Ant species checklist in different habitats of the Central areas of Iran

The current study is about the ants checklist in different habitats of central regions of Iran during the years 1395 and 1396. Accordingly, 20 stations from 4 different habitats that included desert habitat, foothillc habitat, plain habitat and rural and urban habitat were selected, and collecting of samples was done by hand Collecting and pitfall trap during the spring, summer and autumn. A total of 314 samples which were collected from all stations, 32 species from 13 genera and 9 tribes belonging to the three subfamilies Myrmicinae, Formicinae and Dolichoderinae were identified as follows:Subfamily: MyrmicinaeTribe: Stenamini Genus: Messor Species: M. mediorubra M. ebeninus M. minor M. galla M. rufotestaceusMessor sp Tribe: Solenopsidine Genus: Monomorium Species: M. indicum M. pharaonis M. kusnezowiM. subopacum Tribe: Attini Genus: Pheidole Species: P. teneriffana P. megacephala P. pallidulaTribe: Crematogastrini Genus: Tetramorium Species: T. moravicum T. sp. Genus: Crematogaster Species: C. oasiumGenus: Cardiocondyla Species: C. ulianini C. stambuloffiSubfamily: FormicinaeTribe: Formicini Genus: Cataglyphis Species: C. niger C. bellicosus C. setipes C. altisquamis C. lividusC. frigidus Tribe: Plagiolepidini Genus: Lepisiota Species: L. dolabellae L. bipartite Genus: ParatrechinaSpecies: P. longicornis Genus: Plagiolepis Species: P. abyssinica Tribe: Camponotini Genus: CamponotusSpecies: C. (Tanaemyrmex) xerxes C. kurdistanicus Tribe: Lasini Genus: Lasius Species: L. alienusSubfamily: DolichoderinaeTribe: Tapinomaini Genus: Tapinoma Species: Tapinoma simrothiAll Species confirmed by Professor Brian Taylor, members of the British Royal Society of Entomology.