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مصطفى رزق شرف

Associate Professor

أستاذ مساعد

كلية علوم الأغذية والزراعة
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نبذة تعريفية / مختصر السيرة الذاتية

CURRICULUM VITAE
MOSTAFA REZK SHARAF
NATIONALITY:                  Egyptian
DATE OF BIRTH:               22.08.1974
PLACE OF BIRTH:             El-Mansurah, El-Dakahlyia, Egypt
CURRENT POSITION:      Associate Professor, College of Food and Agriculture Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh.
CURRENT ADDRESS:       College of Food and Agriculture Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, P. O. Box 2460, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
MARITAL STATUS:           Married, with one son (7) and one daughter (4).
HOME ADRESS:                 Sallant, El-Mansurah 35838, El-Dakahlyia, Egypt.
HOBBY:                                Listening to music (Piano), reading & walking.
WEB SITES:
http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/~plzfg/ants/ants_of_egypt_2007/cover.htm
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mostafa_Sharaf3
http://www.antweb.org/saudi.jsp
http://www.antweb.org/uae.jsp  
http://gap.entclub.org/taxonomists/Sharaf/index.html
E-MAIL:        mosharaf@ksu.edu.sa
                        antsharaf@gmail.com
PHONE:
Egypt:                                     Home              (+2050) 2693060
Saudi Arabia:                        Office              (+966) 114691922
Mobile             (+966) 542284621            
ACADEMIC BACKGROUND:
B. Sc.                                  (Entomology).1996
M. Sc.                                 (Insect taxonomy and Ecology)- Entomology Department, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Cairo (2001)
Thesis Title:          Biodiversity and taxonomic studies on ant species (Formicidae: Hymenoptera) in two governorates (El-Dakahlyia and South Sinai).
Ph. D.                     (Insect taxonomy and Ecology)- Entomology Department- Faculty of Science- Ain Shams University- Cairo (2006)
Thesis Title:          Taxonomic and ecological studies on Family Formicidae (Order:    Hymenoptera) in Egypt, including some protectorates with study of some insect fauna associated with ant species.
SPECIALITY:          Insect Taxonomy, biodiversity, and zoogeography.
RESEARCH INTEREST:

  1. Large-scale discovery of new taxa and the analysis of diversity and distribution patterns of ants in poorly known areas of Arabian Peninsula.
  2. Species-level taxonomic revisions.

                                                                                    
SELECTED REVIEWS:
1.      Journal of Natural History, Taylor & Francis (U. K.).
2.      Annales Zoologici (Poland).
3.      Entomological News (USA).
4.      African Entomology (Africa).
5.      Biodiversity Data Journal, Pensoft (Bulgaria).
6.      The Science of Nature, Springer (U.K.).
7.      Halteres (India).
8.      Journal of the Entomological Research Society (Turkey).
9.      Egyptian Academic Journal of Biological Sciences (Egypt).
 
EDITORIAL & ADVISORY:
1.      Halteres (An International Peer reviewed non-profit journal in entomology), India.
2.      Egyptian Academic Journal of Biological Sciences, Egypt.
3.      Advisory board of the Journal of the Entomological Research Society, Ankara, Turkey.
 
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS:
1.                Master Student (Demonstrator), Entomology department, faculty of science, Ain Shams University, Cairo (1996-2002).
2.                Curator of the Entomological collection of the Entomology Department, faculty of science, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt (1997-2002).
3.                Curator of the Entomological Collection of the Egyptian Entomological Society, Cairo, Egypt (2002-2003).
4.                Lecturer of Entomology at Biology Department, Teachers College, King              Khaled University, Abha, PO Box 249, Saudi Arabia from 2003 to July 2008.
5.                Assistant Professor, Plant Protection department, College of Food and Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University, from June 2009 till 2014.
6.                Associate Professor, Plant Protection department, College of Food and Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University, 2014-now.
7.                Curator of the first Arabian ant collection, King Saud University Museum of Arthropods (KSMA), 2009-now.
8.                Research Associates, Division of Invertebrate Zoology, American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA, 2016-2018.
9.                Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, College of Art and Science, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar, 2015-2017.
 
