Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius, 1793)

Specimens examined: Sharjah, 2.iii.2005, CAC. Sharjah Desert Park, 6–28.xii.2006, PT, AvH. Wadi Safad, 26.xii.2005–2.i.2006, WT, AvH.

Distribution: One of the world’s most damaging invasive species, becoming a dominant species in many areas it has invaded (Dejean et al., 2007). In the Arabian Peninsula known from Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman and Yemen. New to the UAE.