Mohamed, Amr A.

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE
Associate Professor

Cairo University

Faculty of Science, Department of Entomology

Giza, Egypt

RESEARCH INTERESTS:

I obtained my BSc, MSc, and PhD in Entomology from Cairo University in 2003, 2008, and 2012, respectively.

I am teaching general Entomology and Molecular Biology in the same Department for over 15 years.

My main research interests are Invertebrate Immunology, Applied Entomology, Insect Systematics and Evolution.

I am a co-author of papers on ants of Arabia (some in press) with a special interest in ant systematics and zoogeography.

PUBLICATIONS

 * [[Media:Sharaf, M.R., Aldawood, A.S. et al. 2020. The genus Lepisiota of the Arabian Peninsula (10.3897@jhr.76.50193).pdf|Sharaf, M.R., Aldawood, A.S., Mohamed, A.A., Hita Garcia, F. 2020. The genus Lepisiota Santschi, 1926 of the Arabian Peninsula with the description of a new species, Lepisiota elbazi sp. nov. from Oman, an updated species identification key, and assessment of zoogeographic affinities. Journal of Hymenoptera Research 76: 127–152]].


 * Sharaf, M.R., Gotzek, D., Guénard, B., Fisher, B.L., Aldawood, A.S., Al Dhafer, H.M., Mohamed, A.A. 2020. Molecular phylogenetic analysis and morphological reassessments of thief ants identify a new potential case of biological invasions. Scientific Reports Article No: 12040 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-69029-4


 * Sharaf, M.R., Mohamed, A.A., Al Dhafer, H.M., Aldawood, A.S. 2020. Nesomyrmex micheleae, a new ant species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from the Dhofar Governorate, Oman, with a synoptic list, distribution, and a key to the Arabian Nesomyrmex. Journal of Natural History 54: 351–365. https://doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2020.1762013


 * Sharaf, M. R.; Abdel-Dayem, M. S.; Mohamed, A. A.; Fisher, B. L.; Aldawood, A. S. 2020. A preliminary synopsis of the ant fauna (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Qatar with remarks on the zoogeography. Annales Zoologici (Warsaw) 70 (4):533-560. https://doi.org/10.3161/00034541ANZ2020.70.4.005