Taxonomy of ant species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) collected by pitfall traps from Sinai and Delta region, Egypt. Author Mohamed, S. Author Zalat, S. Author Fadl, H. text Egyptian Journal of Natural History 2001 3 40 61 journal article 21622 10.4314/ejnh.v3i1.30001 Aphaenogaster syriacum Emery , 1908 Aphaenogaster gibbosa syriaca Emery 1908: D. Ent. Zeit. 305-338. Aphaenogaster syriacum Emery : Emery, 1915, Ann. Mus. Civic. Storia Nat. Genova 6(46): 244-270. World distribution: Libanon & Egypt. Distribution in Egypt: Sinai. Material examined: W. El-Talaa: 19.11.1999 (1) (Ain Coll.). Note: This species is new record to the Egyptian fauna.