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Proformica epinotalis Kusnetsov-Ugamsky, 1927 Material: 19?, Alborz Range forest steppe, Golestan National Park (37��20'54''N, 56��14'42''E), 1261 m asl, 29.V2007, leg. Omid Paknia; 11?, Alborz Range forest steppe, Khoshyelagh Wildlife Refuge (36��46'24''N, 55��22 '42''E), 1707 m asl, 6.VI.2007, leg. Omid Paknia. Remarks: This species is distributed from Romania in the west through southeast Europe, southwest Siberia and Kazakhstan to Tuva in Siberia (Dlussky 1969), the Central Asian Mountains (Dlussky et al. 1990). This genus is new to Iran., Published as part of Paknia, O., Radchenko, A. & Pfeiffer, M., 2010, New records of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Iran., pp. 29-38 in Asian Myrmecology 3 on page 34

Monomorium ruzskyi Dlussky et Zabelin, 1985 Material: 3 $, transitional region of Alborz Range forest steppe and Central Persian deserts, Khojir National Park (35��38'56''N, 51��43'45''E), 1466 m asl, 3.V2008, leg. Omid Paknia. Remarks: M. ruzskyi was recorded from the Transcaucasus, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan (Dlussky & Zabelin 1985; Arakelyan 1994)., Published as part of Paknia, O., Radchenko, A. & Pfeiffer, M., 2010, New records of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Iran., pp. 29-38 in Asian Myrmecology 3 on pages 33-34

Tetramorium armatum Santschi, 1927 Material: 14 $, Alborz Range forest steppe, Golestan National Park (37��20'36''N, 56��14'57''E), 1226 m asl, 28.V2007, leg. Omid Paknia; 7?, Central Persian deserts, Kavir National Park (34��45'47''N, 52��10'24''E), 1045 m asl, 21.VI.2007, leg. Omid Paknia; 6?, Central Persian deserts, Turan National Park (35��58'22''N, 56��04'43''E), 1174 m asl, 15.VI.2007, leg. Omid Paknia. Remarks: T. armatum is morphologically close to T. inerme Mayr, but in contrast to the latter, which lives in the Central Asian plains, it has been found predominantly in mountains, of Central Asia, the Transcaucasus, Afghanistan and Mongolia (Dlussky et al. 1990; Radchenko 1992b)., Published as part of Paknia, O., Radchenko, A. & Pfeiffer, M., 2010, New records of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Iran., pp. 29-38 in Asian Myrmecology 3 on page 35

Messor excursionis Ruzsky, 1905 Material: 21 $, Central Persian deserts, Kavir National Park (34��45'14''N, 52��10'07''E), 1092 m asl, 7.VI.2008, leg. Omid Paknia. Remarks: M. excursionis was recorded from Central Asia, Afghanistan and Mongolia (Karavaiev 1910; St��rcke 1935; Pisarski 1967; Arnoldi 1970, 1977a; Dlussky et al. 1990; Pfeiffer et al. 2006)., Published as part of Paknia, O., Radchenko, A. & Pfeiffer, M., 2010, New records of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Iran., pp. 29-38 in Asian Myrmecology 3 on page 32

Cataglyphis bergianus Arnoldi, 1964 Material: 5 $, Central Persian deserts, Tabas (33��36'53''N, 57��05'36''E), 1083 m asl, 16.V2008, leg. Omid Paknia. Remarks: C. bergianus was known from Central Asia, southern Kazakhstan and Afghanistan (Pisarski 1967, 1970; Radchenko 1997a)., Published as part of Paknia, O., Radchenko, A. & Pfeiffer, M., 2010, New records of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Iran., pp. 29-38 in Asian Myrmecology 3 on page 32

