Camponotus empedocles Emery, 1920

Specimens examined: Al-Ajban, 9.xi–7.xii.2005, LT & MT, AvH. Lahbab-al-Madam, 12.iii.2005, AvH. Sharjah Desert Park, 18–25.i.2005; 22.ii–16.iii.2005, LT, AvH.

Distribution: Described from South Africa. In the Arabian Peninsula known from Saudi Arabia and Yemen. New to the UAE.