REFERENCES:
Mr. Barry Bolton                    22 LEESON ROAD, VENTNOR, ISLE OF WIGHT PO 38 1PX U.K.; c/o The Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, England
Tel: (44) 020 7942 5531
Fax: (44) 020 7942 5229
email:  baz.bolton2@btinternet.com
 
Dr. Brian Fisher                      California Academy of Sciences
55 Music Concourse Drive
San Francisco, CA  94118, USA
Phone: 415 379 5314
email:  bfisher@calacademy.org
 
Prof. Boris Kondratieff          Department of Bioagricultural Sciences and Pest Management, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523-1177, 012A Laurel Hall
Colorado State University
Colorado, USA
970-491-7314 office
email:  Boris.Kondratieff@colostate.edu
Dr. Andrew Polaszek              Dept of Life Sciences
Natural History Museum
London SW7 5BD UK
00 44 (0)207-942 5573
email: ap@nhm.ac.uk
 
Prof. Xavier Espadaler            Unit d Ecologia Facultat de Ciències Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona 08193 Bellaterra Spain Institution: Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona Country: Spain Telephone: 34 92 5812768
email:  xavierespadaler@gmail.com
THESES SUPERVISION:
Master students:

  1. Shehzad Salman (Pakistani): Ants Fauna of Riyadh Province, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. King Saud University, Riyadh. Completed.
  2. Mashari Al Harbi (Saudi): Ant Fauna of Asir Province, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. King Saud University, Riyadh. Ongoing.

 
THESES EXAMINATION:

  1. Master thesis entitled “The most dominant mosquitoes at Al-Rayyan municipality, Qatar state and their potential for transmitting malaria”. The Department of Biological and Environmental Science, College of Art and Science, Qatar University, 20.5.2015.

 
PUBLICATIONS:
Ongoing projects:
1.Sharaf, M. R. & Aldawood, A. S. Ants of the Monomorium monomorium-group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the Arabian Peninsula with description of three new species.

  1. Abdel-Dayem, M. S.; Sharaf, M. R.; Al Dhafer, H. M. & Aldawood, A. S. Community structure of ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) along an altitudinal gradient on Asir Mountains, Southwestern Saudi Arabia.

3.Sharaf, M. R.; Fisher, B. L.; Hita Garcia, F. & Aldawood, A. S. Taxonomy of the myrmicine ant genus Tetramorium (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Arabian Peninsula with description of three new species.
4.Sharaf, M. R. & Aldawood, A. S. On the ant genus Technomyrmex (Formicidae: Dolichoderinae) in the Arabian Peninsula, taxonomy, prediction, geographical distribution and ecological observation.
5.Sharaf, M. R.; Fisher, B. L. & Aldawood, A. S. Catalogue of ants of Saudi Arabia (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) linking names to type specimens.
6.El Surtasi, E. I.; Elbana, S. M.; Sharaf, M. R.; Mohammed H.; Bahnasawy, A.;  Aldawood, A. S. Spatio-temporal patterns of ant diversity in Mediterranean city, Damietta Province, Egypt.
7.Sharaf, M. R., Fisher, B. L. & Aldawood, A. S. First occurrence of the ant subfamily Leptanillinae by the two genera Leptanilla & Yavnella (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with description of two new species.
8.Sharaf, M. R. & Aldawood, A. S. First description of the queen of the Arabian endemic species Meranoplus pulcher Sharaf, 2014.
Submitted Manuscript:

  1. Sharaf, M. R.; Fisher, B. L.; Collingwood, C. & Aldawood, A. S. Ant fauna (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Socotra Archipelago (Yemen): zoogeography, distribution, and descriptions of two new species. Submitted to Journal of Natural History.                                                                               (Impact factor 1.06)
  2. Taylor, B. & Sharaf, M. R. Revision of the tramp species “Pheidole teneriffana” (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Submitted to European Journal of Entomology.