Pyramica sp. ir-golestan-01 and ir-ghaemshahr- 01 (argiola-group) Material: 1 $, Caspian Hyrcanian mixed forests, Ghaemshahr (36��22'16''N, 52��50'53''E), 155 m asl., 4.VI.2008, leg. Omid Paknia.; 1 $, Caspian Hyrcanian mixed forests, Golestan National Park (37��24'04''N, 55��48'04''E), 520 m asl, 11.VI.2008, leg. Omid Paknia. Remarks: In the last ten years, the systematics of the tribe Dacetini, to which Pyramica Roger belongs, was cardinally changed. First of all, Bolton (1999) revived the name Pyramica from synonymy and proposed to consider it as a senior synonym of more than 20 generic names. A year later, he published a huge taxonomic revision of this tribe, describing several hundred new species (Bolton 2000). As a result, Pyramica is now one of the world 's biggest ant genera that includes more than 300 species; its range encompasses the whole world, with the overwhelming majority of species distributed in the tropics. This genus is new to Iran. Several Pyramica species were recorded from the Mediterranean region of Europe and Africa, the Middle East, Anatolia and the Transcaucasus, while it is not yet known from Central Asia (e.g., Arakelyan & Dlussky 1991; Arakelyan 1994; Bolton et al. 2006; Radchenko 2007). It is necessary to note that in the latest revision of the tribe Dacetini (Baroni Urbani & De Andrade 2007), the name Pyramica is considered a junior synonym of Strumigenys, but in this paper, we retain Pyramica until there is a definitive opinion on this question., Published as part of Paknia, O., Radchenko, A. & Pfeiffer, M., 2010, New records of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Iran., pp. 29-38 in Asian Myrmecology 3 on page 34

Messor turcmenochorassanicus Arnoldi, 1977 Material: 65?, Zagros Mountains forest steppe, Dena Protected Area (30��54'45''N, 51��24'3 9''E), 2627 m asl, 6.VII.2007, leg. Omid Paknia; 7?, Caspian Hyrcanian mixed forests Nur, urban area (~36��33'N, 51��52'E), ~3 m asl, 17.III.2005, leg. Masud Tavakoli. Remarks: Messor turcmenochorassanicus was recorded only from the Kopetdag Mountains in Turkmenistan (Arnoldi 1977b; Dlussky et al. 1990)., Published as part of Paknia, O., Radchenko, A. & Pfeiffer, M., 2010, New records of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Iran., pp. 29-38 in Asian Myrmecology 3 on page 33

Messor perantennatus Arnoldi, 1970 Material: 9 $, Alborz Range forest steppe, Khoshyelagh Wildlife Refuge (36��47'43''N, 55��28'12''E), 1536 m asl, 4.VI.2007, leg. Omid Paknia. Remarks: This species was known only from Turkmenistan (Arnoldi 1970; Dlussky et al. 1990)., Published as part of Paknia, O., Radchenko, A. & Pfeiffer, M., 2010, New records of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Iran., pp. 29-38 in Asian Myrmecology 3 on page 33

Temnothorax anodonta (Arnoldi, 1977) Material: 5?, Caspian Hyrcanian mixed forests, Golestan National Park (37��23'53''N, 55��48'01 ''E), 500 m asl, 11.VI.2008, leg. Omid Paknia. Remarks: Outside Iran, T. anodonta was recorded from Armenia (Arnoldi 1977a; Arakelyan 1994; Radchenko 1995a)., Published as part of Paknia, O., Radchenko, A. & Pfeiffer, M., 2010, New records of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Iran., pp. 29-38 in Asian Myrmecology 3 on page 35

Camponotus staryi Pisarski, 1971 Material: 23?, Zagros Mountains forest steppe, Dena Protected area (30��54'N, 51��25'E), 2683 m asl, 6.VII.2007, leg. Omid Paknia. Remarks: C. staryi was described from Iraq (Pisarski 1971). This is the first record of this species outside its type locality., Published as part of Paknia, O., Radchenko, A. & Pfeiffer, M., 2010, New records of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Iran., pp. 29-38 in Asian Myrmecology 3 on pages 31-32

