A contribution to the study of the ant fauna (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Eastern Iran Author Ghahari, Hassan Author Sharaf, Mostafar R. Author Aldawood, Abdulrahman S. Author Collingwood, Cedric Alex text Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology 2015 2015-12-21 65 2 341 359 https://www.contributions-to-entomology.org/article/view/1887 journal article 10.21248/contrib.entomol.65.2.341-359 0005-805X 5371041 Plagiolepis cf. pygmaea (LATREILLE, 1798) ( Figs 28–29 ) Material examined : Kerman Province, Kerman , 30°20'N 58°00'E , (4), April 2010 . Sweeping . Razavi Khorasan Province , Neyshabour, 36°12'N 58°45'E , (1), June–August 2010 . Pitfall traps. Iranian records: Khuzestan ( Ghahari et al. 2010a ; Ghahari & Collingwood 2011 ). Distribution : This species was reported from southern Europe, North Africa, the Middle East, Maltese Islands ( COLLINGWOOD 1985 ), the Arabian Peninsula ( Saudi Arabia ) ( COLLINGWOOD & AGOSTI 1996 ).