Accepted papers:

  1. Sharaf, M. R., Salman, S.; Al Dhafer, H. M.; Akbar, S. A.; Abdel-Dayem M. S. & Aldawood, A. S. Taxonomy and distribution of the genus Trichomyrmex Mayr, 1865 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the Arabian Peninsula, with description of two new species. European Journal of Taxonomy. (Impact factor 1.20).
  2. Sharaf, M. R.; Akbar, S. A.; Al Dhafer, H. M.; El-Gharbawy, A. & Aldawood, A. S. Taxonomy of the myrmicine ant genus Temnothorax Mayr, 1861 (Formicidae: Myrmicinae) in the Arabian Peninsula with description of a new species. European Journal of Taxonomy.                         (Impact factor 1.20).
  3. Sharaf, M. R.; Monks, J., & Aldawood, A. S. & Polaszek, A. Anochetus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the Arabian Peninsula, with description of a new species from Oman. The Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington.                                                                      (Impact factor 0.593). 

Published papers:
2016

  1. Barech, G.; Khaldi, M., Ziane, S.; Zedam, Doumandji, A.; Sharaf M. R. & Espadaler, X. 2016. A first checklist and diversity of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of the saline dry lake Chott El Hodna in Algeria, a Ramsar Conservation Wetland. African Entomology, 24(1):143–152.                                                                                                                (Impact factor 0.69). 
  2. Bernhard Seifert, Alfred Buschinger, Abdulrahman Aldawood, Lech Borowiec, Wouter Dekoninck, Dmitry Dubovikoff, Chris Georgiadis, Jürgen Heinze, Pavel Pech, Roland Schultz, Sharaf M. R., James Trager, Kari Vepsäläinen, Adi Vesnić, Michal Wiezik. 2016. Banning paraphylies and executing Linnaean taxonomy is discordant and reduces the evolutionary and semantic information content of biological nomenclature. Insectes Sociaux, 63: 237–242.                                                                                                     (Impact factor 1.39). 
  1. Sharaf, M. R.; Monks, J., Polaszek, A. & Aldawood, A. S. 2016. A remarkable new species of the genus Lepisiota Santschi (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Oman and the United Arab Emirates, with a key to the Arabian species. Journal of Natural History, 50 (29-30): 1875–1887.                        (Impact factor 1.06).
  1. Sharaf, M. R., Salman, S.; Al Dhafer, H. M.; Yousef, A. F. A.; & Aldawood, A. S. 2016. First occurence of the ant genus Brachymyrmex Mayr, 1868 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Sociobiology, 63(2): 800–803.                                                          (Impact factor 0.74).

2015

  1. Sharaf, M. R.; Salman, S. & Aldawood, A. S. (2015). First description of the queen of the ant Solenopsis saudiensis Sharaf & Aldawood (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Saudi Arabia. Zoology in the Middle East, 61(1): 50–54. DOI: 10.1080/09397140.2014.985872                           (Impact factor 0.82).
  2. Sharaf, M. R.; Hathal M. Aldhafer & Aldawood, A. S. 2015. The Tetramorium squaminode species group (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) in the Arabian Peninsula, with a new record from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and keys to Arabian species Zookeys, 502:99–115.                                                   (Impact factor 1.36).
  3. Sharaf, M. R.; Collingwood, C. A.; Aldhafer, H. M.; Al mutairi, M. S. & Aldawood, A. S. 2015. New synonyms of two Arabian ants of the genus Monomorium Mayr, 1855 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Zookeys, 505:51–58.                                                                                           (Impact factor 1.36).
  4. El-Hawagry, M. S., Sharaf, M. R., Al Dhafer, H. M., Fadl, H. H.& Aldawood, A. S. 2015. Addenda to the insect fauna of Al-Baha Province Saudi Arabia. Journal of Natural History, 50 (19-20): 1209–1236. Taylor & Francis (U.K.).                                                                                                        (Impact factor 1.06)
  5. Ghahari, H., Sharaf, M. R., Collingwood, C. A., Aldawood, A. S. A contribution to the study of the ant fauna (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Eastern Iran. Beiträge zur Entomologie, 62 (2):341–359. (Germany).    (Impact factor: No IF).
  6. Sharaf, M. R.; Al-Hajiri, S. H. & Aldawood, A. S. First record of the ant genus Strumigenys F. Smith, 1860 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Qatar by the invasive species S. membranifera Emery, 1869. Zoology in the Middle East, 61(4): 362–367.                                                   (Impact factor 0.82).
  7. Sharaf M. R., Collingwood, C. A., Aldawood, A. S. Notes on the ant genus Cataglyphis Foerster, 1850 (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) in the Arabian Peninsula with description of a new species and a key to species of the C. pallida-group. ZooKeys, 545:101–117.                                          (Impact factor 1.36)