Tetramorium striativentre Mayr, 1877 Material: 16 ��, Central Persian deserts, Daranjir ProtectedArea (32��26'18''N, 55��01'21''E), 1227 m asl, 19.V2008, leg. Omid Paknia; 2 $, Central Persian deserts, Siahkooh National Park (32��35'55''N, 54��13'59''E), 998 m asl, 25.V2008, leg. Omid Paknia; 26 $, Central Persian deserts (32��57'23''N, 55��32'08''E), 1392 m asl, 17.V2008, leg. Omid Paknia; 4?, Central Persian deserts, Tabas (33��36'44''N, 57��05'46''E), 1083 m asl, 14.V2008, leg. Omid Paknia; 22?, Central Persian deserts, South of Naeen (32��43'11''N, 53��16'39''E), 1372 m, asl, 26.V2008, leg. Omid Paknia; 23 $, transitional region of Alborz Range forest steppe and Central Persian deserts, Khojir National Park (35��38'56''N, 51��43'45''E), 1466 m asl, 29.IV2008, leg. Omid Paknia; 32?, Central Persian deserts, Kavir National Park (34��45'40''N, 52��10'19''E), 1057 m asl, 7.V2008, leg. Omid Paknia; 39?, Central Persian deserts, Turan National Park (35��58'22''N, 56��04'43''E), 1176 m asl, 17.VI.2007, leg. Omid Paknia. Remarks: Inhabits mainly mountains of Central Asia and Afghanistan, whereas the morphologically similar T. schneideri lives in plains (Dlussky et al. 1990; Radchenko 1992b)., Published as part of Paknia, O., Radchenko, A. & Pfeiffer, M., 2010, New records of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Iran., pp. 29-38 in Asian Myrmecology 3 on pages 35-36

Messor variabilis Kuznetsov-Ugamsky, 1927 Material: 4 $, Alborz Range forest steppe, Golestan National Park (37��20'57''N, 56��14'44''E), 1254 m asl, 28.V2007, leg. Omid Paknia; 6?, Central Persian deserts, Kavir National Park (34��45'47''N, 52��10'24''E), 1051 m asl, 23.VI.2007, leg. Omid Paknia. Remarks: M. variabilis is distributed in plains and foothills of Central Asia, where it inhabits different kinds of deserts (Arnoldi 1970, 1977b; Dlussky et al. 1990)., Published as part of Paknia, O., Radchenko, A. & Pfeiffer, M., 2010, New records of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Iran., pp. 29-38 in Asian Myrmecology 3 on page 33

Monomorium dentigerum (Roger, 1862) Material: 13?, Nobu Sindian deserts, Mond Protected Area (28��07'08''N, 51��23'50''E), 9 m asl, 14.VII.2007, leg. Omid Paknia. Remarks: M. dentigerum can be found all over the Middle East (Radchenko 1997d) and the Arabian Peninsula including Yemen (Collingwood & Agosti 1996)., Published as part of Paknia, O., Radchenko, A. & Pfeiffer, M., 2010, New records of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Iran., pp. 29-38 in Asian Myrmecology 3 on page 33

Camponotus fallax (Nylander, 1856) Material: 4?, Caspian Hyrcanian mixed forest ecoregion, Gorgan, urban area (~36��50'23''N, 54��26'19''E), ~142 m asl, 1.IV2006, leg Omid Paknia. Remarks: the species is distributed in Europe (northwards to southern Sweden), the Caucasus, Anatolia and northwestern Kazakhstan, and also reported from the southern part of western Siberia. Iran is at the southeasternmost edge of the known distribution of this species, that inhabits mainly light and dry deciduous and mixed forests, and often occurs in old parks and orchards. It nests in dead parts of living trees or in wooden constructions (Radchenko 1997c; Czechowski et al. 2002)., Published as part of Paknia, O., Radchenko, A. & Pfeiffer, M., 2010, New records of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Iran., pp. 29-38 in Asian Myrmecology 3 on page 31

