Nylanderia jaegerskioeldi (Mayr, 1904)

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Prenolepis (Nylanderia) jaegerskioeldi Mayr, 1904: 8 (w) Egypt. Palearctic.

Diagnosis

Color yellow-brown; body covered with abundant stiff setae and dense pubescence; metanotal area compact; propodeum lower than mesonotum, with short dorsal face and longer declivity; declivitous face smooth and shining, without pubescence.

Material examined

OMAN – Dhofar • 2 m; Salalah; 17.019° N, 54.065° E; alt. 9 m; 18 Nov. 2017; SF; M.R. Sharaf leg.; KSMA • 4 w; Dhalkout; 16.707° N, 53.251° E; alt. 34 m; 19 Nov. 2017; SF; M.R. Sharaf leg.; KSMA • 2 w; Ayn Dirbat; 17.106° N, 54.453° E; alt. 207 m; 17 Nov. 2017; SF; M.R. Sharaf leg.; KSMA .

Ecological and biological notes

Nylanderia jaegerskioeldi was collected nesting in moist soil under a rock. Several workers were collected from leaf litter next to the trees of Vachellia and Ficus L. ( Moraceae Gaudich.).

Geographic range

Originally described from Egypt, Nylanderia jaegerskioeldi is considered a successful tramp species. LaPolla et al. (2011) proposed an African origin for this species, but it is widely distributed in the Arabian Peninsula (Collingwood 1985; Collingwood & Agosti 1996; Collingwood et al. 1997, 2011), the Palearctic (Espadaler & Bernal 2003; Gómez & Espadaler 2006; Kiran & Kaaman 2012; Borowiec & Salata 2012; Taheri & Reyes-López 2018; Gómez 2017; Rad et al. 2018), and the Afrotropical Region (LaPolla et al. 2011). This species is reported here for the first time in Dhofar.