2014

  1. Mahnert, V.; Sharaf, M. R. & Aldawood, A. S. 2014. Further records of Pseudoscorpions (Arachnida, Pseudoscorpions) from Saudi Arabia. Zootaxa, 3764 (3): 387–393.                                                             (Impact factor 1.16)
  2. Sharaf, M. R.; Fisher, B. L. & Aldawood, A. S. 2014. Notes on Ants of the genus Strumigenys F. Smith, 1860 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the Arabian Peninsula, with a key to species. Sociobiology, 61 (3): 293–301 (Impact factor 0.74)
  3. Sharaf, M. R.; Aldhafer, H. & Aldawood, A. S. 2014. First record of the myrmicine ant genus Meranoplus Smith, 1853 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from the Arabian Peninsula with description of a new species and notes on the zoogeography of southwestern Kingdom Saudi Arabia. PLoS one, 9(11): e111298.                                                                     (Impact factor 3.54)
  4. Sharaf, M. R. & Aldawood, A. S. 2013. Ants of the genus Carebara in the Arabian Peninsula with description of a new species. Zookeys, 357:67-83.                                                                                                    (Impact factor 1.36).

2013

  1. Sharaf, M. R. & Aldawood, A. S.  2013. First occurrence of the Monomorium hildebrandti-group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), in the Arabian Peninsula, with description of a new species M. kondratieffi n. sp. The proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 115(1):75–84. USA                                                                                                                          (Impact factor   0.593).
  2. Elhawagryi, M. S.; Khalil, M. W.; Sharaf, M. R.; Fadl, H. H. Aldawood, A. S. 2013. A preliminary study on the insect fauna of Al-Baha Province, Saudi Arabia, with descriptions of two new species. Zookeys, 274:1–88.                                                                                                                            (Impact factor 1.36).
  3. Assing, V.; Schülke, M., Sharaf, M. R. & Aldawood, A. S. 2013. On the Staphylinidae of Saudi Arabia, with descriptions of two new species (Insecta: Coleoptera). Linzer Biologische Beitraege, 45(1):141–154 (Austria).                                                                                                             (Impact factor: No IF).
  4. Hlaváč, P., Sharaf, M. R. & Aldawood, A. S. 2013. New species and record of of Pselaphinae (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) from  Saudi Arabia. Zootaxa, 3666 (3): 331–336.                                            (Impact factor 1.16).
  5. Sharaf, M. R.; Abdeldayem, M. S.; Aldhafer, H. & Aldawood, A. S. 2013. The ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Rawdhat Khorim nature preserve, Saudi Arabia, with description of a new species of the genus Tetramorium Mayr  Zootaxa, 3709 (6):565–580.                                            (Impact factor 1.16).

 
2012
20     Sharaf, M.R. & Aldawood, A. S. & Taylor, B. 2012. A new ant species of the genus Tetramorium Mayr, 1855 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Saudi Arabia, Including a revised key to the Arabian species. PLoS one, 7 (2) e30811: (1–9) (USA)                                                                                  (Impact factor 3.54).
21     Sharaf, M. R. & Aldawood, A. S. 2012. Ants of the genus Solenopsis (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Arabian Peninsula with description of a new species. PLoS one, 7(11) e49485(1–21) (USA)            (Impact factor 3.54).
22     Sharaf, M. R., Aldawood, A. S. & Elhawagryi, M. S. 2012. A new ant species of the genus Tapinoma (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Saudi Arabia with a key to the Arabian species. Zookeys, 212: 35–43.                   (Impact factor 1.36).
23     Sharaf, M. R., Aldawood, A. S. & Elhawagryi, M. S. 2012. First record of the ant subfamily Aenictinae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Saudi Arabia, with the description of a new species. Zookeys, 228:39–49. (Impact factor 1.36).
2011

  1. Collingwood, C. A.; Agosti, D.; Sharaf, M. R. & Van Harten T. 2011. Order Hymenoptera, Family Formicidae. Arthropod Fauna of the UAE, 4:405–474.        