Myrmica specioides Bondroit, 1918 Material: 8 $, Caspian Hyrcanian mixed forests, Babolsar, in urban area (36��42'30''N, 52��38'04''E), 10 m asl, 18.IX.2002, leg. Omid Paknia. Remarks: This species has a very wide distribution that includes Europe (northwards to the south of England and Denmark), the Caucasus, Anatolia, Turkmenistan, southwest Siberia and northern Kazakhstan, eastwards to the Altai Mountains (Radchenko & Elmes 2004; Radchenko 1994b); it was introduced to North America (Jansen & Radchenko 2009)., Published as part of Paknia, O., Radchenko, A. & Pfeiffer, M., 2010, New records of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Iran., pp. 29-38 in Asian Myrmecology 3 on page 34

Myrmecina sp. ir-abpari-01 and ir-ghaemshahr-01 Material: 8 $, Caspian Hyrcanian mixed forests, Ghaemshahr (36��22'16''N, 52��50'53''E), 155 m asl, 4.VI.2008, leg. Omid Paknia; 4?, Caspian Hyrcanian mixed forests, Abpari (36��30'05''N, 51��55'58''E), 308 m asl, 22.VI.2008, leg. Omid Paknia. Remarks: The genus Myrmecina Curtis consists of about 40 described species distributed in the Holarctic, South and Southeast Asia, Australia and South America. It is absent in the Afrotropical and Malagasy Regions. The highest speciosity occurs in the Oriental Region. In the western Palaearctic, there are four known species distributed from the Iberian Peninsula and Algeria to the Transcaucasus and the Middle East. This genus is new to Iran., Published as part of Paknia, O., Radchenko, A. & Pfeiffer, M., 2010, New records of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Iran., pp. 29-38 in Asian Myrmecology 3 on page 34

Stenamma sp. ir-talysh-01 Material: 1 $, Caspian Hyrcanian mixed forests, Talysh (37°40'44''N, 48°48'27''E), 869 m asl, 7.VII.2008, leg. Omid Paknia. Remarks: Stenamma is a small genus, comprising about 50 species distributed mainly in the Holarctic Region, but some of which penetrated into Central America, India and Pakistan (Himalayan region), and Southeast Asia. The highest species richness of this genus occurs in the rather warm and humid deciduous Holarctic forests, many of which can be considered relict habitats. Stenamma is also quite speciose in Caucasian and Anatolia forests (Arnoldi 1975; DuBois 1998). This genus is new to Iran.

Camponotus interjectus Mayr, 1877 Material: 18 $, Alborz Range forest steppe, Golestan National Park (37��20'56''N, 56��14'46 ''E), 1256 m asl, 30.V2007; 9?, Alborz Range forest steppe, Khoshyelagh Wildlife Refuge (36��47'41''N, 55��28' 13'' E), 1534 m asl, 3.VI.2007, leg. Omid Paknia Remarks: C. interjectus is distributed in Central Asia and Afghanistan (Dlussky et al. 1990; Radchenko 1997c) and recorded also from Iraq (Wheeler & Mann 1916) and Dagestan in Russia (Kuznetsov-Ugamsky 1929). It inhabits mainly mountain steppes; nests are built in soil, often under stones., Published as part of Paknia, O., Radchenko, A. & Pfeiffer, M., 2010, New records of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Iran., pp. 29-38 in Asian Myrmecology 3 on page 31

Strongylognathus sp. ir-astaneh-01 Material: 3?, Caspian Hyrcanian mixed forests, Astaneh, rural area (~37��15'N, 49��56'E), ~0 m asl, summer 2004, leg. Faeze Mohammaddoost. Remarks: The genus Strongylognathus is new to Iran. It is one of few genera endemic to the Palaearctic Region. It comprises about 25 species, centred in the western Palaearctic (the range being Europe, northwest Africa, Anatolia, the Middle East, Kazakhstan, Central Asia and southwest Siberia), and only three species are known from the eastern Palaearctic (China, Korea and Japan) (e.g., Radchenko 1985, 1991; Radchenko 1995b; Wei et al. 2001; Japanese Ant Database Group 2003; Radchenko 2005). All Strongylognathus species are permanent social parasites in nests of the Tetramorium Mayr species., Published as part of Paknia, O., Radchenko, A. & Pfeiffer, M., 2010, New records of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Iran., pp. 29-38 in Asian Myrmecology 3 on page 35

