Temnothorax arabicus

The holotype and a single paratype specimen of this species were collected in a pitfall trap set in the Asir Mountains. Other paratype specimens were collected by sifting soil from litter samples taken under a palm tree Hyphaene thebaica (L.) Mart. (Arecaceae) in the provinces of Jizan and Al Bahah in Saudi Arabia.

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists
Afrotropical Region: Saudi Arabia.

Nomenclature

 *  arabicus. Temnothorax arabicus Sharaf & Akbar, 2017: 4, figs. 1-3 (w.) SAUDI ARABIA.