(Impact factor: No IF).
25     Aldawood, A. S.; Sharaf, M. R. & Taylor B. 2011. First record of the Myrmicine ant genus Carebara Westwood, 1840 (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from Saudi Arabia with description of a new species, C. abuhurayri sp. n. ZooKeys, 92: 61–69. (Bulgaria)                                                   (Impact factor 1.36).

  1. Aldawood, A. & Sharaf, M.R. 2011. Monomorium dryhimi sp. n., a new ant species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of the M. monomorium group from Saudi Arabia, with a revised key to the Arabian species of the group. ZooKeys, 106: 47–54. (Bulgaria)                                                        (Impact factor 1.36).
  2. Sharaf, M. R.; Collingwood, C. A. & Aldawood, A. S. 2011. Technomyrmex montaseri n. sp., a new ant species of the T. gibbosus-group from Oman (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). ZooKeys, 108:11–19. (Bulgaria)                                                                                                                               (Impact factor 1.36).
  3. Schawaller W.; Sharaf, M. R. & Aldawood, A. S. 2011. The tribe Cossyphodini (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) of the Arabian Peninsula, with notes on biology and ecology. Annales Zoologici, 61 (3):439–444. (Poland) (Impact Factor 1.17).
  4. Sharaf, M. R.; Aldawood, A. S. & Taylor B. 2011.The formicine ant genus Plagiolepis Mayr (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the Arabian Peninsula, with description of two new species. Transactions of the American Entomological Society, 137 (1+2):203–215. (USA)                                   (Impact factor 0.72).
  5. Orabi, G. M., Semida F. M., Abdel-Dayem M. S., Sharaf, M. R. & Zalat, M. 2011. Diversity patterns of ants along an elevation gradient at St. Catherine Protectorate, South Sinai, Egypt. Zoology in the Middle East 54:80–101 (Germany)                                                               (Impact factor 0.82).
  6. Sharaf, M. R. & Aldawood, A. S. 2011. First occurrence of Solenopsis Westwood 1840 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia, with description of a new species S. saudiensis n. sp. Annals’ de la Société Entomologique de France, 47 (3-4): 474–479 (France) (Impact factor 0.73).

2010

  1. Aldawood, A. S.;  Sharaf, M. R.  & Collingwood, C. A. 2010. Monomorium moathi sp. n., a new ant species from Yemen (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) related to the salomonis-group. Egyptian Academic Journal Biological Sciences, 3 (2): 37–42.                                                                 (Impact factor: No IF).
  2. Sharaf, M. R. 2010  A myrmecologist and a great society. Antenna 34(2):75–76.

                                                                                    (Impact factor: No IF).
2009

  1. Sharaf, M. R. 2009. Technomyrmex briani sp. n., a new ant species of the T. albipes-group from Saudi Arabia (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Fauna of Arabia, 24: 211–216.                                                            (Impact factor: No IF).