Monomorium perplexum Radchenko, 1997 Material: 24 $, transitional region of Alborz Range forest steppe and Central Persian deserts, Khojir National Park (35��39'11''N, 51��43'37''E), 1462 m asl, 1.V2008, leg. Omid Paknia. Remarks: Outside of Iran, the species is distributed in the Transcaucasus, Anatolia, the Aegean Islands and Greece (Radchenko 1997d)., Published as part of Paknia, O., Radchenko, A. & Pfeiffer, M., 2010, New records of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Iran., pp. 29-38 in Asian Myrmecology 3 on page 33

Cataglyphis cinnamomeus (Karavaiev, 1910) Material: 3?, Central Persian deserts, Siahkooh National Park (32��35'57''N, 54��13'56''E), 995 m asl, 25.V.2008, leg. Omid Paknia; 4?, Central Persian deserts, Turan National Park (35��58'N, 56��04'E), 1191 m asl, 16.VI.2007, leg. Omid Paknia; 6 $, Central Persian deserts, South of Naeen (32��43'11''N, 53��16'42''E), 1372 m asl, 27.V2008, leg. Omid Paknia. Remarks: Outside of Iran, C. cinnamomeus was recorded from Central Asia, southern Kazakhstan (Karavaiev 1910) and Afghanistan (Pisarski 1967; Radchenko 1997a). This species is the most thermophilous among Central Asian Cataglyphis, inhabiting mainly stony and clayey deserts. In mountain areas, it lives in dry parts of river valleys., Published as part of Paknia, O., Radchenko, A. & Pfeiffer, M., 2010, New records of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Iran., pp. 29-38 in Asian Myrmecology 3 on page 32

Stenamma sp. ir-talysh-01 Material: 1 $, Caspian Hyrcanian mixed forests, Talysh (37��40'44''N, 48��48'27''E), 869 m asl, 7.VII.2008, leg. Omid Paknia. Remarks: Stenamma is a small genus, comprising about 50 species distributed mainly in the Holarctic Region, but some of which penetrated into Central America, India and Pakistan (Himalayan region), and Southeast Asia. The highest species richness of this genus occurs in the rather warm and humid deciduous Holarctic forests, many of which can be considered relict habitats. Stenamma is also quite speciose in Caucasian and Anatolia forests (Arnoldi 1975; DuBois 1998). This genus is new to Iran., Published as part of Paknia, O., Radchenko, A. & Pfeiffer, M., 2010, New records of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Iran., pp. 29-38 in Asian Myrmecology 3 on page 34

Camponotus kurdistanicus Emery, 1898 Material: 13?, transitional region between Alborz Range forest steppe and Central Persian deserts, Khojir National Park (35��38'54''N, 51��43'44''E), 1485 m asl, 1.V.2008, leg. Omid Paknia; 2 $, Zagros Mountains forest steppe, Kurdistan, Bane (~35��59'N, 45��53'E), ~1557 m asl., summer 2004, leg. Shahin Mostafai. Remarks: This species was known from Anatolia, Iraq and Azerbaijan (Emery 1898, 1925; Pisarski 1971; Radchenko 1997c)., Published as part of Paknia, O., Radchenko, A. & Pfeiffer, M., 2010, New records of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Iran., pp. 29-38 in Asian Myrmecology 3 on page 31

