Filling gaps in global myrmecology: ants of the Kingdom of Bahrain (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) Author Sharaf, Mostafa R. Department of Plant Protection, College of Food and Agriculture Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; & Division of Invertebrate Zoology, American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY, USA; Author Wetterer, James K. Wilkes Honors College, Florida Atlantic University, Jupiter, FL, USA; Author Mohamed, AbdulAziz M. A. Agriculture Affairs, Ministry of Municipalities Affairs and Agriculture, Kingdom of Bahrain; Author Georgiadis, Christos Section of Zoology-Marine Biology and Zoological Museum, Department of Biology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece; Author Nasser, Mohamed G. Research Laboratory of Biogeography and Wildlife Parasitology (RLBWP), Department of Entomology, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Abbassia, Egypt Author Aldawood, Abdulrahman S. Department of Plant Protection, College of Food and Agriculture Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; text Journal of Natural History 2024 2024-09-16 58 41 - 44 1705 1786 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2024.2388791 journal article 305810 10.1080/00222933.2024.2388791 7328f914-b6fd-4df6-be55-0e3ae7a633fa 1464-5262 14241324 18D05DD2- 4B64-4A87-8389-582D5714411C
Table 1. Collection sites in 2022.
LocalityLatitudeLongitudeDate/periodElevationHabitats
1. Tubli Bay coast26.197°50.560°16 December 2022~2 meterProtected area since 1995 Mangrove is the dominant vegetation
2. Tubli, Avenue 13 plot26.194°50.543°16 December 2022~2 meterOld and abandoned plantations and date palms next to urban area
3. Riffa, Wadi Al Sail, A’ali Burial mounds26.130°50.515°16 December 2022~20 meterLarge graveyard dating back to ~2250–2050 BCE
Rocky terrain with scattered desert vegetation
4. Riffa, Rd 2831, by BDF mosque26.134°50.521°16 December 2022~32 meterNaturally vegetated area with Al Gaf trees, Prosopis juliflora (Sw.) DC. (Fabaceae),
serving as a rainwater drainage channel
5. Zallaq Northern Jabal Ad Dukhan in Sakhir26.044°50.543°16 December 2022~65 meterLow escarpment on north side of Jabal Ad Dukhan, shaped by flow of rainwater, with
soft sand at bottom and gravel on periphery
Desert plants scattered throughout
6. Al Wardah, Sakhir26.026°50.545°16 December 2022~52 meterDesert area near fork in Road 8544 leading to south side of Jabal Al Dukhan
7. Al Mazrowiah, Sakhir26.072°50.579°16 December 2022~35 meterVegetated area 480 m east of the Tatweer Petroleum campus
8. Tree of Life25.995°50.583°16 December 2022~10 meterArea with the Tree of Life on a hill in desert
9. Janabiyah, Royal Camel Farm26.181°50.465°17 December 2022~5 meterVegetation along fence parallel to Janabiyah Highway and shaded areas near camel pens
10. Karzakkan, Woodland26.106°50.479°17 December 2022~5 meterDense wetland with Phragmites sp (Poaceae) and path shaded with Conocarpus
L. (Combretaceae) trees
11. Zallaq, Southern Zallaq25.945°50.468°17 December 2022~3 meterArea with moderate soil salinity and scattered halophytic plants
12. Zallaq, Al Areen Zoo26.015°50.493°17 December 2022~5 meterDisturbed areas near entrance, including areas with reeds and Athel tamarisk, Tamarix
aphylla (L.), Karst. (Tamaricaceae), date palm, and trash
13. Budaiya, Farmers’ Market26.216°50.453°18 December 2022~2 meterBudaiya Botanical Garden converted into market; many palms and ornamental trees,
and shrubs
14. Jary Al Shaikh (north Wadi Al Sail)26.148°50.514°18 December 2022~20 meterArea includes some A’ali burial mounds
15. Askar, Rd 500526.061°50.618°18 December 2022~2 meterArea along the Askar shore and near Road No. 5005, with Al Ghaf trees and halophytic
vegetation
16. Ad Dur25.974°50.602°18 December 2022~1 meterBy west ad Dur Power and Water Plant, adjacent to the King Hamad Highway; desert-
like, with rock deposits and halophytic vegetation
17. Bilad Al Qadeem26.204°50.561°19 December 2022~2 meterOpen area covered in dense reed grass, surrounded by farms to the north and near the
farm drainage system
18. Barbar, Block 53026.230°50.470°19 December 2022~3 meterA neglected traditional farm
19. Barbar, Block 52626.232°50.476°19 December 2022~3 meterFarms using conventional methods in an open field by greenhouses
20. Barbar, Barbar Temple26.226°50.484°19 December 2022~7 meterVegetation and trees by Barbar Temple, an archaeological site part of the Dilmun
civilisation
21. Al Qalah, Block 438, Bahrain Fort26.234°50.519°19 December 2022~6 meterAdjacent to the farms NW of Bahrain Fort
22. Hillat Abdul Saleh, Farm Av. 4426.231°50.518°19 December 2022~5 meterTraditional farm area
23. Karranah26.2310°50.5144°15 December 2022~5 meterUrban agriculture
24. Sanabis, by Tulip Hotel26.2309°50.5514°16 December 2022~5 meterUrban landscaping
25. Sanabis, Av 2826.2291°50.5491°16 December 2022~5 meterUrban landscaping
26. Tubli, by mangroves26.1971°50.5608°16 December 2022~5 meterWeedy area
27. Jidhafs, N of Dana Mall26.2314°50.5543°17 December 2022~5 meterUrban landscaping
28. Manama, Al Farooq Fort26.2304°50.5606°17 December 2022~5 meterAl Farooq Fort landscaping
29. Sanabis, Av 2826.2291°50.5445°18 December 2022~5 meterUrban landscaping
30. Manama, Lulu Av26.2331°50.5668°19 December 2022~5 meterUrban landscaping