35     Sharaf, M. R. & Taylor, B. & Klingenberg, C. 2009. Ants of the genus Solenopsis Westwood, 1840 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Egypt with description of the worker caste of S. cooperi Donisthorpe, 1947. Zootaxa, 2004, 49–58. (USA)                                                              (Impact factor 1.16).
36     Sharaf, M. R. & Taylor, B. 2009. The queen of Monomorium dentatum Sharaf, 2007 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Boletín de la Sociedad Entomológica Aragonesa S.E.A., (45):95–96. (Spain).                      (Impact factor 0.26).
37     Aldawood, A.S. & Sharaf, M.R. 2009. Two ant species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) as new records to fauna of Saudi Arabia. Bulletin of Entomological Society of Egypt, 86: 143–147.                          (Impact factor: No IF).
2007
38     Sharaf, M. R. 2007. Monomorium dentatum sp. n., a new ant species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) related to the fossulatum-group from Egypt. Zoology in the Middle East, 41: 93–98. (Germany)               (Impact factor 0.82).
39     Fadl H. H., Bakr, R. F. A., Badawy R. M. & Sharaf M. R. 2007. Six new species of ants (Hymenoptera : Formicidae ) from Egypt. The second international conference of economic entomology. Entomological Society of Egypt, Cairo, Egypt, 8-11 December, 1: 235–249.
40     Bakr, R. F. A., Fadl H. H., Badawy R. M.& Sharaf M. R. 2007. Myrmecophile insects associated with some ant species (Hymenoptera : Formicidae) in Egypt. The second international conference of economic entomology. Entomological Society of Egypt, Cairo, Egypt, 8-11 December, 1, 205–233.
2006
41     Sharaf, M. R. & Al-Zailaie, K. 2006. Ant fauna (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Farasan Islands Protectorate (Saudi Arabia). Bulletin of the Entomological Society of Egypt, 83: 61–68.               (Impact factor: No IF).
42     Bakr,R.F.A., Fadl H. H.. Badawy R. M. & Sharaf M. R. 2006. Four new records of ants (Hymenoptera : Formicidae) from Egypt. Egyptian Academic Society of Environmental Development, 7 (2): 29–39.               (Impact factor: No IF).
43     Fadl H. H., Bakr, R.F.A., Badawy R. M. & Sharaf M. R. 2006. New records of ants (Hymenoptera : Formicidae) from Egypt. Egyptian Academic Society of Environmental Development, 7 (2): 99 – 108.             (Impact factor: No IF).
2001
44     Mohamed, S., Zalat, S., Fadl, H., Gadalla, S. & Sharaf, M.R. 2001. Taxonomy of ant species collected by pitfall traps from Sinai and Delta regions, Egypt. Egyptian Journal of Natural History, 3: 40–61.
PUBLISHED PAPERS BY COUNTRIES:

  1. Austria.
  2. Brazil.
  3. Bulgaria.
  4. Egypt.
  5. France.
  6. Germany.
  7. New Zealand.
  8. Poland.
  9. Saudi Arabia.
  10. South Africa.
  11. Spain.
  12. UAE.
  13. UK.
  14. USA.

 
BOOKS.
1Sharaf, M. R. 2012. Ants of Egypt: Order: Hymenoptera; Family: Formicidae. LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 228 Pp.
2Sharaf, M. R. 2013. “On the ants of Egyptian Deserts” In Zahran et al. 2013. “Renewable natural resources and sustainable development in the Egyptian deserts”. University Publishing, Egypt. ISBN: 9789773164607.(In Arabic).
3Sharaf, M. R. & Aldawood, A. S. (On going). Identification guide to the ant genera of the Arabian Peninsula. (In preparation).
 
BOOK REVIEW.
Sharaf, M. R. 2015. Book Review: Arthropod Fauna of the UAE, Volume (5). Tribulus. (UAE).
 
NEW ANTS DESCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR:

  1. Tetramorium salwae Sharaf, 2001. Egypt.
  2. Messor eglalae Sharaf, 2007. Egypt.
  3. Pheidole fadli Sharaf, 2007. Egypt.
  4. Monomorium dentatum Sharaf, 2007. Egypt.
  5. Tetramorium shirlae Sharaf, 2007. Egypt.
  6. Cataglyphis agostii Sharaf, 2007. Egypt.
  7. Cerapachys collingwoodi Sharaf, 2007. Egypt.
  8. Technomyrmex briani Sharaf, 2009.Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
  9. Monomorium moathi Sharaf & Collingwood, 2010.
  10. Monomorium dryhimi Aldawood & Sharaf, 2011. Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
  11. Plagiolepis boltoni Sharaf & Aldawood, 2011. Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
  12. Plagiolepis juddi Sharaf & Aldawood, 2011.Yemen
  13. Solenopsis saudiensis Sharaf & Aldawood, 2011. Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
  14. Technomurmex montaseri Sharaf et al. 2011.Oman.
  15. Solenopsis elhawagryi Sharaf & Aldawood, 2012. Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
  16. Tetramorium amalae Sharaf & Aldawood, 2012. Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
  17. Tetramorium saudicum Sharaf, 2013. Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
  18. Monomorium kondratieffi Sharaf & Aldawood, 2013. Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
  19. Carebara fayrouzae Sharaf, 2013. Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
  20. Monomorium sarawatiensis Sharaf & Aldawood, 2013. Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
  21. Meranoplus pulcher Sharaf, 2014. Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
  22. Cataglyphis fisheri Sharaf & Aldawood, (in press). Oman.
  23. Lepisiota omaniensis Sharaf & Monks (in press). Oman.
  24. Syllophopsis abdeldayemi Sharaf & Fisher (in press). Socotra (Yemen).
  25. Monomorium elghazalyi Sharaf & Aldawood (in press). Socotra (Yemen).
  26. Trichomyrmex almosayari Sharaf & Aldawood (in press). Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
  27. Trichomyrmex shakeri Sharaf & Aldhafer (in press). Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