Messor subgracilinodis Arnoldi, 1970 Material: 8 $, Central Persian deserts, Turan National Park (35��57'48''N, 56��05'35''E), 1131 m asl, 12.VI.2007, leg. Omid Paknia; 7 ��, Central Persian deserts, Tabas (33��36'44''N, 57��05'45''E), 1083 m asl, 16.V2008, leg. Omid Paknia; 3?, Central Persian deserts, Siahkooh National Park (32��35'55''N, 54��13'59''E), 996 m asl, 25.V2008, leg. Omid Paknia; 5?, Central Persian deserts, Robat Posht Badam (32��57'26''N, 55��32'08''E) 1401 m asl, 20.V2008, leg. Omid Paknia. Remarks: M. subgracilinodis was recorded from Turkmenistan (Arnoldi 1970, 1977b; Dlussky et al. 1990)., Published as part of Paknia, O., Radchenko, A. & Pfeiffer, M., 2010, New records of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Iran., pp. 29-38 in Asian Myrmecology 3 on page 33

Dolichoderus quadripunctatus (Linnaeus, 1771) Material: 1 ��, Caspian Hyrcanian mixed forests, Talysh (37��42'19''N, 48��53'14''E), 66 m asl, 6.VII.2008, leg. Omid Paknia. Remarks: The genus Dolichoderus Lund comprises more than 130 species, distributed in all zoogeographic realms except Africa and Madagascar. Only one species, D. quadripunctatus, is known from the western Palaearctic. Its range covers central and southern Europe, central and southern parts of eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Anatolia, southwest Siberia, and the Tien-Shan range in Central Asia and China. This genus is new to Iran, Published as part of Paknia, O., Radchenko, A. & Pfeiffer, M., 2010, New records of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Iran., pp. 29-38 in Asian Myrmecology 3 on page 32

Camponotus libanicus Andre, 1881 Material: 8?, Alborz Range forest steppe, Khoshyelagh Wildlife Refuge (36��48'55''N, 55��31 ' 54 ''E), 1701 m asl, 8.VI.2007, leg. Omid Paknia Remarks: C. libanicus is distributed in the Middle East countries and Anatolia (Radchenko 1997c). This species inhabits dry and semi-dry areas. Nests are built in soil., Published as part of Paknia, O., Radchenko, A. & Pfeiffer, M., 2010, New records of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Iran., pp. 29-38 in Asian Myrmecology 3 on page 31

Temnothorax nadigi (Kutter, 1925) Material: 3?, Caspian Hyrcanian mixed forests, Abpari (36��30'07''N, 51��55'58''E), 315 m asl, 28.VI.2008, leg. Omid Paknia. Remarks: Known from southern Europe, Anatolia, the Transcaucasus and Turkmenistan (including its junior synonyms Leptothorax caucasicus Arnoldi and L. hasardaghi Dlussky (Radchenko 1995a; Czechowski et al. 2002)., Published as part of Paknia, O., Radchenko, A. & Pfeiffer, M., 2010, New records of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Iran., pp. 29-38 in Asian Myrmecology 3 on page 35

(cf. M. oertzeni Forel, 1910) Material: 3?, Zagros Mountais forest steppe, Kurdistan, Saggez (~36��14'N, 46��15'E), ~1481 m asl, 2004, leg. Shahin Mostafai; 4 $, Tehran, urban area (~35��41'N, 51��25'E), ~1162 m asl, 16.VII.2005, leg. Nasim Vakhideh; 5 $, Mashad, urban area (~36��17'N, 59��35'E), ~985 m asl, leg. Nayereh Ghafarian. Remarks: M. oertzeni is known from the Balkans and Anatolia (Agosti & Collingwood 1987; Atanassov & Dlussky 2002). It belongs to the structor species-group, but reliable determination of many species from this group is impossible before a taxonomic revision is provided., Published as part of Paknia, O., Radchenko, A. & Pfeiffer, M., 2010, New records of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Iran., pp. 29-38 in Asian Myrmecology 3 on page 32

Strongylognathus sp. ir-astaneh-01 Material: 3?, Caspian Hyrcanian mixed forests, Astaneh, rural area (~37°15'N, 49°56'E), ~0 m asl, summer 2004, leg. Faeze Mohammaddoost. Remarks: The genus Strongylognathus is new to Iran. It is one of few genera endemic to the Palaearctic Region. It comprises about 25 species, centred in the western Palaearctic (the range being Europe, northwest Africa, Anatolia, the Middle East, Kazakhstan, Central Asia and southwest Siberia), and only three species are known from the eastern Palaearctic (China, Korea and Japan) (e.g., Radchenko 1985, 1991; Radchenko 1995b; Wei et al. 2001; Japanese Ant Database Group 2003; Radchenko 2005). All Strongylognathus species are permanent social parasites in nests of the Tetramorium Mayr species.

