Mostafa R. Sharaf

American Museum of Natural History — United States

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Life Sciences

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Research Topics

Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior(86), Plant and animal studies(67), Animal and Plant Science Education(36), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies(16), Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy(10)

Publications101 total

Taxonomy of the Myrmicine ant genus Temnothorax Mayr, 1861 (Formicidae: Myrmicinae) in the Arabian Peninsula
The Catalogue of Life·2026Open Access
Filling gaps in global myrmecology: ants of the Kingdom of Bahrain (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
The Catalogue of Life·2026Open Access
<i>Carebara sharjahensis</i> , a new ant species (Formicidae: Myrmicinae) from Sharjah Emirate (United Arab Emirates), with a key to the Arabian <i>Carebara</i> Westwood
Journal of Natural History·2025
Forecasting the Future of Brachyponera sennaarensis (Mayr, 1862) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Climate Change, Habitat Degradation, and Management Implications throughout Africa and the Middle East
Annales Zoologici·2025· 1 cited
<i>Crematogaster dhofarensis</i> , a new ant species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Oman
Journal of Natural History·2025· 1 cited
<i>Monomorium amri</i> , sp. nov., a new ant species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Saudi Arabia
Zoology in the Middle East·2025· 1 cited
A New Species and a New Record of the Ant Genus Crematogaster Lund, 1831 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Yemen
Annales Zoologici·2024· 3 cited
Filling gaps in global myrmecology: ants of the Kingdom of Bahrain (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
Journal of Natural History·2024· 3 citedOpen Access
<i>Cardiocondyla hashemi</i> sp. n., a new species of the <i>C. batesii</i> species-group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Saudi Arabia, with a key to the Saudi species
Zoology in the Middle East·2024
A preliminary investigation of rabbit carcass decomposition and attracted ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) on the seaward coastal beach of Al-Jubail City, Saudi Arabia
Journal of Medical Entomology·2023· 2 cited
Additions to the Ant Fauna of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), With an Updated List of the Saudi Species
Annales Zoologici·2023· 4 cited
Mitochondrial COI based molecular identification of harvester termite, Anacanthotermes ochraceus (Burmeister, 1839) in Riyadh Region, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Journal of King Saud University - Science·2023· 2 citedOpen Access
Does a Rural-Urban Gradient Affect Beetle Assemblages in an Arid Ecosystem?
Diversity·2023· 6 citedOpen Access
Does a Rural-Urban Gradient Affect Arthropod Assemblages in an Arid Ecosystem?
Preprints.org·2023· 2 citedOpen Access
Crematogaster ghoneimi, sp. nov., A New Ant Species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Annales Zoologici·2022· 6 cited
Faunal composition, diversity, and distribution of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Dhofar Governorate, Oman, with updated list of the Omani species and remarks on zoogeography
European Journal of Taxonomy·2022· 5 citedOpen Access
Two new species of Neobisium (Ommatoblothrus) Beier from Socotra (Arachnida: Pseudoscorpiones: Neobisiidae)
Journal of Arachnology·2022
<i>Tapinoma yacoubi</i>, sp. nov., a new ant species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Saudi Arabia
Zoology in the Middle East·2022· 1 cited
Ant diversity and composition patterns along the urbanization gradients in an arid city
Figshare·2022Open Access
Faunal composition, diversity, and distribution of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Dhofar Governorate, Oman, with updated list of the Omani species and remarks on zoogeography
Global Biodiversity Information Facility·2022Open Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Abdulrahman S. Aldawood(42), Hathal M. Al Dhafer(15), C. A. Collingwood(6), Amr A. Mohamed(6), Francisco Hita Garcia(6), Mahmoud S. Abdel-Dayem(6), Shahid Akbar(5), Brian L. Fisher(4), Magdi S. El-Hawagry(3), B. G. Taylor(3), Joseph Monks(3), Andrew Polaszek(3), Gamal M. Orabi(3), James K. Wetterer(3), Hassan Fadl(2), Xavier Espadaler(2), Donat Agosti(2), A. van Harten(2), Jonathan Majer(2), Mohammed K. Al-Sadoon(2)