Aldawood, Abdulrahman S.

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE
Associate Professor; Assistant of Vice Rector for Development and Quality

Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture and Food Sciences P.O. Box No. 2460 Riyadh 11451, King Saud University, KSA

Telephone:                   00966-01-4676837. (Office)       00966-0504426975 (Mobile)

Fax:                             00966-01-4678423

E-mail Addresses:        aldawood@ksu.edu.sa aldawood88@yahoo.com

Languages:                   Arabic and English

PhD                 1998                   Economic Entomology                        Dept. of Entomology University of Minnesota

MS                  1993                   Economic Entomology                        Dept. of Entomology University of Minnesota

BSc                 1987                   Plant Protection                      Dept. of Plant Protection College of Agriculture & Food Sciences King Saud University

PUBLICATIONS

 * [[Media:Aldawood & Sharaf 2011.pdf|Aldawood, S. A.; Sharaf, M. R. 2011. Monomorium dryhimi sp. n., a new ant species (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) of the M. monomorium group from Saudi Arabia, with a key to the Arabian Monomorium monomorium-group. ZooKeys 106:47-54. [2011-06-15] PDF]]


 * [[Media:Aldawood Sharaf Collingwood 2010.pdf|Aldawood, A.S., Sharaf, M.R. and C.A. Collingwood. 2010. Monomorium moathi sp. n., a new ant species from Yemen (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) related to the salomonis-group. Egypt. Acad. J. Biolog. Sci. 3 (2): 37-42. PDF]]


 * [[Media:Aldawood, Sharaf & Taylor 2011.pdf|Aldawood, A.S., Sharaf, M.R. & Taylor, B. 2011. First record of the myrmicine ant genus Carebara Westwood, 1840 from Saudi Arabia with a description of a new species, C. abuhurayri sp. n. ZooKeys 92: 61-69. PDF]]


 * [[Media:El Hawagry.pdf|El-Hawagry, M.S., Khalil, M.W., Sharaf, M.R., Hassan, H.F. & Aldawood, A.S. 2013. A preliminary study on the insect fauna of Al-Baha Province, Saudi Arabia, with descriptions of two new species. ZooKeys 274, 1–88. PDF]]


 * [[Media:Sharaf, M.R. et al. 2013. Rawdhat Khorim Nature Preserve.pdf|Sharaf, M. R.; Abdel-Dayem, M. S.; Al Dhafer, H. M.; Aldawood, S. A. 2013. The ants (Hymenoptera:formicidae) of Rawdhat Khorim Nature Preserve, Saudi Arabia, with description of a new species of the genus Tetramorium Mayr. Zootaxa 3709:565-580. PDF]]


 * Sharaf, M. R.; Aldawood, S. A. 2011. Carebara abuhurayri Sharaf & Aldawood, sp. n. Pp. 63-65 in: Aldawood, S. A.; Sharaf, M. R.; Taylor, B. 2011. First record of the myrmicine ant genus Carebara Westwood, 1840 (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from Saudi Arabia with description of a new species, C. abuhurayri sp. n. ZooKeys 92:61-69. [2011-04-28]


 * Sharaf, M. R.; Aldawood, S. A. 2011. Plagiolepis juddi Sharaf & Aldawood sp. n. P. 206 in: Sharaf, M. R.; Aldawood, S. A.; Taylor, B. 2011. The formicine ant genus Plagiolepis Mayr (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the Arabian Peninsula, with description of two new species. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 137:203-215. [2011-03]


 * Sharaf, M. R.; Aldawood, S. A. 2011. Plagiolepis boltoni Sharaf & Aldawood sp. n. P. 204-205 in: Sharaf, M. R.; Aldawood, S. A.; Taylor, B. 2011. The formicine ant genus Plagiolepis Mayr (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the Arabian Peninsula, with description of two new species. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 137:203-215. [2011-03]


 * [[Media:Sharaf - aldawood 2011.pdf| Sharaf, M. R.; Aldawood, S. A. 2011. First occurrence of Solenopsis Westwood 1840 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia, with description of a new species S. saudiensis n. sp. Annales de la Société Entomologique de France (n.s.) 47:474-479 PDF]]


