The results of ant collecting in two hitherto unsampled areas of Iran, the north eastern
province of Khorasan Razavi and the north western Zanjan Province are reported. Both …

The first annotated checklist of the ants of Turkey is presented. A total of 306 valid names of
species-group taxa (286 species, 20 subspecies) is recorded based on literature records …

A survey of ant-aphid associations was conducted by collecting and identifying samples of
ants and aphids found together on aphid host plants in Mashhad region, Razavi Khorasan …

Wide ranging surveys of the ant fauna of Iran have enabled us to add a further 30 named
species to the country list. A review of almost all the published literature and of photographs …

A new species of Crematogaster Lund, 1831, Crematogaster gypsophila Mohseni, sp. nov.,
is described based on museum and worker specimens from Iran collected in 2022 …

Ants consume or store the honeydew which is secreted by aphids or other homopteran
insects. Major benefit of ant attendance for aphids is protection against natural enemies. A …

Abstract Cataglyphis bazoftensissp. nov., C. fritillariaesp. nov., and C. dejdaranensissp. nov.
are described from the Koohrang county of central-west Iran (Chaharmahal va Bakhtiari …

This paper enhances our understanding of the diversity of Iranian desert ants. It introduces
two new species: Cataglyphis shahrekordensis sp. nov., a member of the C. altisquamis …

1. Knowing biodiversity patterns is a necessary first step for any conservation programme.
The diversity patterns of many insect taxa are unknown in vast regions of desert and steppe …

A contribution to the study of the ant fauna (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Eastern Iran Page 1 ©
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