Cardiocondyla emeryi Forel, 1881

Plates 32–34, 37, 55

Specimens examined: Al-Aslab, 19.ix.2005, at light, AvH. 7 km S of al-Jazirat al-Hamra, 16.xi.2004, AvH. Sharjah Desert Park, 6.x.2004, at light, AvH.

Distribution: Widely spread species, reported from southern Palaearctic, Ethiopian, Oriental, Nearctic and Neotropical regions. Recorded from the UAE (Ruwais) by Collingwood, Tigar & Agosti (1997). Also known from Yemen and Oman.