Pachycondyla

Cedric A. Collingwood, Donat Agosti, Mostafa R. Sharaf & Antonius van Harten, 2011, Order Hymenoptera, family Formicidae, Arthropod fauna of the UAE 4, pp. 1-70 : 4

Pachycondyla sennaarensis (Mayr, 1862)

Plates 15–17 , 35 , 53

Specimens examined: Sharjah, 1.iii.2005, CAC. Sharjah Desert Park, 22.ii–16.iii.2005, LT, AvH.

Remarks: In the UAE this species is known as the ‘Samsun ant’. Its painful sting is supposed in some cases to provoke allergic reactions that lead to the death of some persons ( Dip, 1992; Dip et al., 1992; Rizk et al., 1998).

Distribution: Widely distributed throughout sub-Saharan Africa and the Arabian Peninsula.

Figures

Plates 15–17.Pachycondyla sennaarensis (Mayr).(Photographs by M.Esposito,© www.antweb.org)

Plates 35–37: 35: Pachycondyla sennaarensis (Mayr); 36: Tapinoma melanocephalum (Fabricius); 37: Cardiocondyla emeryi Forel.(Photographs © Fauna of Arabia)

Plates 53–58. Heads in dorsal view. 53: Pachycondyla sennaarensis (Mayr); 54: Tapinoma melanocephalum (Fabricius); 55:Cardiocondyla emeryi Forel; 56:Monomorium baushare Collingwood & Agosti.; 57: Monomorium destructor (Jerdon); 58: Pheidole teneriffana Forel.(Photographs © Fauna of Arabia)