distribution: Members of this genus are distributed worldwide in tropics and warm temperate. Most species are thought to be hypogaeic and tending both mealybugs and coccids; therefore, they are indirect plant pests. A single queen without wings was collected which is not sufficient to identify it to species rank. This genus is recorded for the first time as occurring in Arabian Peninsula.