 
Local myrmecological inventories:
Many collecting field trips have been conducted to the majority of regions in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for inventory. The collected materials constitute the first Arabian ant collection that includes more than 30 undescribed species in different ant genera.
 
International myrmecological inventories:

  1. Adalar Island, Turkey, 2003.
  2. Doha, Qatar, 2015, for inventory of invasive ant species.
  3. Socotra Island, Yemen, 2014.

Department Presentations:

  1. Ants of Asir Mountains (southwestern region of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia), diversity and zoogeography, 2014.
  2. Ant fauna of Socotra Archipelago (Yemen), zoogeography and discovery of two endemic new species. 2015.

 
COMMITTEES:
1.      Member Committee of King Saud University Museum of Arthropods (KSMA), 2009-now.
2.      Member committee of Economic Entomology Research Unit (EERU), Plant Protection Department, College of Food and Agriculture Sciences, King Saud University, 2009-now.
3.      Member committee of the webpage of the Plant Protection Department, College of Food and Agriculture Sciences, King Saud University, 2011-2012.
4.      Member committee of the Egyptian Academic Journal of Biological Sciences, Egypt.
 
RESEARCH PROJECTS:

  1. Principle Investigator of the Research group “Ants of southwestern Mountains of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia”. Deanship of Scientific Research, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. 2015-now.
  2. Co-PI of the Research group “Ants of Riyadh region, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia”. Deanship of Scientific Research, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. 2015-now.
  3. Research assistant of "Insect Biodiversity in the Jabal Shada Al-A’Ala and Raydah Protected Areas in Southwestern Mountains of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia " (Funding agency KACST, King Abd Allah City of Science and Technology). 2013-2015.
  4. Co-PI of the research project "Evaluating the impacts of urbanization on biodiversity in Riyadh City, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, using insects as bioindicators." (Funding agency KACST, King Abd Allah City of Science and Technology, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia), 2013-2015.
  5. Principle Investigator of the research project” Use of DNA Barcoding in the Taxonomy of Fire Ant Species in Riyadh Region, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia” (Funding agency KACST, King Abd Allah City of Science and Technology) 11-BIO1974-02. 2011-2013.
  6. Co-PI of the research project "Enhancement of Biopesticides Efficacy to Control the Cotton leaf worms, Spodoptera littoralis and S. exigua by Natural Ultraviolet Protectants"(Funding agency KACST, King Abd Allah City of Science and Technology, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia).2010-2012.
  7. Consultant of the research project “Survey and classification of agricultural and medical insects in Al-Baha District”, Baha University, Deanship of Scientific research, 2010-2011.
  8. Research assistant of “Pilot study to the establishment of new protected areas for biodiversity conservation, using insect diversity in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia”. Approved.

