New records of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Iran. Paknia, O. Radchenko, A. Pfeiffer, M. Asian Myrmecology 2010 3 29 38 4283W Kuznetsov-Ugamsky, 1927 Kuznetsov-Ugamsky 1927 Insecta Formicidae Messor Animalia Hymenoptera Arthropoda species variabilis   Material: 4 $, Alborz Range forest steppe, Golestan National Park( 37°20'57''N, 56°14'44''E), 1254 m asl,  28.V2007, leg. Omid Paknia; 6?, Central Persian deserts, Kavir National Park( 34°45'47''N, 52°10'24''E), 1051 m asl,  23.VI.2007, leg. Omid Paknia.  Remarks: M. variabilisis distributed in plains and foothills of Central Asia, where it inhabits different kinds of deserts (Arnoldi 1970, 1977b; Dlussky et al. 1990). 923932291 2007-05-28 Omid Paknia Iran 37.349167 Alborz Range forest steppe, Golestan National Park 56.245556 4 33 923932285 2007-06-23 Omid Paknia Iran 34.763054 Central Persian deserts, Kavir National Park 52.173336 4 33