Cataglyphis kurdistanicus Pisarski, 1965 Material: 54 $, Zagros Mountains forest steppe, Dena Protected Area (30��54'45 ''N, 51��24'39''E), 2695 m asl, 7.VII.2007, leg. Omid Paknia; 4?, Zagros Mountains forest steppe, Kurdistan, Bane (~35��59'N, 45��53'E), ~1557 m asl, summer 2004, leg. Shahin Mostafai. Remarks: C. kurdistanicus was described from Iraq (Pisarski 1965) and recorded additionally from Anatolia (Akta�� 1977; Radchenko 1997a)., Published as part of Paknia, O., Radchenko, A. & Pfeiffer, M., 2010, New records of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Iran., pp. 29-38 in Asian Myrmecology 3 on page 32

Aphaenogaster syriaca Emery, 1908 Southwest Iran. Det. Collingwood Alipanah & DEZHAKAM (2000), HMIM, Published as part of Paknia, O., Radchenko, A. & Alipanah, H., 2008, A preliminary checklist of the ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Iran., pp. 151-159 in Myrmecologische Nachrichten 11 on page 154

Camponotus turkestanus Andre, 1882 North Iran. Det. Radchenko, Published as part of Paknia, O., Radchenko, A. & Alipanah, H., 2008, A preliminary checklist of the ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Iran., pp. 151-159 in Myrmecologische Nachrichten 11 on page 154

Camponotus xerxes Forel, 1904 * # North Iran C. maculatus r. xerxes Det.. Radchenko, Published as part of Paknia, O., Radchenko, A. & Alipanah, H., 2008, A preliminary checklist of the ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Iran., pp. 151-159 in Myrmecologische Nachrichten 11 on page 154

Anochetus evansi Crawley, 1922 * # Northwest Iran. Det. Crawley Crawley (1922), Published as part of Paknia, O., Radchenko, A. & Alipanah, H., 2008, A preliminary checklist of the ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Iran., pp. 151-159 in Myrmecologische Nachrichten 11 on page 154

Cardiocondyla brachyceps Seifert, 2003# South Iran Det. Seifert SEIFERT (2003), Published as part of Paknia, O., Radchenko, A. & Alipanah, H., 2008, A preliminary checklist of the ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Iran., pp. 151-159 in Myrmecologische Nachrichten 11 on page 154

Myrmica bergi Ruzsky, 1902 North and Northwest Iran M. bergi var. fortior Det. Radchenko Crawley (1920a), IZK, Published as part of Paknia, O., Radchenko, A. & Alipanah, H., 2008, A preliminary checklist of the ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Iran., pp. 151-159 in Myrmecologische Nachrichten 11 on page 155

Cataglyphis nodus (Brulle, 1833) North and South Iran Cataglyphis bicolor var. nodus Menozzi (1927). Det.. Collingwood, Radchenko MENOZZI (1927), ALIPANAH & al. (2000), ARDEH (1994), p, ZMGU, Published as part of Paknia, O., Radchenko, A. & Alipanah, H., 2008, A preliminary checklist of the ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Iran., pp. 151-159 in Myrmecologische Nachrichten 11 on page 155

Pheidole pallidula (Nylander, 1849) Northwest Iran Ph. pallidula subsp. arenarum var. orientalis. Det. Collingwood Crawley (1920a), f, HMIM, Published as part of Paknia, O., Radchenko, A. & Alipanah, H., 2008, A preliminary checklist of the ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Iran., pp. 151-159 in Myrmecologische Nachrichten 11 on page 155

