Order Hymenoptera, family Formicidae Author Cedric A. Collingwood Author Donat Agosti Author Mostafa R. Sharaf Author Antonius van Harten text Arthropod fauna of the UAE 2011 2011-05-31 4 1 70 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.1168586 f4c97e0e-fc3f-41a8-8ab5-b07a304f1848 1168586 Pachycondyla sennaarensis (Mayr, 1862) Plates 15–17 , 35 , 53 Specimens examined: Sharjah, 1.iii.2005, CAC. Sharjah Desert Park, 22.ii–16.iii.2005, LT, AvH. Remarks: In the UAE this species is known as the ‘Samsun ant’. Its painful sting is supposed in some cases to provoke allergic reactions that lead to the death of some persons ( Dip, 1992 ; Dip et al., 1992 ; Rizk et al., 1998 ). Distribution: Widely distributed throughout sub-Saharan Africa and the Arabian Peninsula.