Tetramorium sericeiventre Emery, 1877

Plates 77–79

Specimens examined: Sharjah Desert Park, 29.iii–6.iv.2005, LT, AvH; 6–28.xii.2006, PT, AvH.

Distribution: Widespread in Africa. In the Arabian Peninsula known from Saudi Arabia, where it is very common, Yemen and Oman. New to the UAE.