Tetramorium davidi Forel, 1911 North Iran. Det. Collingwood ALIPANAH & al. (1995), HMIM, Published as part of Paknia, O., Radchenko, A. & Alipanah, H., 2008, A preliminary checklist of the ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Iran., pp. 151-159 in Myrmecologische Nachrichten 11 on page 155

Aenictus dlusskyi Arnoldi, 1968* North Iran. Det. Radchenko Radchenko & Alipanah (2004), IZK, Published as part of Paknia, O., Radchenko, A. & Alipanah, H., 2008, A preliminary checklist of the ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Iran., pp. 151-159 in Myrmecologische Nachrichten 11 on page 154

Camponotus libanicus Andre, 1881 North Iran. Det. Radchenko ALIPANAH & al. (2000), HMIM, Published as part of Paknia, O., Radchenko, A. & Alipanah, H., 2008, A preliminary checklist of the ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Iran., pp. 151-159 in Myrmecologische Nachrichten 11 on page 154

Tetramorium ferox Ruzsky, 1903 South Iran Det. Cook Tirgari & PAKNIA (2004), ZMGU, Published as part of Paknia, O., Radchenko, A. & Alipanah, H., 2008, A preliminary checklist of the ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Iran., pp. 151-159 in Myrmecologische Nachrichten 11 on page 155

Cataglyphis aenescens (Nylander, 1849) North and Northeast Iran Myrmecocysttus cursor r. tancrei Det.. Radchenko, Taylor FOREL (1904a), PAKNIA & KAMI (2007), Taylor (2006), HMIM, Published as part of Paknia, O., Radchenko, A. & Alipanah, H., 2008, A preliminary checklist of the ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Iran., pp. 151-159 in Myrmecologische Nachrichten 11 on page 154

Paratrechina vividula (Nylander, 1846)* Southeast Iran Prenolepis vividula Det. Forel FOREL (1904a), Published as part of Paknia, O., Radchenko, A. & Alipanah, H., 2008, A preliminary checklist of the ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Iran., pp. 151-159 in Myrmecologische Nachrichten 11 on page 155

Tetramorium sp. * North Iran T. moravicum. Det. Radchenko, Published as part of Paknia, O., Radchenko, A. & Alipanah, H., 2008, A preliminary checklist of the ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Iran., pp. 151-159 in Myrmecologische Nachrichten 11 on page 155

Ponera sp. North Iran. Det. Radchenko ZMGU, Published as part of Paknia, O., Radchenko, A. & Alipanah, H., 2008, A preliminary checklist of the ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Iran., pp. 151-159 in Myrmecologische Nachrichten 11 on page 155

Cataglyphis niger (Andr��, 1881) North and South Iran Myrmecocystus viaticus r. niger. Det.. Collingwood, Radchenko FOREL (1904a), ALIPANAH & al. (2000), ARDEH (1994), p, HMIM, ZMGU, Published as part of Paknia, O., Radchenko, A. & Alipanah, H., 2008, A preliminary checklist of the ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Iran., pp. 151-159 in Myrmecologische Nachrichten 11 on page 155

Formica sanguinea Latreille, 1798 North Iran. Det. Collingwood ALIPANAH & al. (2000), HMIM, Published as part of Paknia, O., Radchenko, A. & Alipanah, H., 2008, A preliminary checklist of the ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Iran., pp. 151-159 in Myrmecologische Nachrichten 11 on page 155

Camponotus cecconii Emery, 1908 North Iran. Det. Collingwood ALIPANAH & al. (2000), HMIM, Published as part of Paknia, O., Radchenko, A. & Alipanah, H., 2008, A preliminary checklist of the ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Iran., pp. 151-159 in Myrmecologische Nachrichten 11 on page 154

Crematogaster schmidti (Mayr, 1853) North Iran C. scutellaris ssp. schmidti Det. Crawley Crawley (1920a), Published as part of Paknia, O., Radchenko, A. & Alipanah, H., 2008, A preliminary checklist of the ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Iran., pp. 151-159 in Myrmecologische Nachrichten 11 on page 155