WORKSHOPS:

  1. Workshop of “Biodiversity and its importance in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia”, Plant Protection department, College of Food and Agriculture Sciences, King Saud University, January, 12,2015. (Presentation).
  2. Workshop of “Insect Biodiversity in Rawdhat Khureim, Riyadh”, Plant Protection department, College of Food and Agriculture Sciences, King Saud University, January, 7, 2013. (Presentation).
  3. Workshop of “Red Palm Weevil, the challenge, Saudi Basic Industries Cooperation” Sabic, Riyadh, Kingdome of Saudi Arabia, 30-31.iii.2010.
  4. Eighth Awareness workshop on “How to search ISI Web of Knowledge?” Distinguished Scientist fellowship Program, King Saud University, May 9, 2010.
  5. Workshop on " Distribution of Samsum ant in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the use of their venom and other products in the treatment of breast cancer" Zoology Department, College of Science, King Saud University, May 24-25, 2010.
  6. Workshop of "Motivating Students to Learn (in Small Large Classes", King Saud University, November 3, 2010.
  7. Ant Course organized by California Academy of Science and Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, in Southwestern Research Station (SWRS), Portal, Arizona, USA August 4-14, 2011.
  8. Workshop of "Red Pal Weevil Control Management”, Plant Protection Department, King Saud University, Riyadh, October 14, 2015.

 
CONFERENCES

  1. The First International Conference of Biological Sciences about the future prospects of biological science and its applications, Cairo (September, 27-29, 2010), (Presentation).
  2. ESA's 60th Annual Meeting, Knoxville, TN, USA. November, 11-14, 2012.
  3. The second international conference of Biological Sciences, organized by the Egyptian Academic Journal of Biological Sciences, Cairo, July, 1-3, 2013. (Presentation).
  4. The 11 conference of the Hymenoptera Society for Central Europe, held in Staatlichen Museum für Naturkunde Stuttgart, Germany, October, 3-5, 2014. (Poster).
  5. The 46th Annual Conference of the Australian Entomological Society, Cairns, Queensland, Australia, September, 27-30, 2015 (Presentation).

 
ACTIVITIES RELATED TO CONFERENCES

  1. Organizing member of the first International Conference of Biological Sciences, organized by the Egyptian Academic Journal of Biological Sciences, Cairo, September, 27-29, 2010.
  2. Organizing member of the second International Conference of Biological Sciences, organized by the Egyptian Academic Journal of Biological Sciences, Cairo, July, 1-3, 2013.

 
AWARDS:

  1. The EERU (Economic Entomology Research Unit, Plant Protection department) annual award for the distinguished scientific publications, 2015.
  2. The EERU (Economic Entomology Research Unit, Plant Protection department) annual award for the distinguished scientific publications, 2014.
  3. The EERU (Economic Entomology Research Unit, Plant Protection department) annual award for the distinguished scientific publications, 2013.
  4. The EERU (Economic Entomology Research Unit, Plant Protection department) annual award for the distinguished scientific publications, 2012.
  5. The EERU (Economic Entomology Research Unit, Plant Protection department) annual award for the distinguished scientific publications, 2011.
  6. Award from Plant Protection Department’s chairman for the distinguished scientific publications, 2011.
  7. Six Financial awards from the Research Center, College of Food and Agriculture Sciences, King Saud University, for publishing 6 ISI papers.
  8. Biography nominated for inclusion in “Marquis Who's Who in the world”, 2010, contact Fred Marks Editor-in-Chief.

 
INTERNATIONAL MUSEUMS COLLECTION VISITS:

  1. The World Museum Liverpool to study the Palaearctic ant collection of Cedric A. Collingwood, as a part of my Ph.D. thesis. Liverpool, UK, 2004.
  2. Visiting scientist to the World Museum Liverpool to study the Palaearctic ant collection of Cedric A. Collingwood, Liverpool, UK August, 22 to September, 6, 2010.
  3. The ant course organized by the California Academy of Science, Arizona, 2012.
  4. Visiting scientist to the World Museum Liverpool to study the Palaearctic ant collection of Cedric A. Collingwood, Liverpool, UK February, 1-13, 2012.
  5. Visiting scientist to California Academy of Science, San Francisco, USA, January, 10-30, 2013.
  6. Visiting scientist to the Naturhistorisches Museum, Basel, Switzerland, October, 6-12, 2014.
  7. Visiting scientist to the World Museum Liverpool and the Natural History Museum London, UK, March, 14-25, 2015.

 
MEDIA INTERVIEWS:
Egyptian TV, Channel 1, Program “The home is your home” about “The First Egyptian Myrmecologist”, March 2009.