 * [[Media:Sharaf et al 2012.pdf| Sharaf, M. R.; Aldawood, S. A. 2012. Aenictus arabicus Sharaf & Aldawood, sp. n. Pp. 42-45 in: Sharaf, M. R.; Aldawood, S. A.; El-Hawagry, M. S. 2012. First record of the ant subfamily Aenictinae (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from Saudi Arabia, with the description of a new species. ZooKeys 228:39-49. PDF]]


 * Sharaf, M. R.; Aldawood, S. A. 2012. Tetramorium amalae Sharaf & Aldawood n. sp. Pp. 2-5 in: Sharaf, M. R.; Aldawood, S. A.; Taylor, B. 2012. A new ant species of the genus Tetramorium Mayr, 1855 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Saudi Arabia, with a revised key to the Arabian species. PLoS ONE 7(2): (doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0030811):e30811. [2012-02-28]


 * Sharaf, M. R.; Aldawood, S. A. 2012. Tapinoma wilsoni Sharaf & Aldawood, sp. n. Pp. 38-40 in: Sharaf, M. R.; Aldawood, S. A.; ElHawagry, M. S. 2012. A new ant species of the genus Tapinoma (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from Saudi Arabia with a key to the Arabian species. ZooKeys 212:35-43. [2012-07-30]


 * Sharaf, M. R.; Aldawood, S. A. 2013. Monomorium sarawatensis Sharaf & Aldawood, sp. n. Pp. 70-73 in: El-Hawagry, M. S.; Khalil, M. W.; Sharaf, M. R.; Fadl, H. H.; Aldawood, S. A. 2013. A preliminary study on the insect fauna of Al-Baha Province, Saudi Arabia, with descriptions of two new species. ZooKeys 274:1-88. [2013-03-01]


 * Sharaf, M. R.; Aldawood, S. A. 2013. First occurrence of the Monomorium hildebrandti-group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), in the Arabian Peninsula, with description of a new species M. kondratieffi n. sp. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 115:75-84. [2013-01]


 * Sharaf, M. R.; Aldawood, S. A. 2013. The ant genus Carebara Westwood in the Arabian Peninsula (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). ZooKeys 357:67-83. [2013-12-02]


 * [[Media:Sharaf, Aldawood & ElHawagry 2012.pdf| Sharaf, M.R., Aldawood, S.A. & ElHawagry, M.S. 2012. A new ant species of the genus Tapinoma (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from Saudi Arabia with a key to the Arabian species. ZooKeys 212, 35-43. PDF]]


 * Sharaf, M. R.; Aldawood, S. A.; El-Hawagry, M. S. 2012. First record of the ant subfamily Aenictinae (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from Saudi Arabia, with the description of a new species. ZooKeys 228:39-49. [2012-10-11]
 * [[Media:Sharaf, Aldawood & Taylor 2011.pdf| Sharaf, M. R.; Aldawood, S. A.; Taylor, B. 2011. The formicine ant genus Plagiolepis Mayr (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the Arabian Peninsula, with description of two new species. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 137:203-215. [2011-03] PDF]]


 * [[Media:Sharaf, Aldawood & Taylor 2012.pdf| Sharaf, M.R., Aldawood, A.S. & Taylor, B. 2012. A new ant species of the genus Tetramorium Mayr, 1855 from Saudi Arabia, with a revised key to the Arabian species. PloS ONE 7(2): e30811. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0030811. PDF]]


 * [[Media:Sharaf Collingwood & Aldawood 2011.pdf|Sharaf, M. R.; Collingwood, C. A.; Aldawood, S. A. 2011. Technomyrmex montaseri sp. n., a new ant species of the T. gibbosus-group from Oman (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) with a key to the Technomyrmex species of the Arabian Peninsula. ZooKeys 108:11-19. [2011-06-17] PDF]]


 * Sharaf, M. R.; Collingwood, C. A.; Al Dhafer, H. M.; Al Mutairi, M. S.; Aldawood, S. A. 2015. New synonyms of two Arabian ants of the genus Monomorium Mayr, 1855 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). ZooKeys 505:51-58.